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France
Ile-de-France
Palaiseau
Bures-Sur-Yvette

Beautiful descent – View of the Petite Vallée loop from Bures-sur-Yvette

Routes
Mountain biking trails
France
Ile-de-France
Palaiseau
Bures-Sur-Yvette

Beautiful descent – View of the Petite Vallée loop from Bures-sur-Yvette

Hard

4.3

(8)

49

riders

Beautiful descent – View of the Petite Vallée loop from Bures-sur-Yvette

02:22

30.3km

390m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 5.35 km for 21 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

653 m

Institute for Advanced Scientific Studies (IHES)

Highlight • Historical Site

Formerly a large estate (planed by the Paris-Chartres railway line) including a castle, destroyed during the Allied bombings of 1944.

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5.58 km

Bois de la Grille Noire

Forest

7.74 km

Les fossés du Grand Villefeu

Lake

8.54 km

Forêt départementale du Bois des Gelles

Forest

5

17.3 km

Beautiful descent

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This trail is a fun downhill trail with some roots, perfect for testing your mountain biking skills. In wet weather, there is a bit of mud. In autumn, the leaves add a nice little obstacle.

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6

18.2 km

Saulx-les-Chartreux Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

7

19.6 km

View of the Petite Vallée

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice view, near many small paths and single track.

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8

20.0 km

Decent very nice with banked turns that zigzag on the way down.
to do by mountain bike - guaranteed sensation: o)

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B

30.3 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

9.07 km

4.33 km

3.63 km

1.82 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.01 km

7.09 km

6.80 km

5.76 km

2.41 km

263 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Monday 31 August

23°C

13°C

0 %

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