117 miles

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Suggested maps to take In Institut Geographique
National (IGN) 1100,000 blue carte de
promenade series Maps 03 and 08 For Paris
region, Michelin green map 101 Banlieue de
Paris Available from Stanfords, Long Acre,
Covent Garden or good bookshops
117 miles
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Dieppe to Paris Detail - 1
Dieppe port to Dieppe centre (1 mile) At
roundabout exiting ferry, turn right towards
town. Keep going till first bridge, and turn left
Mile 1.
Dieppe Centre to Avenue Verte (6 miles) EITHER
less hilly route marked to Avenue Verte turn
right Rue Joseph Bunuel and follow D1 through
Martin Eglise, OR more hilly route take third
right (of a very close together series of turns)
into Rue du Mont de Neuville and follow straight
via Rue Emile Lebon, Rue Albert Lebel, Rue
General de Gaulle. After going under bypass and
bending left, turn right Rue du Monastere. Later
fork left Chemin du Mont Rouge, right Rue des
Tinterelles to join D1 at Martin Eglise turn
left THEN turn right staying on D1. Another 3
miles along the D1 look out for sign to right to
Avenue Verte 100 metres along this road its a
left onto the disused railway Avenue Verte
website recommends this, as quieter, though D1 is
not particularly busy. See http//www.voiesvert
es.com/htm/departement76_av.htm
Mile 7.
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Dieppe to Paris Detail - 2
Mile 7.
Avenue Verte to Forges les Eaux (26 miles) Follow
Avenue Verte through Neufchatel en Bray. About 3
miles before Forges, disused railway ends Avenue
Verte follows railway, then onto small road
continue up hill to main road D1314, left into
Forges les Eaux.
Mile33.
Forge Les Eaux to Gournay en Bray (12
miles) Start off on busy D915 towards Gournay.
Turn off it after three miles, left towards
Saumont La Poterie. Stay on this road nearly two
miles, right towards Menerval, then soon left to
Menerval. Stay on D16 to near Gournay en Bray,
eventually turning right on D916 to meet the main
N31 at Gournay. Turn left
Mile45.
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Dieppe to Paris Detail - 3
Mile45.
Gournay to St Germer de Fly (6 miles) Two miles
along N31 towards Beauvais through Ferrieres,
cross railway, then ¾ mile to big left hand bend.
0.6 mile after this bend take the first right off
the N-road, onto an unmarked road.. Veer left at
the end, into St Germer past its huge church on
left.
See Note A at end of this guide
Mile51.
St Germer de Fly to Jouy La Grange (11
miles) Continue through St Germer and pick up
D129, staying on it for next 11 miles through Le
Coudray, Lalandelle, La Houssoye. At Jouy La
Grange turn right towards Marines, initially
still on D129 This part of the route takes you
up onto a plateau, followed by rolling
countryside for next 20 miles
Mile62.
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Dieppe to Paris Detail - 4
Mile62.
Jouy La Grange to Villeneuve St Martin (20
miles) Follow signs all the way to Marines,
joining D3 at Jouy sous Thelle. Marines is a
reasonable size place with shops, cafés etc. Go
down through town and turn left at main junction
towards Us, following cycle signs to Us to rejoin
D3 after crossing dual carriagway. D3 later turns
into D28, passing through Us, and Ableiges,
continuing to cross over dual carriageway at
Villeneuve
Mile82.
Mile82.
La Villeneuve St Martin to Triel sur Seine (8
miles) At roundabout immediately after dual
carriageway, turn left on small road to
Courdimanche. Follow D38 then D22 through
Boisemont, on past water tower and a mile later
right on D2 to Triel Sur Seine. Descend to main
road, turn left, then right over bridge (D2).
Mile90.
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Dieppe to Paris Detail - 5
Mile90.
Triel sur Seine to entrance to Foret de St
Germain (6 miles) After crossing river turn
immediately left to follow riverbank path. After
just over 3 miles, half a mile past Villennes,
turn right opposite gap between two islands, then
left at the end to join D road. Left along it
then first road on right Rue de Migneaux, up hill
then first left and first right to pass between
big hospital buildings. Left at end on D30 Av de
la Malderie for five blocks, then right at
five-cornered junction on Rue de Chambourcy.
