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Parking is available in the designated spaces in front of Villecresnes Town Hall, near the church.
(S/E) Turn left into Rue du Lieutenant Dagorno, then right into Rue du Réveillon, heading down the hill for 500 metres to the river of the same name.
(1) In the heart of the valley, turn left without crossing the bridge to follow the Liaison Verte, a picturesque footpath running alongside the river. After about 250 metres, take the small bridge spanning the river on your right. Continue along the path winding through the woods for 300 metres to Mont-Ezard, the highest point in the area, and admire the foliage and the rows of fruit trees in the educational orchard as you pass.
(2) Turn right at the junction to join the Végétale, a path specifically designed for soft mobility. In a rural setting, you’ll find numerous picnic tables along the route, perfect for a break.
(3) At the crossroads, first turn right then left to rejoin the Végétale and continue for about 700 m.
(4) Leave the Végétale by turning right onto Rue Auguste Dupin. At the Domaine de Roseval in Mandres-les-Roses, a housing estate originally designed specifically for horticulture, do take the opportunity to visit the Grand Paris Sud Est Avenir Floral and Arboricultural Production Centre, located at number 12 on the street. Continue on and pass the Mandres-les-Roses Departmental Nursery, located on Rue du Champ de l'Alouette:guided tours are organised regularly for both sites, subject to prior booking. Continue to the end of the street.
(5) Turn left onto Rue François Coppée. After the Collège Simone Veil, at no. 6, take a look from the outside at the Manoir de la Fraizière on your left. Also known as the Ferme de la Mothe, this bourgeois house is said to have been one of the former residences of the poet François Coppée. At the end of the street, cross the junction and continue straight on along Rue de Brie.
(6) Turn right onto Rue Cazeaux. Continue straight ahead, passing Parc Beauséjour on your left (an English-style garden and Maison Barras, a house in the Briard architectural style built in the mid-19th century).
(7) At the end, turn right into Rue des Roses. Cross Rue de Boussy on your left and then turn right into Rue du Général Leclerc. Take in the numerous courtyards, with their traditional houses, scattered on either side of the shopping street. Cross Ruelle des Champs on the left and you’ll immediately reach the entrance to the Ferme de Monsieur (owned in the 18th century by the king’s brother and future Louis XVIII, it now houses the town hall).
(8) Turn left to get a better view of all the buildings and the dovecote. Retrace your steps.
(8) Follow the street to the left. Take the first left, Rue Pasteur. Walk past a public garden on your left and, at the corner, turn left into Rue de la Red Cross. As you pass, admire the old market hall.
(9) Turn right onto Rue René Thibault and continue straight on until you reach Parc des Vinots. Then turn right onto the tree-lined footpath leading into the park, where a mosaic landscape, alternating between fields and detached houses, unfolds before you.
(10) At the end, turn left onto Chemin d’Yerres à Brie. Cross Chemin Vert and continue straight ahead. Ignore two streets on the left and you’ll reach a junction.
(11) Turn right onto Rue de Brunoy. Go through a small roundabout and continue straight ahead. Take the first left, Chemin des Closeaux. After about 300 m, turn right onto this street.
(12) At the end, turn right onto Rue des Mardelles. Soon after, turn left onto this street. Pass a bus stop and continue straight ahead. At the end, rejoin Rue de Brunoy and follow it to the left. Cross the Réveillon.
(13) Turn immediately right and walk along the river on your right. At the junction (footbridge on the right), take a path up on the left. You’ll come out onto Rue de la Vallée and follow it as it continues. Go straight on until you reach the Villecresnes post office.
(14) Turn right into Rue de Cerçay and continue straight on. At the end, carry on into Rue du Lieutenant Dagorno and pass the Municipal Library on your right, housed in an 18th-century building, remodelled in the 19th century, and formerly known as Château Gaillard. Continue on your way, passing the Church of Notre-Dame de l’Assomption (11th–13th centuries) , a listed Historic Monument, on your left . You will then reach the car park in front of the town hall (S/E).
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