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Hiking in Seine-et-Marne

229

routes

11.4 km

median distance

89 m

median elevation gain

Seine-et-Marne means Fontainebleau. The forest massif, with Barbizon, Avon, Bois-le-Roi and Noisy-sur-École as gateways, offers the densest walking ground in the Paris region: 25,000 hectares, 17,000 of them state forest and a network of blue-marked paths laid out from the 19th century by Claude-François Denecourt.

Sandstone breaks the surface in spectacular chaos — the Fontainebleau boulders gave their name to a worldwide climbing practice. The platières, bare sandstone slabs capping the rises, give viewpoints unexpected for the region.

Barbizon is a reminder that these woods fixed a whole school of painting, the one that paved the way for Impressionism. Loops run long here: a median 11.4 km, the catalogue record.

When to go — The sandstone dries fast after rain, which keeps the forest walkable even in winter. Autumn is superb here.

OpenRando lists 229 hiking routes in Seine-et-Marne. The median distance is 11.4 km, and most routes fall between 4.9 and 21.5 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

On the climbing side, the median elevation gain is 89 m, and the most demanding routes exceed 201 m. Enough range to pick your effort by season and by form.

The most common starting points cluster around: Fontainebleau, Avon, Barbizon, Bois-le-Roi, Noisy-sur-École, Arbonne-la-Forêt. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Seine-et-Marne

  • Château de Fontainebleau – Point de vue sur Apremont au départ de Fontainebleau - Avon29.7 km
  • Boucle Tour Denecourt – Point de vue au départ de Samois-sur-Seine29.0 km
  • Boucle Rocher Cuvier Châtillon – Croix du Calvaire au départ de Fontainebleau-Forêt28.3 km

All routes in Seine-et-Marne