Forest of Meudon 7.2 km
near Clamart, Île-de-France (France)
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Itinerary description
From the roundabout you walk in the direction of Clamart, and then around an open spot in the forest. At the Route de la Porte de Clamart, a wooden wall made of tree trunks was put next to the forest road (but will be probably gone by now). At a next roundabout you take a minor trail downhill which ends at the menhir ‘Pierre aux Moines’. At the other side of the road there is the lake Étang de la Garenne, and you walk along the south side of it. You then arrive to a smaller trail, cross a small stream that has just surfaced from an underground duct, and continue uphill. During our walk, this part of the forest was disturbed by heavy machinery to cut trees and collect the trunks. When you are near the top of the hill you walk west to the Tapis Vert, a straight strip of about 30 meters wide between the trees of grassland covered with common broom. Looking north into the distance you can make out the Orangery de Meudon at the horizon. You walk down the ‘green carpet’ for a while and then continue west into the forest. After a short downhill stretch, the path is more or less straight, crossing the D406, going uphill. At the top of the hill, you go down a hollow path (Cavalière d'Aubervilliers) towards the Étang de Meudon. You walk halfway around it and then continue upstream to the Étang de Villebon. You walk around this lake and return to pass Étang de Meudon on the north side. From here you continue on an broad track towards the Étang de Trivaux, popular with anglers (the small restaurant there named after them). In this lake I saw wood duck (Carolina eend in Dutch) three times in one week hiding near the same tree on the edge of the water… From here you walk down the Route de la Porte-Fleury, along a stone wall and pass an open spot in the forest with the little stream coming from Étang de Garenne. A short while further you take a small trail through the woods which takes you past a little open spot with bluebells (wilde hyacinthen in Dutch). You continue mainly uphill until you get back to the starting point.
Waypoints
Bridge
Bridge across the stream between lakes Étang de Villebon and Étang de Meudon, which is carried in a half open stone duct when there is enough water.
Forest trail with bluebells
Small forest trail which takes you past an open spot with bluebells
Menhir de la Pierre aux Moines
A large sign indicates that the big stone is the Menhir de la Pierre aux Moines
Route de la Porte de Châtillon
Forest road towards Clamart. You leave the road to walk around an open spot in the forest.
Route de la Porte de Clamart
Large stacks of trunks are collected along this Route de la Porte de Clamart
Route de la Porte-Fleury
This track takes you past a stone wall along the edge of the forest.
Stream from Étang de la Garenne
A stream through an open spot in the forest flows below the Route de la Porte-Fleury.
Tapis Vert
'Green carpet', a straight strip of land void of trees, with grass and common broom. In the distance you see the Orangery de Meudon (observatory).
Trail down to Étang de la Garenne
Trail downhill towards the menhir and the Étang de la Garenne
Underground stream
A little stream pops up from an underground duct and feeds the Étang de Garenne. You cross here. The path was a bit unclear during our hike due to tree cutting work. After the crossing you go uphill on a broader track.
Étang de Trivaux
Lake popular with anglers and the wood duck I saw three times in one week, in the same tree on the edge of the lake. There is a restaurant 'Au Rendez-Vous des Pêcheurs' with limited opening times here.
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Chemin très sympa !
Merci, Smecher!