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France
Ile-de-France
Fontainebleau
Avon

Sponge Rock – Poem to Denecourt loop from Fontainebleau - Avon

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France
Ile-de-France
Fontainebleau
Avon

Sponge Rock – Poem to Denecourt loop from Fontainebleau - Avon

Moderate

4.6

(46)

247

hikers

Sponge Rock – Poem to Denecourt loop from Fontainebleau - Avon

03:41

13.5km

210m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Réserve de biosphère de Fontainebleau et du Gâtinais

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

1.48 km

Memorosa - Queen of the woods

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Nemorosa queen of the woods.
Bas relief on a rock

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2

1.98 km

Sponge Rock

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Here is a very atypical rock, which really looks like a sponge!

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3

2.00 km

Poem to Denecourt

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Near the Gand Mont Chauvet fountain (plot 253 in an integral biological reserve), an artist chose the wall of a block cut by quarry workers, known as Rocher Denecourt, to …

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4

2.37 km

Dorly Fountain

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La Fontaine Dorly was created in 1852 by Denecourt, and restored in 1898 by Colinet. It is one of the four fountains visible on the Denecourt trail n ° 2 …

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5

2.81 km

Fontaine Désirée

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This fountain was discovered in 1837 and fitted out by Denecourt in 1852.

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6

3.00 km

Touring Club de France Fountain

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7

6.06 km

Troubetzkoï Family Shelter

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Small cave in the woods, with engravings, in homage to Samuel Adam-Salomon - French sculptor of the 19th Century who spent most of his life in Fontainebleau. His works are …

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8

6.28 km

Denecourt Tower

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Tour that allows to have a beautiful view of the forest.

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10.9 km

Trou de la Mort

Cave Entrance

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13.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.15 km

5.42 km

633 m

183 m

Surfaces

5.78 km

4.96 km

1.63 km

932 m

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Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Friday 29 May

32°C

15°C

14 %

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