The long distance footpath GR 1 is one of the paths in the grand randonnée network in France. It takes in the great forests outside Paris.Comité Régional de la Randonnée Pédestre d'Île-de-France
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Course

Porte Maillot

The starting point is the

Porte Maillot The Porte Maillot (also known as the porte Mahiaulx, Mahiau or Mahiot after a Paille-maille court, or the Porte de NeuillyAlfred Fierro, ''Histoire et dictionnaire de Paris'', Robert Laffont, 1580 pages, 1996 ; page 848 : "the porte de Neuilly ...

metro station.

''Bois de Boulogne'' to ''Forêt de Marly''

The path crosses the bois de Boulogne, goes around the hippodrome de Longchamp, crosses the

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by the Avre footbridge (built by Gustave Eiffel) and goes into Saint-Cloud. It crosses the parc de Saint-Cloud and comes out at Marnes-la-Coquette. It comes to Vaucresson, then La Celle-Saint-Cloud, the upper part of Louveciennes and the edge of the park of the former

Château de Marly The Château de Marly was a French royal residence located in what is now Marly-le-Roi, the commune on the northern edge of the royal park. This was situated west of the palace and garden complex at Versailles. Marly-le-Roi is the town that develo ...

then enters the Marly Forest.

From ''Forêt de Marly'' to ''Forêt de Rambouillet''

It goes through Feucherolles (where it will eventually terminate), the small village of

Davron Davron () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yvelines department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high ...

, Thiverval-Grignon and comes to

Neauphle-le-Vieux Neauphle-le-Vieux () is a commune in the Yvelines department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative divisi ...

zigzagging through the countryside via

Saint-Germain-de-la-Grange Saint-Germain-de-la-Grange () is a commune in the Yvelines department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrati ...

. It comes to Méré then Montfort-l'Amaury where it enters the

Forest of Rambouillet The forest of Rambouillet (french: Forêt de Rambouillet), also known as the forest of Yveline () is a large forest covering some 200 km² (77 square miles), located to the west of Paris, in the Île-de-France region of France. The town of Ra ...

. It comes out of the forest at

Gazeran Gazeran () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yvelines department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a ...

to go through

Rambouillet Rambouillet (, , ) is a subprefecture of the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region of France. It is located beyond the outskirts of Paris, southwest of its centre. In 2018, the commune had a population of 26,933. Rambouillet lies ...

town, then back into the forest as far as Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines.

From ''Forêt de Rambouillet'' to ''Forêt de Fontainebleau''

It then crosses the Forest of Saint-Arnoult to Dourdan and goes along the valley of the river Orge as far as Breuillet. It crosses the wood of Baville de Saint-Yon to Boissy-sous-Saint-Yon going through Saint-Sulpice-de-Favières, then Torfou and Lardy. Then it goes into the parc naturel régional of the French Gâtinais, through Janville-sur-Juine,

Boissy-le-Cutté Boissy-le-Cutté () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Boissy-le-Cutté are known as ''Boissillons'' in French. See also *Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of ...

D'Huison-Longueville D'Huison-Longueville () is a Communes of France, commune in the Essonne Departments of France, department in Île-de-France in northern France. Population Inhabitants of D'Huison-Longueville are known as ''Huisonnais-Longuevillois''. See also ...

, Vayres-sur-Essonne, Boutigny-sur-Essonne,

Buno-Bonnevaux Buno-Bonnevaux () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Buno-Bonnevaux are known as ''Bonnevaliens'' in French. See also *Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the ...

, turns off towards Malesherbes following the valley of the river Essonne, then goes through the Forest of Fontainebleau from

Le Vaudoué Le Vaudoué () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants of Le Vaudoué are called ''Valdéens''. 2013: 772 hab See also *Communes of the Seine-et-Marne departme ...

to Melun.

From ''Forêt de Fontainebleau'' to ''Forêt de Crécy''

It passes in front of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, then goes to Blandy, Champeaux,

Andrezel Andrezel () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. History * The Pope Martin IV Pope Martin IV ( la, Martinus IV; c. 1210/1220 – 28 March 1285), born Simon de Brion, was the he ...

, Verneuil-l'Étang,

Chaumes-en-Brie Chaumes-en-Brie (, literally ''Chaumes in Brie'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is best known as the ancient home of the Couperin family of composers and musicians. Demogra ...

Fontenay-Trésigny Fontenay-Trésigny () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative ...

Marles-en-Brie Marles-en-Brie (, literally ''Marles in Brie'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military ...

La Houssaye-en-Brie La Houssaye-en-Brie () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants are called ''Hulsétiens''. See also * Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department The followin ...

and crosses the Forest of Crécy up to Crécy-la-Chapelle. It goes through

Bouleurs Bouleurs () is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics The inhabitants are called ''Bouleurois''. See also *Communes of the Seine-et-Marne department The following is a lis ...

and

Nanteuil-lès-Meaux Nanteuil-lès-Meaux (, literally ''Nanteuil near Meaux'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics Inhabitants are called ''Nanteuillais''. See also *Communes of the Sein ...

, arriving at the river Marne at Meaux.

From ''Forêt de Crécy'' to ''Feucherolles''

The GR 1 completes its circuit at Feucherolles.

References

External links

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Comité Régional de la Randonnée Pédestre d'Île-de-France

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