La Butte de Tous Vents, Les Bois du Marais and Mal Acquis

A rural and wooded route in the Hurepois region, with some beautiful views from the Butte de Tous Vents or the heights of Mal Acquis.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 17.91 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 30 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 146 m
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    Descent: - 151 m

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    Highest point: 160 m
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    Lowest point: 67 m

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Description of the walk

Parking opposite the church in Saint-Cyr-Sous Dourdan (access via the A10, "Dourdan" exit).

No signposts

(S/E) Take the street that passes in front of the church and crosses the village towards the east.

Red and white markings

(1) Pass a footbridge and a wash house on your right. Join a road coming in from the left and enter the village of Levimpont. Ignore a small road going up to the left (red and white cross).

(2) Take the small road on the left just after this. The road quickly turns into a path that climbs gently northwards, first through fields and then through undergrowth. You will reach a road.

(3) Take the road on the right. After a few dozen metres, turn left onto a path that enters the forest. Walk eastwards on the Butte de Tous Vents (viewpoints). After a short descent, you will reach a small pass at an altitude of 135 metres. Turn left until you reach a crossroads of paths in the undergrowth.

(4) At the crossroads, turn right. The path soon leaves the forest, runs alongside fields, passes under high-voltage power lines and then winds its way between two hedges (brambles). You will come to a perpendicular path, which you take on the right until you reach a road.

(5) Take the road on the right (be careful, there is usually quite a lot of traffic). Pass in front of a pond with the Château du Marais in the background. At the crossroads, take the road on the left (towards Saint-Chéron). After a few metres, take a path on the right that leads into the woods. The path climbs gently through the forest, heading south, and when the slope becomes steeper, it makes a zigzag first turn right then left to go around a private property. You will come to a perpendicular path.

Red and yellow markings

(6) Turn right. The path is flat, initially in the undergrowth and then on the edge of the woods.

No markings

(7) About 200 metres after leaving the woods, turn left, heading south, onto a wide path between two cultivated plots. This path leads to another wood at a crossroads (elevation 156).

(8) Take the path furthest to the right, which is unmarked and runs along the edge of the woods (do not follow the yellow signpost that directs you down into the woods towards Sermaise). Pass a shed, turn left and you will arrive at a farmhouse.

(9) Then take a road on the right which, after a right-hand bend, heads north. Follow the road for about 1 km, until you reach elevation 158.

(10) At elevation 158, turn left (west) onto a path between cultivated plots. This will take you to another road.

(11) Take the road on the left. After about 200 metres, turn right onto a path between plots of land. Follow this path due west for about 1 km until you come to a perpendicular path (elevation 156).

(12) Turn right, cross a meadow and join aGR® trail at the edge of a wood.

Red and white markings

(13) Continue through the undergrowth, then at the edge between the woods and a field, head north-west.

(14) At the bottom of the field, turn right at a right angle before a concrete footbridge without a railing. Head northeast to the Pont de Rué bridge.

(15) Take the road on the left and, after a few dozen metres, turn right onto a path that leads to a river, which you cross via a footbridge with a wash house on the left (which you passed earlier at the start).

(1) Then take the road on the left to the church of Saint-Cyr-Sous Dourdan (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 82 m - Église Saint-Cyr (Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan)
  2. 1 : km 0.48 - alt. 78 m - Wash house and footbridge at the - La Rémarde
  3. 2 : km 1.14 - alt. 78 m - Levimpont
  4. 3 : km 2.39 - alt. 140 m - Road
  5. 4 : km 4.05 - alt. 102 m - GR11 and GR111 junction
  6. 5 : km 6.33 - alt. 67 m - Road (D27) at Marais
  7. 6 : km 9.13 - alt. 152 m - GR11 and GRP Hurepoix junction
  8. 7 : km 9.61 - alt. 151 m - Height 152 metres
  9. 8 : km 10.39 - alt. 155 m - Cote 156, Bois de la Bretonnière
  10. 9 : km 10.99 - alt. 145 m - Le Tertre
  11. 10 : km 12.1 - alt. 157 m - Rating 158
  12. 11 : km 13.44 - alt. 158 m - Le Buisson Pouilleux
  13. 12 : km 14.52 - alt. 156 m - Fork in the road
  14. 13 : km 15.04 - alt. 146 m - Junction with the GR
  15. 14 : km 16.13 - alt. 92 m - Bottom of the Villeneuve Ravine
  16. 15 : km 16.94 - alt. 82 m - The Rué Bridge
  17. S/E : km 17.91 - alt. 82 m - Église Saint-Cyr (Saint-Cyr-sous-Dourdan)

Notes

Good sports shoes or hiking boots required.

