Why this ride
110 km one way from Élancourt - plan on about 1 h 54 of riding.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Seine Loops and Roche-Guyon · part 2
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 110 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 54
- Journey
- One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Scenic stretch in Élancourt
Élancourt is part of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, one of the new towns built around Paris from the 1970s to absorb the capital's growth. Its landscape of housing estates, business parks and roundabouts is not the stuff of dreams, but the town has two surprises. One is France Miniature, a theme park where the country's monuments are reproduced at small scale. The other is the Colline d'Élancourt, a man-made hill built from construction spoil and landscaped into a park, offering one of the widest views in the west of the Paris region.
Read the complete Scenic stretch in Élancourt write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Scenic stretch in Élancourt is where the day begins. Next is Paris / Île-de-France escapes return.
2. Near Épernon, on the way back
West of Rambouillet forest the land loosens up into a patchwork of wheat, copses and small river valleys, and this stop sits in that gentle seam between the Yvelines and the Eure-et-Loir. Épernon is the nearest proper town, a few kilometres off, built where the Guesle and the Drouette meet before they wander on towards the Eure. It is quiet country, and after a day on the Seine loops it feels like the ride is exhaling.
Read the complete Near Épernon, on the way back write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Paris / Île-de-France escapes return comes up about 40 km into the recorded legs. Next is Photo stop in Boissy-le-Cutté.
3. Photo stop in Boissy-le-Cutté
Boissy-le-Cutté is a small village in the Essonne, south of Paris, sitting on the edge of the Juine valley in the Gâtinais français regional park. It is a place of quiet streets, stone houses and fields, far from the bustle of the capital even though it lies only an hour away. The surrounding landscape is a mix of farmland, woods and river valleys, with sandstone outcrops scattered across the hills.
Read the complete Photo stop in Boissy-le-Cutté write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The route ends here after 110 km.
Leg by leg
Scenic stretch in Élancourt to Near Épernon, on the way back
Scenic stretch in Élancourt → Near Épernon, on the way back is 40 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.