On the heights of Conflans in La Frette

A walk starting from the Collège des Hautes Rayes car park, to La Frette-sur-Seine, via the top of the hill, and returning along the towpath. View of the Seine.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.38 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 64 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 71 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 73 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 23 m

Description of the walk

Park in the car park of the Collège des Hautes Rayes.

(S/E) Head south towards Chemin des Beauregards. After the 90° left-hand bend, you’ll come to a crossroads.

(1) Continue straight on, following Chemin des Beauregards, until you reach Herblay. You will come to a T-junction.
Turn right to reach the junction with Chemin de Conflans.

(2) Turn left onto this road when you reach the tarmac road, and follow it for about 400m. Pass a roundabout, then find a path starting just after a new housing estate.

(3) Take the path on the right until you come out onto Avenue Foch.

(4) Turn left and walk along this avenue, which continues as Avenue du Général Leclerc. You will reach the junction with Sente des Larris.

(5) Turn right onto this path and go down the steps to Rue des Grosses Eaux. Turn left onto this street and continue to Rue du Val.

(6) Turn left onto this street, follow it for about a hundred metres, then turn right onto a small path leading up towards the church. Walk past the church to reach Chemin des Côtes de la Frette, which continues as Rue des Frères Bolifraud.
Alternative route: Turn right onto Rue du Val and head down towards Quai du Génie (Maison du Passeur)

(7) At the end of this street, continue along the Sentier du Haut des Côtes d'Herblay until you reach Rue Jean Lefebvre in La Frette-sur-Seine.

(8) Turn right to head down to the Seine and reach the riverbank.

(9) Turn right onto the Quai de Seine. Follow the banks of the Seine to Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. The Quai de Seine becomes the Quai du Génie, then the Quai de Gaillon, before reaching the junction with the Sente des Laveuses.

(10) Turn right to head up Sente des Laveuses, cross Avenue de Bellevue and continue along Sente des Laveuses.
At the junction with Chemin des Bournouviers, continue straight on to reach the first crossroads.

(1) Follow the route taken on the way there, in the opposite direction, to reach the car park at the Collège des Hautes Rayes. (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 56 m - Car park at the Collège des Hautes Rayes
  2. 1 : km 0.22 - alt. 58 m - Crossroads of the circular loop
  3. 2 : km 1.49 - alt. 58 m - Crossroads of the Chemin de Conflans
  4. 3 : km 1.89 - alt. 61 m - Path on the right
  5. 4 : km 2.04 - alt. 54 m - Turn left onto Avenue Foch
  6. 5 : km 3.17 - alt. 53 m - Sente des Larris crossroads
  7. 6 : km 3.79 - alt. 28 m - On the left, Rue du Val
  8. 7 : km 4.78 - alt. 69 m - End of Rue des Frères Bolifraud
  9. 8 : km 5.35 - alt. 28 m - Rue Jean Lefebvre on the right
  10. 9 : km 5.42 - alt. 26 m - Quai de Seine - Seine [la]
  11. 10 : km 9.67 - alt. 25 m - Junction: Sente des Laveuses
  12. S/E : km 10.38 - alt. 56 m - Car park at the Collège des Hautes Rayes

Worth a visit

Saint-Martin Church in Herblay and its old cemetery.
The ferryman’s house on the Quai in Herblay.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
SylvieDelap
SylvieDelap

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 22, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We start by walking through the fields, then wander through the town before finally returning along the River Seine.
This route is varied, and we discovered the Herblay ferry!
Thank you

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Tinemar78
Tinemar78

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

I found that on the way there, on certain sections of the route, there weren’t really any views. Given the name ‘coteaux’ (hillsides), I’d expected to be able to see the Seine from above – or at least a bit more than that. But I know it depends on the buildings and the route options. I really liked the church in Herblay and the Maison du Passeur area along the towpath on the way back. And the lack of a view of the Seine is made up for by a view of beautiful houses, some of which are described as ‘architect-designed’.

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Beauchamp
Beauchamp

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with beautiful mansions in the hills above Herblay; don’t miss a visit to St Martin’s Church in Herblay. A pleasant stroll back along the banks of the Oise.

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henri57
henri57 ★

Hello,

Thank you for taking the time to give your opinion.

By "Route on map", we mean assessing the accuracy of the route as shown on the map against the actual terrain

Kind regards

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cderamaux
cderamaux

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

I went on this hike again with another group of friends. My comments from a few months ago still stand.

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jeanno de L'ESC
jeanno de L'ESC

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 14, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk through the hills and along the paths, then back down alongside the Seine; it’s best done this way as the climb back up at the end isn’t too tough in this area; it’s a shame there aren’t more unobstructed views along the paths; a pleasant winter outing as it’s not muddy;

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