St-Arnoult / Rambouillet

Enter the magnificent Rambouillet Forest, crisscrossed by cycle paths. Do make the detours to the Moulin de Villeneuve, a mill close to surrealist poet Louis Aragon’s heart, and, focusing on nature, the Espace Rambouillet animal park.

 On this stage, you are following one of the two alternative routes between Massy and Rambouillet. Still undecided which to choose? See the dedicated paragraph in our Frequently Asked Questions.

 Stage description

This stage leads you along a cycle path through Rambouillet Forest, then, as you enter the town of Rambouillet, along small roads.

 Not to be missed:

• The Maison Elsa Triolet et Aragon puts on both exhibitions and shows evoking the spirit of this couple, both avant-garde literary figures and members of the Resistance, who once lived in this mill set in five hectares of grounds.
• The Espace Rambouillet is a forest animal park offering the likes of shows of birds of prey, guided tours in a forest train, a tree-top assault course, an explorers' notebook, themed trails and seasonal events.
• The Château de Rambouillet, a former French royal residence, proposes a tour of the queen's dairy, a shell-decorated thatched cottage and the French- and English-style gardens.

 On the map, activate the Accommodation Useful information Leasure Restauration to discover nearby services and points of interest.

 Food and drink en route

• Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines: food and drinks stores and a market on Sunday mornings on Rue Henri Grivot.
• Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines: boulangerie and restaurant.
• Rambouillet: many food and drinks stores and markets on Wednesday and Saturday mornings on Place de la Libération.

 Bike repair

• Culture Vélo Rambouillet, Gazeran.

 Consult the list of all the bike repairers along or near the route.

 Nearby train stations

• Rambouillet station

 See our article on reaching the veloscenic cycle route for more information on options for travelling with a bicycle.