Parisis Water Tower – Rinvals Wood loop from Argenteuil

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6.40km

90m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 12, 2026

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2.64 km

Parisis Water Tower

Highlight • Monument

slope at 15% to get there from the banks of the seine on narrow and rolling roads. beginners refrain

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The Green Spaces Agency has just completed the development of the Belvédère des Rinvals.

This platform, overlooking the surroundings of the Buttes du Parisis, has had the particularity of housing, since 2018, two book trees. The principle, supported by the Val Parisis agglomeration community, is unprecedented in regional forests. It is inspired by book boxes, in which everyone is free to pick up and drop off books.

The site has had some success, used by fans of the "travel book" or simply for a reading stop in the middle of nature ... the installation of benches and wooden logs is appreciated!

How to get there?

The Belvédère des Rinvals is located halfway up the Buttes du Parisis, near the Maison forestières des Rinvals (offices of the Green Spaces Agency). It is accessible:

via the Sente des Rinvals, from the chemin des Regards, in Franconville (5 minutes on foot)
from the Chemin des Crêtes (10-minute walk), parallel to the RD102 strategic road, crossing the Buttes du Parisis from east to west
from the RD102 strategic road, in Cormeilles-en-Parisis (15 minutes on foot). Take the path opposite the entrance to CAT La Montagne. Small signboards then line the path to the belvedere.

It is advisable to put on good shoes: the last section of the access path to the belvedere has some small differences in height.

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