Walk in Pacy-sur-Eure

During this short, easy walk in this beautiful little town in Normandy, you will particularly enjoy the Taron Pond and Île des Moulins. You can also take the opportunity to board the Eure Valley tourist train for a picturesque journey.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.97 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 20 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 13 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 13 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 60 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 40 m

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Description of the walk

The departure point is the tourist train station car park, Place de la Gare.
Other nearby car parks: supermarket car park, 113 Rue Édouard Isambard.

(S/E) Opposite the station, turn right and then left after about ten metres onto Rue Édouard Isambard. Just after crossing the railway bridge, turn left to see the statue of Aristide Briand. Retrace your steps and cross Rue Isambard at the pedestrian crossing, then turn right.

(1) Quickly turn left onto Rue du Champ de Foire. At the end of this street, turn right and at the fork that immediately follows, continue left onto Rue de Breuilpont. Leave Rue Guespin on your left. At the end, turn left onto Rue de Pacel, then ignore all the side streets.

(2) Turn left onto Rue des Moulins (there is a sign for Parking Île des Moulins). Cross the car park and go over a small bridge to reach Île des Moulins. Walk around this beautiful little park. Back at the car park, turn left to go under a porch and arrive at Rue Édouard Isambard, which you will cross. Turn left and walk to the bridge to enjoy the view. Retrace your steps, staying on the same pavement, and turn left at the first street, Rue Aristide Briand. Walk alongside the church.

(3) At the crossroads, turn left onto Rue Dupont de l'Eure towards Étang Taron (signposted Plan d'eau). At the end, go through a wooden gate and follow the path that runs alongside the Eure on your left.

(4) After about 950 metres, turn right onto a path lined with poplar trees until you reach a water treatment plant. Continue right onto a small road. At a left-hand bend, leave the tarmac road and continue straight ahead on a path after passing through a barrier.

(5) A few metres further on, turn left and then immediately right to go around the pond on your left in an anti-clockwise direction.

(5) Exit by turning right. Go through the barrier again and head right. Turn right onto Rue du Camping, then ignore a street on the right and continue straight ahead onto Rue du 8 Mai 1945.

(6) At the bend, continue straight ahead along a footpath, cross a branch of the Eure river and turn left. At the end, turn right onto Rue Pasteur. Cross the crossroads.

(7) Opposite the École Les Hérons school, at a roundabout, take the second right onto Rue de Normandie and continue to Rue Lucile Riquier. Then turn left. At the next roundabout, opposite the cemetery, turn right and continue for a few metres, then turn right onto Rue de Gaillon (marked by a cross). Cross two intersections, which will take you straight to Place des Déportés, then continue to the right along Rue Dufay (yellow and red marker). Walk along Place L. Bazeil.

(8) At the junction with Rue Édouard Isambard, first turn right then left to cross Place René Tomasini towards the town hall. Continue left onto Place Dufay (Cultural Centre) then left again onto Rue du Château. Cross Rue Édouard Isambard and turn right. At the roundabout, cross in two stages: first left onto Rue du Carquois, then right onto Avenue du Général de Gaulle. Take Avenue des Poilus and you will arrive at Place de la Gare and the finish line (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 53 m - Tourist train station car park
  2. 1 : km 0.27 - alt. 55 m - Rue du Champ de Foire
  3. 2 : km 0.89 - alt. 44 m - Rue des Moulins
  4. 3 : km 1.73 - alt. 43 m - Rue Dupont de l'Eure towards Étang Taron
  5. 4 : km 3.15 - alt. 41 m - Towards the water treatment plant
  6. 5 : km 3.8 - alt. 41 m - Étang Taron circular loop
  7. 6 : km 5.63 - alt. 41 m - Footpath
  8. 7 : km 6.37 - alt. 42 m - Roundabout/ Rue de Normandie
  9. 8 : km 7.18 - alt. 44 m - Rue Dufay x Rue Édouard Isambard
  10. S/E : km 7.97 - alt. 53 m - Tourist train station car park

Notes

The Suricate portal
As users of trails and natural environments, you can play an active role in this initiative by reporting any anomalies you encounter during your hikes: Sentinelles sports de nature.

Signposting: a quick reminder.

Shops and restaurants in the town

Picnic:
Étang Taron entrance, (4), (5) (tables).
Île des Moulins (benches).
Railway station car park (tables).

Worth a visit

Statue of Aristide Briand just after (S)
Monument erected by public subscription on the initiative of the mayor of Pacy-sur-Eure, a place Aristide Briand loved to visit. Inaugurated on 11 November 1933

Saint-Aubin Church
Built between 1200 and 1240 during a transitional period between the Romanesque and Gothic styles. The nave vaults were rebuilt in 1873.
It was classified as a historic monument until 1886 and then declassified because of constructions (sacristy, corner tower) that the French building authorities condemned.
Numerous works have been undertaken by successive municipal authorities (repair of the side aisles, organ, benches, statuary, bell tower), but the church has never been reclassified.
NB: Don't hesitate to visit it! I went there during the week and it was open. Entrance on Rue de Lyre

Plaque in memory of political deportees, Place des Déportés after (7).

Beautiful buildings:
Vallée de l'Eure tourist railway station
This is a tourist railway operating on an 18 km section of the former railway line from Orléans to Rouen. This section, which connects Pacy-sur-Eure to Breuilpont on one side and Pacy-sur-Eure to Chambray on the other, allows visitors to travel through the Eure Valley in rolling vehicles, some of which are classified as historic monuments.
Post office, Town Hall, Cultural and Community Centre -former municipal school - after (8)

Several wash houses.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

Thank you

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JOPRE
JOPRE

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 09, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely route; we really like the benches by the lake.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

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1M2A5R3Y
1M2A5R3Y

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 21, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely discovery in Pacy/Eure, just outside the town centre, which you drive through.
plus the very pretty country walk and tour of the lake, which you would never suspect existed
You can have a picnic or a snack
The pretty square and the open church are also worth noting.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

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Mary5022
Mary5022

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

No particular message

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

What a shame! The sun was shining... We'll have to go back! Have a nice day!

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gondolini37
gondolini37

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Just a heads up that there is construction around the pond, so you won't be able to walk around it until April. It's a very nice walk, suitable for everyone and very clean. Thank you.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

Always happy to share his hikes!

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yoyopisteur
yoyopisteur

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful route. There were 25 of us on the hike, and everyone really enjoyed this walk in Pacy/Eure, which we discovered from a different angle.
Many thanks to the person who created it.
I highly recommend it.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

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JH27
JH27
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Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Pleasantly surprised by the discovery of the pond. It has charm.
As for the rest of the walk, nothing new for us.
Thank you for this route because until now, there was nothing in Pacy-sur-Eure.

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COCHARDMOD
COCHARDMOD

I'm delighted for you!
I'm originally from Yvelines and I really enjoyed Pacy!

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NONOTTE
NONOTTE

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I'm from the area and was pleasantly surprised.
A beautiful hike that I will do again with friends.

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