We leave the parking lot to begin this journey across the forest rambolitaine. We go round the pond Gateway Baudet using the bike path and then we head the crossroads of the Count of Toulouse. Hence, we aim that of the rotunda, with its king's table. We continue straight on the road Montaval oak. After a dam allows us to move between ponds Bourgneuf and Holland, then we drive for a moment on the roof of the aqueduct. We cross the ditch on the wolf to join the forest road. After crossing the county, we round a pool mosquito, but given the season we're spared the onslaught of quills. At the Cross Vilpert , we take the bike path to go down south.
Namely: this obelisk topped by a cross, indicates the limit of several towns: St Leger, and The Poigny Bréviaires. Its name comes from an ancient feud linked to that of Rambouillet. It serves as a rendezvous for hunting with hounds. It was here in 1830, Charles X, coming from a bad game, must go by car to the castle.
After several miles, we reached the pond cut throat , a nice place for summer picnics. Then, the path of the great breach the borrowing Gr1C, leads us to Perray en Yvelines. After a glance given to the church of St Eloi then to the rectory , we follow the tracks to reach the Perray pond, surrounded by many houses. Then we turn to the castle of the old mill, occupied by an equestrian center, returning to the big ponds.
Namely: Cornu Aubry, bishop of Chartres, the city erected in 1239. He consecrated the church in 1242. Montfort ownership until the early 15th century, the town became the possession of the family of Angennes, lord of Rambouillet. In 1656 he was acquired by Habert Montmort, then joined the marquis de Rambouillet in 1707. The creation of the water system of Versailles at the end of the 17th leads to land drainage and agricultural development. In 1755, Louis XV are built a hunting lodge. During the revolution, the town gets its first mayor. This will monitor the construction of the railway line Paris Chartres. Around 1820, the steeple of the church serves as a point of observation to map the forest area. In 1874, the bishop of Versailles, built the rectory by Emile Vaillant. The building completed in 1876 has a niche with a blank front and an inscription "On our lady of consolation," a tribute to the pilgrimage made in the church by the priest's hotel. End of June 1940, the Germans moved into the village and establish an airstrip on the edge of the pond to rot. After liberation, agricultural activity declines and is soon replaced by equestrian activities.
After skirting the wood, we discover the Pavilion Canst before passing over the dam between the ponds Canst and Saint Hubert . Despite the lack of foliage on trees, unfortunately it is still impossible to see the castle St Hubert , owned by Saint Laurent perfume, built on a nearby shore.
Namely: in 1802, Bonaparte built an appointment hunting after the dike that separates the two ponds. Completed in 1808, the building is still used during restoration, then it was abandoned in 1840, to be consolidated in 1995. The castle, it is ordered by Louis XV in 1755 to not depend on the hospitality of his cousin, the Duke of Penthievre, when he goes hunting. Meanwhile, the King requires the construction of a village nearby, built according to its recommendations. Abandoned by Louis XVI, the castle was sold as national property in 1795 and demolished. Subsist only home guards and the wall of the terrace soutainnement.
We continue our tour on the forest road Corbert, which leads us to a horse farm of the same name. Right, we're heading toward the crossroads of cuisines from across the county. We find a small road to the wood shed and we follow it left to the village of Mesnuls. Here we find the church of St Eloi , then Castle Blainvilliers .
Namely: church, built in the 15th century, was enlarged several times on the side of the entrance, the other sides overlooking the cemetery. The interior is done in the 17th, with carvings of reds fantastic animals alternating with geometric motifs. The castle, it is rather a mansion of the 19th reserved for village elders. Above the door, is a shield bearing the initials of the owners. The property extends far to the rear of the house, thus providing the pasture to the next farm.
We remain at your left hand to circumvent the Mesnuls pond and back to Montfort l'Amaury. We turn to Amontoirs soon and in a last effort, we take the path of the pole and that of Jonchée that lead us toward the Tuileries. Above, we can see, a few yards away, the lake plain the other side of the road. To finish our loop, it remains for us to reach the parking of timber Brulin.