No water sources along the route. Restaurant in Le Marais.

A 1:25,000 map is useful (at least the one accompanying this description).

Hike completed by the author on 4 July 2014.

Worth a visit

Château du Marais along the way.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 20 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
marineige
marineige

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 30, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike, best enjoyed in good weather. The route across the plains is not unpleasant, and the paths are well marked. Muddy in wet weather.

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epiluc91
epiluc91

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

i share the opinion of many other hikers: it's a pleasant hike but a bit monotonous in the middle section (between 10 and 13 in particular), ... and there's quite a bit of mud on the paths. It must be nicer in summer....

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arrigo
arrigo

i didn't complete the entire hike. I wanted to avoid the Plain of Sweat due to uncertain weather conditions.

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vergnoles
vergnoles

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 29, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Nice walk... but a bit monotonous. Avoid in rainy weather because the area in the fields is traversed by huge tractors that dig ruts up to 80 cm deep in the paths, forcing you to walk through the crops and get muddy everywhere.

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raphael92
raphael92

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 04, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A pleasant hike between forest and plain, but no particular landscapes to see.
Some sections are still muddy

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jeanlatour06
jeanlatour06

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A varied walk but no striking scenery: lots of field crossings.
The only point of interest is the view of the Château du Marais.
As indicated elsewhere: skip directly from 7 to 10, as this loop doesn't add much.
This allows you to pass by the Sueurs farm (pond, geese, ducks, etc.).
After passing it, take the small road on the left at the crossroads to reach point 10 (keep an eye out).
Avoid after heavy rain.

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steph7878
steph7878

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely route through the countryside and forest, with plenty of variety.

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castor91570
castor91570

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 02, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This route is truly in the countryside and forest, and I didn't see a single car
The marsh castle is worth seeing, even if it is from a distance
There is still quite a bit of mud after this winter
However, there is a lack of points of interest for walks
It's great for power walking
I completed the route in 3½ hours, walking at a good pace
Be careful with the GR trails, as the signs are sketchy and there aren't many landmarks, especially when crossing fields

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Isaguigli
Isaguigli

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant hike alternating between woods and fields. It took us 4 hours at a good walking pace

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hugulus
hugulus

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 22, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

nice hike, but between points 7 and 10 it's not very interesting (large cultivated fields and mainly road). You might as well go from 7 (elevation 152) to 10 (elevation 158) via a beautiful farm with a pond, then through the Pratrouillot ravine to elevation 102, turn left and head for Les Loges, then descend to elevation 129 just after point 13 on the map. This avoids the road and fields, which are not very pleasant to walk through
Best regards

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namastrek
namastrek

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 08, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

the last part with the long crossings along the edge of the field (between points 10 and 13) is not interesting (but you have to get back to the starting point). Apart from that, it is a pleasant walk without noise or bicycles.
the section through the woods is more enjoyable.
there is indeed a grocery store, but it was closed on Monday 8 May. I will come back to check the opening hours.

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Netra
Netra ★

Hello Ovil,

Thank you for your comments and feedback. It's a good idea to combine the two, you just need to be willing to walk 25 km...

I've made a note of the information about the grocery store, thank you. I'll add it to the "Practical Information" section.

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ovil
ovil

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 25, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I combined this route with the one called "via Vaubesnard and Le Bouc Etourdi". Point 13 on this route corresponds to point 3 on the second route. This gives a route of around 25 km.
I therefore did not complete the end of this route.
Hike without any particular difficulties. Hard ground in dry weather.
A slight hesitation at the start. After the wash house, simply follow the river (the Remarde) to the village of Levimpont, whereas the description mentions a road on the left.
To complete the practical information, there is now a grocery store/bread depot at the Tourelles farm opposite the church.

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raphael92
raphael92

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 28, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Pleasant, easy hike with a few muddy sections.
Watch out for hunters in the undergrowth just before point no. 6

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Cecile-Alex
Cecile-Alex

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 14, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

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