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Ile-de-France
Évry
Mennecy

Buisson Tower – View of the Ballancourt Quarry loop from Mennecy

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France
Ile-de-France
Évry
Mennecy

Buisson Tower – View of the Ballancourt Quarry loop from Mennecy

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Buisson Tower – View of the Ballancourt Quarry loop from Mennecy

03:11

39.5km

280m

Expert bike ride. 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: November 4, 2025

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

216 m in total

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

2.38 km

Sequoia Avenue at Villeroy Park

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Very pretty path lined with giant sequoias.

A little history: the Mennecy sequoia avenue was planted in Villeroy park in 1887 at the request of the Darblay family, owner of …

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2

3.31 km

Allée des Séquoias

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3

15.9 km

Forêt de la Coudraye

Forest

4

21.9 km

Menhir des Buttes Noires

Archaeological Site

5

22.3 km

Forėt des Grands Avaux

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Superb larch alley in the middle of the Grands Avaux forest between Champceuil and Beauvais. The majesty and height of these trees resemble the immense cedars of Japan. It feels like a portion of kumano kodo in a Japanese forest.

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6

22.6 km

Tree Sculptures of Bois Blanc

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Ancient dying trees that rather than being cut down have been carved like totem poles.

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7

23.2 km

Buisson Tower

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The Tour du Buisson located on a high massif is a former astronomical observatory built by Doctor Lionnet and his wife, descendant of the Breguet family, owner of the Château …

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8

27.8 km

Singletrack Near Champceuil

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Small sinuous single very pleasant simple and playful.
It is dotted with stones painted red like landmarks.

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9

28.9 km

View of the Ballancourt Quarry

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A beautiful view of the forest, the plain and Ballancourt. It almost feels like a mountain! Close to the Roches du Père la Musique, another must-see local.

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29.1 km

The Rocks of Père la Musique

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39.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

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12.7 km

10.1 km

8.77 km

3.89 km

3.70 km

324 m

Surfaces

21.0 km

11.7 km

6.51 km

201 m

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