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France
Ile-de-France
Palaiseau
Gif-Sur-Yvette

Méridon Castle – Choisel Church loop from Gif-sur-Yvette

Routes
France
Ile-de-France
Palaiseau
Gif-Sur-Yvette

Méridon Castle – Choisel Church loop from Gif-sur-Yvette

Hard

3.0

(1)

9

riders

Méridon Castle – Choisel Church loop from Gif-sur-Yvette

02:53

47.0km

530m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 40.5 km for 94 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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2.37 km

Forêt communale de Gif-sur-Yvette

Forest

2

6.18 km

Aérotrain Jean Bertin Sculpture

Highlight • Monument

Sculpture by the artist Georges Saulterre paying tribute to the teams of the French engineer Jean Bertin who worked on the aerotrain (TGV competitor who never experienced commercial exploitation).
The …

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3

6.60 km

it's 4km in a straight line along this old train track of Aerotrain

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9.26 km

Point Culminant de l’Essonne

Peak

5

19.3 km

Méridon Castle

Highlight • Castle

You can’t visit it, it is private.
Nice position in the forest.

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6

22.2 km

Choisel Church

Highlight • Historical Site

beautiful church which allows a nice little break especially in summer with the coolness inside the church

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7

22.7 km

Choisel coast

Highlight • Other

Percent up to 15% near the top

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8

26.0 km

La Cour Castle - Senlisse

Highlight • Castle

Very beautiful fortified farm Corp.

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9

28.2 km

Dampierre-en-Yvelines Castle

Highlight • Castle

Castle well known to cyclists for its small paved strip which wakes up before going up the 17 turns.

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10

34.1 km

at the bend of a bend, approaching Chevreuse, the majestic chateaux dominating the city appears, surprising, romantic, grand!

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37.1 km

Forêt domaniale du Claireau

Forest

B

47.0 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.1 km

15.3 km

7.74 km

4.71 km

2.36 km

334 m

331 m

Surfaces

27.7 km

10.6 km

5.98 km

2.05 km

354 m

134 m

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Sunday 2 August

35°C

18°C

73 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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