Immediately before reaching motorway bridge take
very last track on left to forest.
SEE NOTE B AT THE END OF THIS GUIDE
Mile96.
Foret de St Germain and Foret de Marly (4
miles) Follow path alongside motorway for 300m
then left into forest on paved path, which bends
right after 300m and a kilometre later comes to
confluence of paths "etoile de Beaumont". Turn
right on paved path past car park to reach
stables, where turn right, soon crossing busy
N13. Carry straight on, and soon pass round
agricultural college on long right-hand curve.
Look for long, straight path to the left Route
des Princesses which enters Marly le Roi forest
(all very royal!).Carry on for a mile and a half
mainly uphill, and where the paved route ends
turn left marked to D98, reaching that road in
600 metres
Mile100.
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Dieppe to Paris Detail - 6
Mile 100.
Foret de Marly to Le Chesnay (6 miles) Turn right
on D98 along cycle track for two thirds of a
mile, turning left on another paved route through
this royal forest the Route Royale! This follows
parallel to the motorway for a mile and a half,
then angles to the left, crossing one D road and
(now the Route Plantee) ending at another D road
a mile later. Turn right on this (D7) , going
under motorway half a mile later and over D307
dual carriageway soon after that. Here, turn left
to join cycle lane alongside this dual
carriageway for 1 mile, then follow cycle path on
exit to right onto N186 towards Versailles.
Mile 106.
Through Le Chesnay (north of Versailles) Follow
cycle path south alongside N186 for a 300m until
it takes exit past shopping centre (alternative
route here to be investigated). Here there are
cycle paths, but watch out for moody shoppers
driving in and out of car parks less
considerate than drivers in the forests! Straight
across two roundabouts following Avenue Charles
de Gaulle. At third roundabout straight on to Av
de la Breteche. Soon , follow paths along right
hand border of forest/park for about a mile, with
a series of right-hand veers, (see
map) until reaching Boulevard de la Porte Verte,
on which you turn left up a steep hill, to the
top reaching a main road. Cross this to the
smaller Route de lImperatrice, which angles left
into the forest.
Mile 108
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Dieppe to Paris Detail - 7
Mile 108.
Through Foret de Fausses and Marnes La Coquette
into Parc de St Cloud (2 miles) Along Route de
lImperatrice through the forest for a mile and a
half. At first minor road junction turn half left
down Rue de Versailles into Marnes La Coquette.
Turn right at bottom of hill and proceed 200m.
Half-left at the mairie to enter Parc de St Cloud
at Porte Blanche through toll station
Mile 110
Through Parc de St Cloud (2 miles) Keep going
straight on for a long way through this park,
ignoring left turn and road merging from left.
Eventually reach roundabout. Turn half left down
rougher track (not down hill towards fountains
the turn to the left of that). At bottom turn
left (theres a glass building,
a puppet theatre, to your right). Continue past
railway and through underpasses to exit park,
veering to right to meet main road.
Mile 112
Through St Cloud and over River Seine (2
miles) Immediately on reaching main road, turn
right on small road which turns left after a
block, to meet main road Rue Gounod. Descend this
road bending left then right. Where it goes right
again at lights, go left instead into smaller
Avenue Andre Chevillon. After 300m veer left
uphill on Bd Jules Peltier. In another 300m turn
right over the lovely pedestrianised aqueduct
that used to bring Pariss water supply over the
Seine.
Mile 114
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Dieppe to Paris Detail - 8
Mile 114.
Through Bois de Boulogne (2 miles) From
aqueduct, go in same general direction for 200m
to join a cycle track that leads in a big oval
round the outside of the Hippodrome de
longchamp (Horserace course). Beware high-speed
cyclists on weekends!
