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Button Castle
Cycling
4.8
(38)
Hiking
5.0
(2)
Running
5.0
(1)
Mountain biking
5.0
(1)
Road cycling
5.0
(1)
Tips
November 22, 2021
Cycling
Following the Second World War, his son Jacques offered to transfer the property to his friend Frédéric Joliot-Curie, then director of the National Center for Scientific Research. The deed of sale was signed in 1946. The CNRS set up its offices within the castle grounds and its laboratories in part of the park, but committed to preserving the estate as it was.
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Nearby routes
Best routes near Button Castle
4.7
(3)
12
riders
13.4km
00:50
130m
130m
Easy 8.4-mile touring bike loop around Gif-sur-Yvette, offering scenic rides through the Chevreuse Valley and past historic landmarks.
4.7
(14)
93
riders
Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces.
3.0
(2)
39
riders
50.9km
03:07
450m
450m
Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.
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Elevation 130 m
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