Road under the woods – Route Royale, Marly Forest loop from La Celle-Saint-Cloud
Road under the woods – Route Royale, Marly Forest loop from La Celle-Saint-Cloud
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Road under the woods – Route Royale, Marly Forest loop from La Celle-Saint-Cloud
01:09
24.6km
150m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Great for any fitness level. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 28, 2026
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After 3.50 km for 746 m
After 20.3 km for 597 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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8.32 km
Road under the woods
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10.4 km
Route Royale
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12.6 km
Route Royale, Marly Forest
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23.8 km
Old Chestnut Tree at Place Audran
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If you take the time to admire this solitary colossus, or even to sit in the shade of its foliage, you will notice the irregularities of its trunk which take the form of helical grooves. Specialists say that the tree is "screwed".
An estimated 330 years old, it was planted during the reign of Louis XIV and now measures 18 meters wide and 12 meters high. In the 17th and 18th centuries this species of tree was planted in large numbers because it made it possible to offer the people chestnuts and to make flour. Before the introduction of the potato in Europe, it was one of the methods to fight against the famines that raged in the country.
Formerly the district was composed of wooded plots and vast pastures. The chestnut tree was thus able to develop without local competition in the middle of a meadow.
Like the court of Versailles, he must have heard in the distance the muffled noises of the French Revolution which announced the end of the world which had seen him born and grow up. Later he saw the plumes of smoke from the Industrial Revolution appearing on the horizon. The installation of a station not far away and the arrival of the train from Paris brought it perhaps the company of the first walkers who came to rest under its foliage.
But it was from 1920 that the first constructions appeared. In 1930 there were seven houses in the subdivision. Then the houses and pavilions multiplied and were accompanied by cars. The road had to be paved and the question of the very existence of the tree no doubt arose. A small place was then arranged for him.
At present the majestic chestnut tree is in the heart of a residential district itself included in the frenetic Parisian agglomeration. Cars, vans, scooters and motorcycles come and go around him, mostly without noticing him.
It is undoubtedly the symbolic power of his position that struck the spirits and allowed him to acquire his title. Stubbornly resistant to urban development, he is a precious witness to the mad march of the world. A being apart who watches men move about, and perhaps observes them with commiseration.
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24.6 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
10.0 km
7.40 km
4.53 km
1.51 km
481 m
363 m
293 m
Surfaces
20.5 km
2.79 km
643 m
501 m
160 m
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