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France
Ile-de-France
Palaiseau
Saint-Michel-Sur-Orge

Fauvettes Viaduct – Carouge Basin loop from Saint-Michel-sur-Orge

Routes
France
Ile-de-France
Palaiseau
Saint-Michel-Sur-Orge

Fauvettes Viaduct – Carouge Basin loop from Saint-Michel-sur-Orge

Hard

4.0

(1)

2

riders

Fauvettes Viaduct – Carouge Basin loop from Saint-Michel-sur-Orge

05:33

92.3km

830m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 38.7 km for 75 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1.41 km

L'Orge

Lake

2

4.98 km

Bridge over the Orge

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The bridge over the Orge, near the Bassin du Breuil in Épinay-sur-Orge, is a charming passage that offers a peaceful view of the river and its green banks. Surrounded by …

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7.28 km

Bois de Sillery

Forest

4

12.2 km

Saulx Basin

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Open every day

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18.3 km

Forêt départementale du Bois des Gelles

Forest

19.0 km

Les fossés du Grand Villefeu

Lake

23.0 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

8

27.7 km

Montjay Tunnel

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Like the nearby Fauvettes viaduct, the Montjay tunnel once served as the old Paris-Chartres railway line. In the middle of the communal forest of Bures-sur-Yvette, it punctuates the straight and rolling line leading to the viaduct.

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9

28.2 km

Fauvettes Viaduct

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Magnificent viewpoint over the valley surrounded by greenery, accessible by "gravel" paths (roots and stones) through the wood or by "hiking / mountain biking" trails in the valley (it will …

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36.8 km

Réserve naturelle du val et coteau de Saint-Rémy

Nature Reserve

11

38.7 km

Super atypical passage, I recommend

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12

69.5 km

Baville Castle

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17th century castle with a large park. Difficult to access, via a somewhat muddy paved road

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13

81.7 km

Small houses by the water

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14

89.6 km

Carouge Basin

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The Carouge basin is the point of convergence of the Orge, Blutin, Salmouille and Boële. The basin was dug in the 1970s to extract materials for road construction, and also to manage the floods of the Orge.

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92.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.9 km

17.2 km

14.3 km

9.68 km

8.00 km

597 m

547 m

Surfaces

32.3 km

26.0 km

25.4 km

8.10 km

375 m

< 100 m

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