A town in the countryside: Tigery

Tigery, a large agricultural village, is gradually becoming urbanised and encroaching on the rich farmland of Brie. This walk allows you to discover both sides of the village, then crosses fields and forest to reach the Ru des Hauldres, which you follow upstream to a wetland area with ponds, fauna and flora. The return journey takes you through a reed bed, then down the stream that winds through the Sénart National Forest to Lake Tigery.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.63 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 20 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 13 m
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    Descent: - 13 m

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    Highest point: 85 m
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    Lowest point: 62 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ District: Tigery (91250)
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    Start/End: N 48.643316° / E 2.505354°
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    IGN map(s): Ref. 2415OT
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Description of the walk

This hike starts from the car park in front of the school in Tigery, Rue du Lac.

(S/E) Head east until you reach the intersection with a cement path (Allée des Ombrages). Follow this path south and, at a small roundabout, turn left. Continue straight ahead and, at a T-junction, turn right and ignore a path on the right.

(1) Cross the street and then Place Liedekerke Beaufort via a small path diagonally to the left under the plane trees. At the end of the square, cross the street to the left (be careful, there is no pedestrian crossing), turn right and immediately enter a courtyard on the left, between two columns. Walk along the building on the right and exit through the door at the end to cross Route de Lieusaint at the pedestrian crossing.

(2) Opposite, take Rue du Capitaine Roland Deplanque, which crosses the new village. Cross Rue de la Distillerie and walk past a bakery. Take the next street on the left, Rue du Commandant Maurice Lissac. At the next junction, turn right onto Route de Lieusaint (please note, there is no pavement).

(3) After about 150 metres, take thesecond pathon the left (east-north-east). The path bends to the right and joins Allée Royale: follow this path to the left. Enter the forest and turn right at the first intersection.

(4) At the next crossroads, turn right onto Route d'Ormoy. Continue in this direction until you reach the N104 (Francilienne).

(5) The path splits in two: follow the branch that goes straight ahead (ignore the one that turns right) and pass under a road bridge. Walk along a stream on your right and pass under a second road bridge to reach a housing estate. Take the street on the left (parallel to the N104).

(6) Cross Allée des Myosotis on the right-hand side and continue along the street to the end. Turn right onto a wide avenue (former RN6) and follow it, either on the right-hand side or on the parallel cycle path on the left-hand side (option marked on the map). You will come to a roundabout.

(7) Continue straight ahead for about 250 metres.

(8) Ignore a turn-off on the left (this will be the return route), cross a stream and continue straight ahead until you reach the sign for "Espace naturel du Ru des Hauldres". Then turn left onto a path that runs alongside a lake (not very visible through the trees). Then follow the Ru des Hauldres. Cross Boulevard de l'Europe at the pedestrian crossing and continue opposite along the Étang des Roselières (ignore the paths leading off to the right and left).

(9) When you reach a road (do not cross it), turn left around the lake. At the next footbridge, turn right (without crossing it). Follow the path along the bank and cross the reed bed on the wooden pontoon. Continue along the lake to Boulevard de l'Europe.

(10) Turn right to cross at the pedestrian crossing 100 metres away. Take the path heading due west. Walk along the Étang de la Flâche pond and then the stream until you reach the old N6 road.

(8) Turn right and return to the roundabout.

(7) Cross the old N6 road at the pedestrian crossing and take Allée des Acacias. Cross Allée des Roses, then turn right into Allée des Myosotis.

(6) At the end of this road, turn left and take the same route back under the two bridges beneath the N104.

(5) At the crossroads, continue straight on along Route Forestière d'Ormoy, which soon turns right.

(4) At the junction you took on the way there, continue straight ahead, as well as at the next junction. At the next junction (Carrefour de Tigery), turn left and follow the lane straight ahead down to the Ru des Hauldres.

(11) Just before the footbridge, turn right onto a path that runs alongside it. Follow this path to the Route de Sénart (ignoring the paths that branch off to the right). Cross at the pedestrian crossing and follow the lane opposite that runs parallel to the stream.

(12) Cross the stream via a footbridge and go around the lake on the right (note the apiary on the right). At the end of the lake, turn right (south) onto the path that leads back up to the village. This will take you back to the Rue du Lac car park:/A/:.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 72 m - School car park, Rue du Lac
  2. 1 : km 0.47 - alt. 82 m - Old village centre
  3. 2 : km 0.71 - alt. 82 m - Rue du Capitaine Roland Deplanque
  4. 3 : km 1.31 - alt. 84 m - Across fields
  5. 4 : km 2.92 - alt. 84 m - Crossing of forest roads
  6. 5 : km 3.34 - alt. 82 m - Crossroads near the Francilienne motorway.
  7. 6 : km 3.7 - alt. 82 m - Crossroads between rural path and Allée des Myosotis
  8. 7 : km 4.07 - alt. 82 m - Roundabout
  9. 8 : km 4.3 - alt. 82 m - Pont du Roi - Intersection
  10. 9 : km 5.63 - alt. 82 m - End of the Étang des Roselières
  11. 10 : km 6.71 - alt. 83 m - Boulevard de l'Europe
  12. 11 : km 9.95 - alt. 70 m - Hauldres Stream
  13. 12 : km 10.83 - alt. 64 m - Footbridge crossing the stream.
  14. S/E : km 11.63 - alt. 72 m - School car park, Rue du Lac

Notes

No particular difficulty, but after or during rainy weather, some paths may be muddy and slippery.

