Senlis – Ver-sur-Launette

Senlis – Ver-sur-Launette

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Between the medieval town of Senlis and the edge of the Île-de-France region, the route is located in a forest. There are no villages between the two ends of the route: a change of scenery is guaranteed because, with these tall pine trees and sandy outcrops, you could be forgiven for thinking you were in the Landes region.

To view the detour through the Ermenonville forest, to be used on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, tick the “Variant lanes” box.

16 km
1h30

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< Senlis

Ver-sur-Launette >

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From the old Senlis railway station, join the Trans’Oise, turn right and head for Villemétrie. Take Rue du Pont Saint Urbain and enter the Ermenonville forest via Chemin d’Alexandre. Continue along the paved Route Longue until you reach the D 126, which you will cross. The Route Longue continues, but its paved surface is replaced by a 2 km stretch of gravel. Turn right at the picnic area, then follow the grassy path for 200 m. At Ver-sur-Launette, at the housing estate, turn right onto the square, then left onto Rue de la Forêt.

 

  • From Plessis-Belleville TER towards Paris and Crépy-en-Valois
  • Ermenonville : Renowned country market every 2nd Sunday of the month
Senlis :

  • Ermenonville Forest, one of the most beautiful forests in the Paris green belt, whose pines are reminiscent of a Landes forest. Numerous marked hiking trails

Ver-sur-Launette :

  • 12th century church
  • wash house
  • fortified house

Nearby :

  • Ermenonville :
    • St. Martin’s Church,
    • Jean-Jacques Rousseau Park – superb landscaped garden (ponds) where the philosopher’s cenotaph is located 
    • castle (converted into a luxury hotel)
  • Sea of ​​Sand :
    • Amusement park built around a stunning natural site 
  • Royal Abbey of Chaalis :
    • near the ruins of this Cistercian abbey: castle-museum 
    • chapel decorated by Giotto
    • Park and rose garden. Mid-June: Rose Days. Late September: Horse Days.

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Variant of the stage « Senlis – Ver-sur-Launette »

Firing zone: traffic interruption on the Long Road.
On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, a detour via poor forest roads due to military manoeuvres (6 a.m. to midnight).

 

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Link of the stage « Senlis – Ver-sur-Launette »

This connection allows you to reach the old Senlis station from Chantilly-Gouvieux station, which is well served by numerous TER trains: Paris Gare du Nord, Creil, Compiègne, Amiens.

11 km

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Pontpoint – Senlis

Pontpoint – Senlis

Before enjoying Halatte Forest, you will need to climb a steep hill. Together with Ermenonville Forest and Chantilly Forest, they form the Three Forests Massif. The route passes close to Mont-Pagnotte, one of the highest points (220 m). A viewpoint offers a beautiful view of the Oise valley. In the commune of Chamant, there is a metal water tower (2 km west of the St-Priest signpost), which is still in use.

On this stage, the Paris-London cycle route merges with EuroVelo 3 until Senlis.

To view the route from Chantilly-Gouvieux station to Senlis, tick the “link lanes” box.

15.5 km

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< Pontpoint

Senlis >

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Senlis train station:

    • Intercity buses in the Oise region: to and from Creil, Chantilly, Verberie, Compiègne, Boran, Pont-Sainte-Maxence, Orry-la-Ville, Le Plessis Belleville, Crépy-en-Valois

Villers-Saint-Frambourg:

  • Saint-Médard Church

Fleurines located in a clearing in the heart of the Halatte forest:

  • Ruins of the former Saint-Christophe priory, in the heart of the forest, listed as a Historic Monument

Balagny-sur-Aunette:

  • 12th-century church

Charming:

  • Notre-Dame-de-Chamant Church (12th century)
  • Chapel of Our Lady of Good Help

Aumont-en-Halatte: located in the heart of a listed natural forest, this village is served by several hiking trails. One of them leads to the Butte d’Aumont, a remarkable viewpoint over the forest.

