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Salmouille (rivière) walks
The Castles of Janvry and Saint-Jean-de-Beauregard
Visorando Member
5.78 mi
+203 ft
-210 ft
2h 50
Moderate
Departure from Janvry (Essonne) (Essonne)
From the charming village centre of Janvry, a circular route to discover two 17th-century castles. A short hike through cultivated fields and woodland.
In the footsteps of Charles the Bold at the Battle of Montlhéry
6.77 mi
+400 ft
-407 ft
3h 30
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Michel-sur-Orge (Essonne)
In 1465, Louis XI and Charles the Bold clashed at Montlhéry. This hike takes you to some of the historic sites in Essonne that witnessed this confrontation (Leuville, Montlhéry Castle, the battlefield, etc.). The return route takes you via Longpont Basilica.
Between Leuville-sur-Orge and Brétigny-sur-Orge
6.14 mi
+200 ft
-200 ft
3h 00
Easy
Departure from Leuville-sur-Orge (Essonne)
A few kilometres from Paris, this refreshing hike takes you through the village of Leuville-sur-Orge, along a path that runs alongside the Orge river, and to the Carouge basin in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
Following the Orge from Arpajon to Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois.
8.47 mi
+69 ft
-102 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Arpajon (Essonne)
A hike from station to station, mostly following the Orge river or its secondary branch, the Grande Boële, and along a few large reservoirs. There is a rich heritage to discover, in Arpajon at the start of the hike and, as a highlight, at the Basilica of Longpont.
The Bellejame Forest
2.01 mi
+33 ft
-33 ft
0h 55
Easy
Departure from Marcoussis (Essonne)
A very short walk consisting of a circular in the forest and a circular in open terrain. Worth seeing: several remarkable trees (oak, plane trees), wetland vegetation and a small built heritage site on the theme of water.
Chemin Charles Péguy: overview
Association / Club / Walk leader
58.91 mi
+1,775 ft
-1,549 ft
3 days
Difficult
Departure from Palaiseau (Essonne)
This marked route follows as closely as possible the path taken by Charles Péguy in 1912 and then 1913 from his home in Lozère (Palaiseau) to Chartres, via Dourdan.
The walking route is 94 kilometres long and is marked with blue and white signposts.
The trail was created by the Amitié Charles Péguy association. It received support from the Eure-et-Loir General Council. Visorando was responsible for its first publication on the Internet.
Chemin Charles Péguy: Palaiseau - Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan
18.90 mi
+794 ft
-804 ft
7 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Palaiseau (Essonne)
First of the four sections of the Charles Péguy Trail: Palaiseau-Chartres, via Dourdan.
It closely follows in the footsteps of the poet Charles Péguy, who made two pilgrimages in 1912 and 1913, each lasting four days there and back.
Alongside the Aerotrain track
10.59 mi
+217 ft
-203 ft
5h 05
Moderate
Departure from Gometz-la-Ville (Essonne)
A walk following part of the old Aerotrain track, with its many information boards, then a route across fields, almost flat.
A GPS or the Visorando app is useful for this walk, which was created in 2014; see reviews
The Southern Paris Green Corridor
74.51 mi
+4,485 ft
-4,508 ft
14 days
Moderate
Departure from Paris
The Southern Paris Green Corridor is a series of green spaces that have been developed alongside or above the TGV Atlantique railway lines. The first two stages of this route follow this corridor from Montparnasse station to Massy. The subsequent stages extend the corridor into the Yvette Valley and across the Saclay Plateau.
Following the Orge
80.26 mi
+3,734 ft
-3,868 ft
10 days
Moderate
Departure from Dourdan (Essonne)
The Orge river flows through the Essonne department, first from west to east and then diagonally from south-west to north-east. This route follows the valley as closely as possible, where it is accessible by train. The route alternates between paths along the river, including a promenade in the downstream section, passages through the undergrowth, residential areas and urban routes.