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From Songeons to Gerberoy
This is a pleasant walk to discover one of the most beautiful villages in France, Gerberoy. The walk mainly follows paths along the edge of forests or through woodland, making it a peaceful walk.
Circular starting from Savignies
A lovely walk through pastures, hedgerow paths and forests of many different species, including some beautiful large trees, some of which are certainly centuries old. It is also an opportunity to pass through two beautiful villages with pretty half-timbered houses, often brightly coloured and with flower-filled gardens.
Andelle Valley between Nolléval and Le Boulay
You start from the old Noléval station, on the former secondary line from Charleval to Serqueux. After walking along the Andelle river, which winds its way through the valley, you can enjoy a balcony overlooking the valley. This walk, which is accessible to children aged three and above, offers beautiful views of the valley and allows you to admire some of the region's traditional buildings.
(!) Following the storm of 2025, do not venture into this part of the forest while it is closed by the ONF.
Loconville via the Chemin du Vivray
Starting from Place de la Foulerie in Chaumont-en-Vexin, this is a pleasant walk with no particular difficulties. You can explore (with dry feet) the wetlands that stretch across this area crossed by the Troësne, channelled by the digging of the Marquemont Canal from 1784 onwards. You will walk along the Bois de la Brosse, where there is a fountain where you can refresh yourself and fill your water bottle before continuing towards the hamlet of Le Vivray. With all your senses awakened, you will be able to appreciate the diversity of this wetland plain. In Loconville, you can see the church where Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Halliday were married. Your route will then take you back via the Château de Rebetz and its magnificent golf course.
Around Lyons-La-Forêt
A lovely walk through rolling countryside. Lyons-la-Forêt is a pretty old village, usually bustling with activity.
Around the Motte Féodale in Chaumont-en-Vexin
Discover the town of Chaumont-en-Vexin, a small town of character, by following in the footsteps of Jacquot, the little boy from Chaumont who walked around it a thousand times in the 1950s. After a long absence, he returns to the place of his childhood and invites you to follow him.
Chaumont loop via Laillerie
This walk will introduce you to this small town, which has just been awarded the title of "Petite Cité de Caractère" (Small Town of Character). Before leaving the town hall, where the tour starts, discover the Raymond Pillon Museum of Archaeology and Palaeontology and its rich collection. The town, crossed by numerous waterways, is centred around the Place de la Foulerie, so named because, in the past, flax harvested in the surrounding countryside was fulled there. Throughout the tour, you will have numerous views of the magnificent 16th-century church, which resembles a small cathedral. If you wish, you can take this tour with a guide on thethird Sunday of each month at 3pm.
Lyons-La-Forêt and its forest
A shaded day-long hike to discover the Norman Vexin with Lyons-la-Forêt, a listed village, and its large forests. This is one of the most beautiful beech and oak forests in Europe, with tall trees, an arboretum, the Fouillebroc and Sainte-Catherine springs, and the 12th-century Cistercian abbey of Mortemer.
Domaine de Bertichères and the Maison de la Compassion
Discover the Domaine de Bertichères, whose magnificent Renaissance-style château has been listed as a historic monument since 1999. It houses a hotel. Its grounds include a very popular golf course. It belonged to the Counts of Chaumont, then to the Dukes of Longueville, then to the Princes of Conti. It was the residence of Monsieur, brother of King Louis XIV. On the way back, you will visit the Chapel of the House of the Sisters of Compassion to admire a 13th-century bas-relief before strolling through the small cemetery of the Sisters adjoining it.
The Dolmen des Trois Pierres via Chambors
The destination of this hike is an imposing Neolithic dolmen and a small menhir. The hike takes you through fields and woods, with the charming village of Chambors halfway along the route. The commune of Chambors is part of the Vexin-Thelle Community of Communes. It has 314 inhabitants, known as Camborsiens and Camborsiennes.
Blackcurrant bushes on the slopes of the Epte
On the hillsides and then along the banks of the River Epte, the former border between France and Normandy, this hike offers extensive panoramic views and a rich heritage. On the hillsides, the landscape is strongly marked by the presence of vast blackcurrant plantations.
The Dolmen des Trois Pierres and the Réveillon Valley
The main destination of this hike is an imposing Neolithic dolmen. Passing through woods and fields, it also offers the opportunity to discover two charming villages in the Réveillon Valley.
From Saint-Jean Chapel to Lyons-la-Forêt
A lovely walk in the forest of Lyons-la-Forêt with a stop in one of the most beautiful villages in France.
In the Andelle Valley
An easy hike. Suitable in all weathers. However, best done when it is very hot as most of the route is shaded by vegetation.