    • Church of Saint-Gervais-et-Protais (15th century)
    • wash house
    • Henri Barbusse Museum

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Link of the stage « Pontpoint – Senlis »

This connection allows you to reach the old Senlis station from Chantilly-Gouvieux station, which is well served by numerous TER trains: Paris Gare du Nord, Creil, Compiègne, Amiens.

11 km

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Compiègne – Pontpoint

Compiègne – Pontpoint

The route alternates between greenways, cycle paths and roads. The detour to the old sand pits is a highlight of the ride. During extraction, mammoth bones and Merovingian sarcophagi were found there.

Founded in the early 14th century by Philip IV, known as Philip the Fair, in Pontpoint, the Royal Abbey of Moncel is a listed historical monument.

28 km

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Pontpoint >

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  • Le Meux-La Croix-Saint-Ouen station : TER regional trains to and from Creil, Paris-Nord, Compiègne
  • Pont-Sainte-Maxence station: to and from Creil, Chantilly, Paris-Nord – Compiègne, Noyon, Saint-Quentin.
Compiègne :

  • The town hall,  a jewel of late Gothic art, houses the “Bandoque,” one of the three oldest municipal bells in France, in its belfry.
  • Museum of Historical Figurines  – thousands of figurines depicting French history 
  • National Museum of the Palace of Compiègne
  • Imperial palace:  transformed and enlarged under Louis XVI, restored by Napoleon I 
  • Imperial Palace park  designed by Gabriel
  • Saint Anthony’s Church:  13th-16th centuries, Flamboyant Gothic façade
  • Saint James church:  13th-18th centuries.
  • Saint-Pierre-des-Minimes church,  the oldest church in the city, 12th century, with a Romanesque portal
  • Hôtel-Dieu Saint-Nicolas , built in the 13th century under Saint Louis
  • Antoine Vivenel Museum:  Art objects from Antiquity to the Renaissance 
  • Cloister Museum  and  Saint Corneille Library  
  • The old Cassine:  a 15th-century half-timbered house in the pedestrian area
  • King’s Great Tower:  ruins of the 12th-century royal keep, the oldest known circular tower. Also called Joan of Arc Tower because she passed through it before being captured on the opposite bank.
  • Salt storehouse:  pediment designed by Nicolas Ledoux.

Verberie :

  • Saint Peter’s Church (12th century)
  • Aramont castle (park and dovecote)

Pontpoint :

  • Royal Abbey of Moncel

 

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Pimprez – Compiègne

Pimprez – Compiègne

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The most pleasant part is crossing the Laigue forest along car-free forest paths. This vast state-owned forest is mainly composed of beech and oak trees. It is separated from the Compiègne forest by the Aisne River. After Choisy-au-Bac, the route follows the Aisne, then the Oise, passing several factories before arriving in Compiègne.

Take care, the departmental roads leading to Bailly and then Saint-Léger-aux-Bois are very busy.

17.5 km
1h55

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Compiègne >

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Trains :

  • from Ribécourt TER <=> Tergnier, St-Quentin, Compiègne
  • From Compiègne TER <=> Creil, Chantilly, Paris – Noyon, St-Quentin, Maubeuge – Amiens

 

Thourotte : Church dating from the 12th century.

Langueil-Annel : cité des bateliers : musée vivant de la batellerie

Le Plessis Brion :

  • 16th century château, the only Renaissance château in the Oise region
  • 19th-century bandstand.

Clairoix :

  • 13th-century church
  • beautiful homes in the village
  • Comminges property
  • Villa Sibia
  • current clos de l’Aronde
  • stone bridge (1658) rue de l’Aronde.

 

Nearby:

  • Rethondes: clairière de Rethondes, or Armistice clearing, where the First World War armistice was signed on 11 November 1918 and the armistice on 22 June 1940 in the same restaurant car. Burnt down in 1945 by the SS, it was replaced by a car from the same series.
    • Musée de l’Armistice

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Déviation – Forêt d’Ermenonville

Déviation – Forêt d’Ermenonville

Firing zone: traffic interruption on the Long Road.
On Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, a detour via poor forest roads due to military manoeuvres (6 a.m. to midnight).

 

4 km

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Forêt Ermenonville >

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Chantilly – Senlis