Medieval town of Dourdan – Château de Dourdan loop from Dourdan

Medieval town of Dourdan – Château de Dourdan loop from Dourdan

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Medieval town of Dourdan – Château de Dourdan loop from Dourdan

01:48

27.7km

270m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.95 km for 74 m

Waypoints

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Train Station

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874 m

Dourdan Lighthouse

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A maritime beacon in the middle of the crossroads.

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6.27 km

Church of Our Lady of the Nativity of the Virgin

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The original building is a castle chapel. The church is built in the twelfth century. The building was extended in the 15th century. The Heritage Foundation evokes seven phases of construction from the eleventh century to the sixteenth century.
Since a decree of August 27, 1953, the church has been listed as a historical monument.
The building retains a tombstone from 1512, an 18th-century high altar and 19th-century stained glass windows.

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11.4 km

Villeconin Castle

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14th century castle. Now a manor, it is listed in the inventory of historic monuments.

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11.4 km

Villeconin

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22.0 km

Côte de Dourdan

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Coast of two kilometers winding through small forests very pleasant to ride.

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26.8 km

Medieval town of Dourdan

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This square is really nice with the church, the cobbled square and the hall without forgetting the castle

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26.9 km

Château de Dourdan

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The Château de Dourdan is an old fortified castle dating from the 13th century. The remains stand in the former province of Hurepoix, the current town of Dourdan in the department of Essonne, forty-six kilometers south-west of Paris.

Completed around 1222 by Philippe Auguste, this castle succeeded a wooden building dating from Hugues Capet. The plan is regular with a wide moat, round towers, a defensive gatehouse, a vast central courtyard bordered by the royal residence and a chapel. Dourdan is one of the only fortresses in the Ile-de-France region that has retained most of its structures: keep, towers, dry ditches...

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26.9 km

Saint-Germain-d'Auxerre Church of Dourdan

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A Catholic parish church dedicated to Saint Germain of Auxerre, positioned in the town center facing the castle on Place du Général-de-Gaulle. Construction began in 1150 under the canons of Saint-Chéron and was completed in the 12th century, though the building endured significant damage during the Hundred Years' War and Wars of Religion before being restored.

The church has been classified as a historical monument since 1967 and measures fifty meters in length with its north spire reaching fifty meters in height.

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