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France
Ile-de-France
Palaiseau
Orsay

Bois Persan – Old Sand Quarry loop from Orsay

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Hiking trails & Routes
France
Ile-de-France
Palaiseau
Orsay

Bois Persan – Old Sand Quarry loop from Orsay

Easy

4.9

(40)

39

hikers

Bois Persan – Old Sand Quarry loop from Orsay

01:29

5.47km

80m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

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Bus stop

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1.58 km

Bois Persan

Highlight • Forest

The Persan wood has a wide variety of courses on a reduced perimeter for running in nature. Climbs, descents, flats, single tracks, rolling paths and even sandpit, everything is there to alternate exercises and pleasures.

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1.69 km

Old Sand Quarry

Highlight • Structure

3

1.84 km

Tower

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strange tour around the forest with explanatory panel

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4

2.01 km

Beautiful tree

Highlight • Other

very beautiful trees there

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5

2.24 km

Grand Retention Basin

Highlight • Lake

passage in front of the large retention basin

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6

2.33 km

Raised Garden Beds

Highlight • Structure

beautiful, friendly place of culture with different bins of fruit and vegetables

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7

3.08 km

Sand in the forest

Highlight • Other

old sand quarry. disconcerting in the middle of the forest

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8

4.04 km

underpass to avoid the busy road above

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5.47 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.05 km

1.41 km

Surfaces

3.21 km

1.82 km

326 m

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