HIPPODROME
Its not easy to see where to turn off this track
. About halfway round, after the sharp bend at
the top, look for Avenue de lHippodrome,
initially towards Porte dAuteuil. Youre
actually wanting to head not for this gate to
Paris but for Porte de Passy, which is marked
later and involves heading straight on to the
edge of the Bois de Boulogne, and still in this
direction crossing the big Boulevard Suchet using
cycle crossings.
Mile 116
Bois de Boulogne to Eiffel Tower (1 mile) After
crossing boulevard, continue in same direction
along cycle lane of Avenue Ingres, bending left
with the Ranelagh gardens on your left, later
bending right. Keep straight on, past La Muette
Metro station and look for quiet lightly-cobbled
Rue de Passy straight on. About halfway down this
street theres a good street market on a side
street on the right. At the end, continue
straight ahead on Boulevard Delessert, which
winds down to the river immediately opposite
Eiffel Tower. CONGRATULATIONS!
Mile 117 FINISH!
Paris has lots of good cycleways, and on Sundays
closes some of the embankment expressways to
motor vehicles. See www.paris.fr/portail/viewmulti
mediadocument?multimediadocument-id18436 for
details on both these aspects of cycling in Paris.
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Note A A rider commented about the small turnoff
the main road near St Germer de Fly I am not
sure if I took the correct right turn but it was
marked with St Germer de Fly industrial park and
a truck load of other signs too. I should have
taken a photo of it, sorry I didnt. I didnt see
the railway or the big left hand bend (but that
was maybe just me). There was a building like
some kind of old petrol station on the left at
the turn. Donald comments Sounds like he took
the wrong turning dont think mine had any
marking (may be wrong), which is why I described
exactly where to take it. But the alternative is
simply to stay on the main road till its marked
to St Germer and then in that town look for the
D129 to Le Coudray. Heres a map that may help
you.
Alternative
My route
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NOTE B After Triel Sur Seine A rider of this
route (July 08) writes The path that follows
the Seine has been partially blocked. After about
1 mile, there is a restaurant then the path does
a slight s-bend. Here you need to go under the
railway bridge and immediately turn left and
follow the railway line for about 500m until the
tennis courts. Then cross back under the bridge,
back to the original path. Theyve built a few
private residences and blocked the
road. Another rider (September 09) writes about
the same point ... that is correct but also I
found the path along the river is good but then
turns into a gravel path which then has a old
building on the left with smashed windows and
there is glass all over the track. Then there is
a gate you have to walk around before joining the
road again where the restaurant is. When going
under the railway back onto the road I didnt
bother going back to the path and the cycle
through Villennes-sur-Seine on the road it was
beautiful. When I got onto the D153 there was a
really good cycle lane along the road which I
stayed on to Poissy. I got down to the A14 and
found the path along side the A14. This is where
I went all wrong and couldnt find the paths into
the forest. In the end I went onto the N13 and
then D186 then D193 then N13 again to the Arc de
Triomphe then down to the Eiffel tower. The roads
I went on had some tunnels but since I was
sprinting and had lights on it was some what
ok. My comment (Donald) This is probably the
trickiest part of the route from the point of
view of navigation . Next time Im in the area
Ill try and look at it more closely. From the
second comment it sounds like the road rather
than the path is the best option alongside the
river from Triel to Poissy. The big problem may
be those initial forest paths near the A13. Some
people seem to have found them OK but others went
wrong. A more straightforward alternative may be
not to bother with that first stretch of forest
but instead carry straight on across the A14 and
into Chambourcy, taking small roads through that
town to get as far east as possible, and then a
very short way along the busy D113 then take
first right past agricultural college. The next
page shows all the local roads in this area, with
a green line showing this alternative route.
Above all its worth taking time to find the
forest paths from there onwards, since theyre a
really nice mainly traffic-free way into Paris.
People who have tried road routes into Paris from
here have found them pretty awful. If you get
lost and have to ask your way, ask for Route des
Princesses in Marly le Roi forest, or failing
that ask your way to Chambourcy and then follow
the map below.
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Detail for roads from river to forest (see note
on previous page). The green line through
Chambourcy shows an alternative to the initial
bit of forest
Leave river here
Enter forest here (original route)
Route des Princesses into Foret de Marly