Mont César and the Bresles Marshes
Discover two contrasting natural environments: the dry limestone grasslands covering the hill of Mont César and the marshes below. A varied route through the forest, poplar groves and fields.
From the Lyons Forest to the Andelle
After admiring Vascœuil Castle and its dovecote, the path will take you into the Lyons National Forest with some noticeable changes in elevation before descending to the village of Les Hogues via the Saint-Mathurin spring.
The return journey via Perruel follows the Andelle river, offering peaceful landscapes.
Montjavoult and Parnes
A bucolic walk on the edge of the French Vexin, between woods and fields, from hill to hill. Panoramic views of the Normandy countryside.
In the Hez Forest
The Hez-Froidmont forest was created in 1869 by combining the Hez (1,413 ha) and Froidmont (259 ha) state forests with the Saint-Lucien, Saint-Thibault and La Verrière reserves, which were originally owned by the church. Covering a single area of 2,796 hectares (with the exception of the Belle Fille valley, which is 100 metres away from the forest and represents a small 10-hectare canton), it stretches 9 kilometres from east to west and 6 kilometres from north to south.
Covered walkways, churches and castles in the Epte Valley
A hike rich in heritage, in the heart of the Vexin region and on the border between Île-de-France and Normandy. Alternating between fields and woods and playing leapfrog with the River Epte, you will come across no fewer than two covered walkways, a Romanesque church, the ruins of a medieval castle and a more recent castle.
Les Buttes de Rosne by Sarah Bernhardt
A very bucolic walk in the heights of the French Vexin, passing close to the highest point in the Ile-de-France region. A beautiful forest to cross until you reach the house that was once inhabited by Sarah Bernhardt. Return through the fields across a beautiful landscape at the edge of Picardy.
From Clairy-Saulchoix to Saveuse, follow the GR®123 trail
This hike takes you along a section of the GR®123 between Clairy-Saulchoix and Saveuse. This pleasant route crosses varied landscapes combining fields and forests. The route follows a section of the long-distance hiking trail linking Contes (Pas-de-Calais) to Carlepont (Oise), and offers a detour to the commune of Ferrières, with its peaceful forest and shaded paths, ideal for a nature break on the outskirts of Amiens.
From Chavençon to the Château de Saint-Cyr sur Chars
This lovely walk takes you to a Neolithic menhir called the Pierre Frite, then to a small, well-preserved castle set in lush green surroundings. Beautiful rolling landscapes can be enjoyed throughout this hike.
Loop departing from Chars
Walk starting from Chars SNCF station passing the Château de Saint-Cyr-sur-Chars.
On the way back to Chars there is a narrow pedestrian passage that starts with a staircase.
From Anserville to Fosseuse and back
This is a beautiful walk at the entrance to the Oise, in the valleys between Anserville and Fosseuse. The walk takes you through fields and woods. The region is surprising in this area, with its gently sloping hills and succession of small woods and fields. It offers a variety of very pleasant views.
Walk around Pont-de-Metz
Enjoy a pleasant walk starting from the Pierre et Marie Curie School in Pont-de-Metz. The route first takes you past the village church, before following a peaceful dirt track alongside the Étang de la Ballastière lake. The route continues through the Parc du Pré du Moulin, offering a green and relaxing setting, then ends by following the railway line, for a walk combining nature and local heritage.
Les Andelys and its wooded surroundings
A lovely walk through the Seine Valley. From the top of the white cliffs, the view of Les Andelys dominated by Château Gaillard is unforgettable. The tall forest you pass through is colonised by ferns and sometimes looks like the beginning of the world as we imagine it.
Château-Gaillard via Val Saint-Martin and the GR®2
TheGR®2winds along the cliffs overlooking the Seine, descends into Les Andelys and climbs back up towards Château-Gaillard.
Les Andelys - Le Thuit: between the Seine and... the mountains
This extremely varied hike will clear your head, open up superb landscapes and tone your calves. From the beautiful Norman village of Les Andelys, you set off for the mountains. At least, that's the impression you get as you walk along the side of the rock on a narrow mule track with spectacular views of the limestone rocks and the Seine. On the way back, you follow the banks of the Seine, gently returning to solid ground.
Circular of Château Gaillard via the Vézillon valley from Les Andelys
A circular starting from Les Andelys allows you to enjoy the Normandy countryside and discover Château Gaillard in an unusual way.
Beautiful view of the circular Seine.
Around Menouville
A very pleasant walk that begins along the surrounding wall of a castle beautifully set in its grounds. The walk takes you through the hamlet of Héréville with its beautiful houses and charming tranquillity. Although the route ends on a road, it is very quiet and the narrowness of the road forces cars to drive at a speed that makes them very tolerable.