Saulx Basin – Janvry Fountain loop from Palaiseau - Villebon

France

Ile-de-France

Saulx Basin – Janvry Fountain loop from Palaiseau - Villebon

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3.3

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Saulx Basin – Janvry Fountain loop from Palaiseau - Villebon

03:10

48.2km

450m

Gravel riding

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

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 38.6 km for 124 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.03 km

Saulx Basin

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Open every day

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10.3 km

View of the Petite Vallée

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Nice view, near many small paths and single track.

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10.9 km

Descent of the Rocher de Saulx

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Decent very nice with banked turns that zigzag on the way down.
to do by mountain bike - guaranteed sensation: o)

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29.6 km

Janvry Fountain

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Nice little village to see

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29.8 km

Janvry Castle

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Private castle; a pretty alley leads there.

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36.3 km

Fauvettes Viaduct

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Magnificent viewpoint over the valley surrounded by greenery, accessible by "gravel" paths (roots and stones) through the wood or by "hiking / mountain biking" trails in the valley (it will …

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36.8 km

Like the nearby Fauvettes viaduct, the Montjay tunnel once served as the old Paris-Chartres railway line. In the middle of the communal forest of Bures-sur-Yvette, it punctuates the straight and rolling line leading to the viaduct.

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38.6 km

Grande Maison Park

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This park owes its name to the bourgeois-style building present in the middle of its seven hectares of greenery. It is pleasant to run on its wide paths and along …

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42.3 km

Bassin du Belvédère

Lake

44.6 km

Parc intercommunal Eugène Chanlon

Forest

45.9 km

Bois de la Vauve

Forest

48.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.9 km

9.66 km

7.66 km

6.79 km

1.96 km

311 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.3 km

16.5 km

7.48 km

4.62 km

393 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 November

10°C

3°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

February 23, 2025,Boucle Étang de Saulx-les-Chartreux – Viaduc des Fauvettes au départ de Palaiseau - Villebon

Be careful in the Janvry area in the forest, the route is almost impassable due to the mud and large pools of water. The wet winter, combined with the passage of quads and motocross has destroyed the trails.

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