Hiking and Walking in France
Day Hikes near Paris Hiking in Paris – Verrière Forest For our week-end day hiking near Paris, we were off to the Verrière Forest in the south of Paris – a trip that stands in stark contrast to our previous week’s excursion in more than one way. We were less lucky with the weather, for…
Guest Post: Easy hiking in France by Thomas Dowson There is no better place to bring easy hiking, culture and stunning scenery together than along the Upper Normandy coastline in France. Here, in that part of Normandy north of the Seine River, you will find dramatic white chalky cliffs with pebble beaches and small fishing…
Day hikes near Paris A Day Hike near Paris in St Germain-en-Laye Interesting day hikes can be found anywhere, even in Paris. Here’s one, where we set out to the western suburbs of Le Pecq and St Germain-en-Laye. It is a fairly urban walk – you will have mainly asphalt under your feet, not grass – and quite…
St Germain en Laye Over the weekend, taking advantage of the last mild days before winter temperatures set in, we went on an easy hike in St Germain en Laye, a few minutes by train from Paris. The short hiking trail was around the Chateau de St Germain en Laye. To wind up the hike, we chose to…