There are no drinking water points along the route.

Worth a visit

In the Ru des Hauldres nature reserve, observation posts allow you to see the local wildlife: herons, moorhens, ducks, swans, etc.

The apiary has beehives decorated by schoolchildren.

On Lake Tigery, it is possible to observe nutria.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 15 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
User 10140259

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk between town, fields and forest that I would do again. Takes about 2.5 hours

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Gilles 47
Gilles 47

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A route that has its charm despite passing through the city, when it could undoubtedly be avoided.

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Cecyl
Cecyl

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 24, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Thank you for this walking route, which was quite pleasant because it crosses the town, fields and forest, and easy because it is completely flat, allowing me to discover the existence of the royal avenue and the Tigery ponds. Unfortunately, for my liking, you can hear the traffic a little too much on long sections of the route.

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ealet
ealet

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Hike with varied landscapes but very busy, to be avoided after heavy rain (particularly from 11am to 12pm).

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Martine Desicy
Martine Desicy

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Yesterday we scouted the route for a hike planned for 10 January. We really liked this route, which deserved its title of "a town in the countryside", even though the countryside is increasingly being eaten away by rampant urbanisation. Everyone needs somewhere to live. Apart from the section under the Francilienne motorway, our boots stayed dry, which is very pleasant for a winter hike. A resident of Tigery accompanied us and discovered places she didn't know. The honey from the Tigery apiaries is excellent. Happy holidays.

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morocan
morocan

hello, I am a youth worker at the St Genevieve des Bois club. May I use your route on our website? Thank you, C Berthé

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leonisa14
leonisa14
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Overall rating : 3.5 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Hike around the ponds, which are not necessarily very clean, completed with a tour of the Motte nature reserve for a 16 km circular. Herons, geese, ducks, swans, egrets, frogs, but also the noise of the N104 motorway, planes and trains, which are very (too) present. The part of the Sénart forest along the stream is pleasant but busy.

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grandiere
grandiere

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Overall, a pleasant hike, apart from the section near the Francilienne motorway, but not too bothersome nonetheless. The stretch along the reed bed pond is particularly nice.

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patrice55.philippe
patrice55.philippe

Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We had a lot of trouble finding the start of the route once we had crossed the Allée des Ombrages. When you arrive at Place Liedekerke Beaufort, there are no visible signs to indicate it. Following the sign saying "...at a T-junction, turn right..." we ended up getting lost. We turned back and came across huge construction work on a housing development that blocked the indicated access points. We gave up.
I admit I made a few mistakes and will try this route again.
The downside: RN6 is very noisy

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Julian59
Julian59

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 03, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and varied hike.

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Michalac
Michalac

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A great discovery for the whole group (20 senior hikers)
A truly varied route, taking in new and old urban areas and the countryside.
Best enjoyed in dry weather. That wasn't the case for us, so we slipped and slid a bit along the pond, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the walk.

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mainbourg
mainbourg

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 12, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

We knew the area quite well, having taken almost every turn on this side of the Sénard forest many times over: the Allée Royale towards Rougeau, the descent along the stream, the passages under the A106 and A19 motorways. And yet we had never seen Lake Tigery or the Roselières pond.
This route is clearly a pleasant surprise due to the diversity of the areas it passes through: the slightly rural town, the fields, the forest and the unique area around the Roselières pond, a protected natural area.
It's a peri-urban route, but it's different enough to leave you with pleasant memories.
It is worth noting that there is a building under construction at point 3, where access for lorries and construction machinery somewhat obscures the topography.
However, it is regrettable that there is an unpleasant amount of human waste in the bushes bordering the track, particularly between points 9 and 8, i.e. in the middle of the protected area.

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ac92
ac92

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The tour of the ponds is very pleasant, a change of scenery, and you can see many birds: a moment of grace. Sections 5 to 7 are not pleasant, very noisy due to the immediate proximity of the N6 motorway! It is a necessary route between natural areas, to be done quickly, with a thought for those who live there...

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visorando200903
visorando200903

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 16, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A pleasant hike organised on a sunny Sunday morning, but perhaps better done during the week when there are fewer mountain bikes around!
We set off from Lieusaint Point 9. Parking at Brd Iqbal Masih.
Ponds, reed beds, forest paths and the new village of Tigery follow one another in harmonious succession. - Passage near the noisy RN6 motorway. Best done in good weather and outside of the rainy season.

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ClaudeN
ClaudeN

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

good description of the hike. The tour of the ponds is very pleasant and there were many water birds today. Tall grasses, a hike to do in good weather.

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