Category: Plaine de France – Ourcq

Ourcq Canal – Dhuis Green Way

Ourcq Canal – Dhuis Green Way

[ Gressy – Bondy ]

This route offers a pleasant way to get from the Ourcq Canal to the Promenade of the Dhuis Aqueduc . Starting from the Sevran forest park, it takes small streets and others that are a little busier but with cycle paths on both sides of the pavement. Then it becomes a greenway through the woods with a smooth surface.

While the Ourcq Canal trail is accessible all year round, the same cannot be said for the Dhuis walk. If you don’t like muddy ground, avoid it when it has rained. Otherwise, it is a truly beautiful walk with stunning views of the hillsides.

3 km

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Gressy – Bondy

Gressy – Bondy

Ver-sur-Launette – Gressy <<
[ Plaine de France – Ourcq ]
>> Bondy – Paris Notre-Dame

Randonnée Famille 2024 - Angoulême - La Rochelle

The Ourcq Canal, built between 1802 and 1825, was originally intended to supply the capital with drinking water. Today, it is used for recreational boating (cruises, barges, etc.), but freight transport (construction materials) continues between Bondy and Paris. It is along this canal that …), but freight transport (construction materials) still operates between Bondy and Paris. The route runs along this canal, which has been adapted since the late 1990s to accommodate cycle tourists.

The route to the pleasant Dhuis promenade is described. Tick the “link lanes” box.

18 km
1h30

good

easy

Plaine de France

< Gressy

Bondy >

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Itinerary Tab :

Sevran Park is closed at night : night owls on bikes will have to follow the canal along the towpath.

Information Tab :

  • From Villeparisis RER-B to Paris, Aulnay-sous-Bois, Massy-Palaiseau.

Markets :

  • Villepinte, Sunday morning
  • Villeparisis, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday mornings.

Mustsee Tab :

Sevran :

  • Parc de la Poudrerie, built on the site of a former gunpowder and explosives factory, is one of the most popular parks in Seine-Saint-Denis. Ninety percent wooded, it also features several ponds with interesting wildlife. A bee house promotes beekeeping.

Livry-Gargan :

  • Lefèvre Park, home to the Château de la Forêt (local history museum, with four rooms dedicated to the Marquise de Sévigné)

Nearby : from Sevran Park, you can reach (via the unpaved GR 14a trail) the Dhuis aqueduct, along which a greenway accessible to pedestrians and cyclists (mountain bikes) has been created, stretching nearly 30 km.

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Link of the stage « Gressy – Bondy »

Ourcq Canal – Dhuis Green Way

This route offers a pleasant way to get from the Ourcq Canal to the Promenade of the Dhuis Aqueduc . Starting from the Sevran forest park, it takes small streets and others that are a little busier but with cycle paths on both sides of the pavement. Then it becomes a greenway through the woods with a smooth surface.

While the Ourcq Canal trail is accessible all year round, the same cannot be said for the Dhuis walk. If you don’t like muddy ground, avoid it when it has rained. Otherwise, it is a truly beautiful walk with stunning views of the hillsides.

3 km

none
easy

Ver-sur-Launette – Gressy

Ver-sur-Launette – Gressy

Senlis – Ver-sur-Launette <<
[ Plaine de France – Ourcq ]
>> Gressy – Bondy

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South of the Ermenonville forest, the route crosses the Goële region, whose rural character is evident in the beet and cereal crops grown there. It runs partly along the Biberonne valley before joining the Ourcq Canal in the municipality of Gressy.

To view the routes leading to Le Plessis-Belleville and Mitry-Claye stations, tick the “Link lanes” box.

23 km
2h25

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easy

Goële
Plaine de France

< Ver-sur-Launette

Gressy >

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New improvements were made in spring 2024, enhancing the route and allowing cyclists to avoid roads where cars travel too fast in all weather conditions. However, there are still a few short sections with very rough paths and road crossings. Signposts are in place between Ver-sur-Launette and Beaumarchais and between Compans and the Gressy exit.

Information Tab :

  • Paris-Laon
  • TER : Dammartin-Juilly station
  • Transilien:
    • Le Plessis-Belleville station is at ground level via the level crossing.
    • Compans and Thieux stations should be avoided due to their steep staircases.
    • Mitry-Claye: terminus for the RER B and TER services to Crépy-en-Valois
      • Mitry-Claye station is equipped with lifts.

Mustsee Tab :

Ver-sur-Launette :

  • 12th-century church
  • wash house
  • fortified house

Ève :

  • 13th-century church listed as a historic monument

Dammartin-en-Goële :

  • St John’s Church
  • portal
  • two marked walking trails to explore the old town centre

Moussy-le-Neuf :

  • Priory of Sainte-Opportune (11th-century ruins)
  • Saint Vincent Church (16th century)
  • market hall where the market is held every Saturday morning, and where a town crier officiates on the first Saturday of every month

Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin :

  • castle (private)
  • Saint Peter and Saint Paul Church, comprising three tombs listed as Historic Monuments

Compans :

  • two mills from the 12th century

Gressy :

  • charming village between the Beuvronne valley and the Ourcq canal
  • very beautiful park
  • manor house (four-star hotel) site of a 17th-century fortified farmstead
  • museum (Sèvres porcelain, pharmaceutical vases, etc.)

Nearby :

  • Othis :
    • Notre-Dame Church (14th century) with a Renaissance façade
  • Nantouillet :
    • Renaissance castle and Saint-Denis church
  • Saint-Mesmes :
    • 12th-century church

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The 2 links of the stage « Ver-sur-Launette – Gressy »

Mitry-Claye station

This connection leads to the RER-B at Mitry-Claye , which has a much more frequent service than Crépy-en-Valois.

2.2 km

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easy

Ver-sur-Launette – Le-Plessis-Belleville

This connection leads to Plessis-Belleville station, on Transilien line K, which connects Paris-Nord to Crépy-en-Valois.

6.5 km

none
easy

Ver-sur-Launette – Le-Plessis-Belleville

Ver-sur-Launette – Le-Plessis-Belleville

[ Ver-sur-Launette – Gressy ]

This connection leads to Plessis-Belleville station, on Transilien line K, which connects Paris-Nord to Crépy-en-Valois.

6.5 km

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Mitry-Claye station

Mitry-Claye station

[ Ver-sur-Launette – Gressy ]

This connection leads to the RER-B at Mitry-Claye , which has a much more frequent service than Crépy-en-Valois.

2.2 km

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