View of the Ballancourt Quarry – Singletrack Through Ferns loop from Ballancourt

Mountain biking trails

France

Ile-de-France

Évry

Ballancourt-Sur-Essonne

View of the Ballancourt Quarry – Singletrack Through Ferns loop from Ballancourt

Moderate

4.6

(65)

360

riders

View of the Ballancourt Quarry – Singletrack Through Ferns loop from Ballancourt

04:30

51.8km

660m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 10.5 km for 182 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.23 km

View of the Ballancourt Quarry

Highlight • Viewpoint

After a fairly steep climb, you will have a magnificent view of the surroundings and the quarry. This is a popular trail for mountain bikers and runners. A nice challenge to work on your strength and cardio.

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6.27 km

Forêt de Champcueil

Highlight • Forest

technical passage

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7.38 km

Champcueil Descent

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Excellent descent in the woods. There are many nice singles in the area - enough to make a great outing!

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13.3 km

Tree Sculptures of the Parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français

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Here are tree sculptures for an artistic moment in the middle of your running/trail/cross outing.

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26.7 km

Hasselbad Stone Ruins Descent

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very nice site

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28.6 km

Singletrack Among the Rocks – Parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français

Highlight • Trail

34.5 km

Wagonnet Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice technical single where the marks of the sandstone quarries still sit enthroned with rails and the remains of the wagons. To be done in a south to north direction. For warriors the other way, especially the end.

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35.6 km

Singletrack Through Ferns

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The southern part climbs really hard, even on electric. But the single is super nice!

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51.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.6 km

11.1 km

4.95 km

3.26 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

25.7 km

17.2 km

5.81 km

2.95 km

193 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Wednesday 28 October

16°C

2°C

0 %

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Expect light wind and shifting conditions.

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Comments

September 3, 2023,La Ballancourtoise 2023 😃👍🏼

Another great session of this top hike, even if it still hurts your paws at the end... a return hike too, after the summer break 😅
With test of the Scorpion XC RC pro wall tires in 2.2 top, its grip is amazing👌🏼
What can we say about this hike, more than every time, great hike to do absolutely but …

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June 19, 2022,Nos sentiers préférés 🤩

There's going to be a lot of work this summer to clear brambles and fallen trees to prepare for the Ballancourtoise 2022...

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April 18, 2022,Sortie singles à VTT en évitant les raidards

Out alone at my own pace this morning following as many singles in the area as possible and avoiding the steeps.
Spring is here, the forests are magnificent. So many photos to immortalize these landscapes.

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September 4, 2022,La verte Ballancourtoise 2022 70km 😃

This Sunday, as announced, it was the Ballancourt club hike, but this time on a mountain bike 😉
This is my second participation in this hike and as for my first edition (in 2021), I had a blast!!
Their great course does not have a strong figure in KM with 70 announced but it is a tough and demanding 70 …

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May 8, 2022,Sortie VTT avec les copains de Ballancourt

Nice outing with the Ballancourt friends on our usual trails from Ballancourt to Videlles via Les Avaux.

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May 11, 2025,Belle sortie VTT avec les copains (beaucoup de copains)

I took the lead of the group without knowing who was coming, and when I turned around a little further, I realized there were 15 of them in my wake!
I wanted to get some singles, so we lost them regularly!
The group nevertheless made it back in one piece. We only narrowly escaped losing Jean-Marie, who, completely jetlagged from …

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