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One of the few public wooded areas in the region. You have to go to Saint-Jean, one of the oldest neighborhoods of Chartres, to enter the Bois des Gâts. Under the trees, the walk offers the necessary shade. Athletes, you can try the health course that characterises the paths. Nature lovers will find their account by observing the birds on the positions set up by the association Eure-et-Loir Nature.

From St. Martin's Church to the Museum-School, the place of the church of Unverre has several remarkable places to discover and visit. Built in the th century, the church attracts the eye with its wooden canopy covering the entrance of the building. On the other hand, the steeple rises very high in the village sky on several floors. In front of St. Martin's Church, the museum-school offers a dive in the "Autrefois of yesteryear" with exhibits on the history of grain grains in the Perch-Gouet or on the life of schoolchildren in the 1900 s. After the visits, it is possible to stretch your legs with the walk beneath the trees which leads to a picnic area and a terrain terrain.

Athletic 3 Tours is an athletics club based in Tours. The club has various sections, including school and local sections. It also has a medical center and a club store. The club's website provides information on news, competition results, club records and photo galleries. The club also organizes its own sporting events.

One of the features of this tour circuit is the old Garnet bog at Garnet. Consisting of decomposed plants, this water plan feeds the valley of Voise, the river that winds then in the village and in the next village of Levainville. At the north and south end of the promenade, the mills of Poissac and Longreau are some of the outstanding points in this wooded area, not to mention that of Lonceux, converted into a guest house. It takes more than 3 hours to travel 13 kilometres from this circuit.

8 th edition in 2009. The test takes place in early April. For the runners, the real ones, a little more than 42 kilometers in loop around Cheverny, the marathon of the country of castles.

When you finish the walk of the banks of the Eure, the Shiny ponds extend under the eyes of walkers. Around the water plan, a short path along the woods that can be crossed and discovered. On the other hand, the Equestrian Club of the Chimes opens its headway and the noise of hooves rings above the ponds. As soon as a ray of sunshine appears, the edges of the pond are very pleasant for a good nap.

This hiking trail begins in the village of Amilly. Roman city, then step on the chemin de Sully, which supported its castle of Villebon at the return of the courtyard of Henri IV, Amilly went through eras. The church church, in particular, allows to project the th and th centuries by discovering the murals that are housed there. After visiting the church, it is possible to follow the hiking path towards Ouerray and the Mare to the pigs in the south-east, or to the Mare du Croc in the north. In all these places, and throughout the course, panels provide explanations about the history, fauna and flora of these areas.

From Bailleau-l'Evêque, two hiking paths allow to discover the valley of the Eure. The first, 8 kilometres south of the town, is called the road to the Louis XIV River, other name of the canal of the Eure which was supposed to link Pontgouin to Versailles passing through Maintenon. This route allows you to discover the section of this channel passing between Bailleau and Amilly. The other hiking route, 11 km, passes north of Bailleau-l'Bishop. It allows to discover the castle of Levesville, which does not visit but which deserves a glance, and is spotted by the bounds of the jurisdiction of the bishop of the place when the region was governed by the Chapter.

From the place of the town hall of Briconville, three walks, ranging from 4 km to 8 kilometres, allow you to discover some of the remarkable sites in the surrounding area. Among them, a picnic site to spend a quiet moment in a country place, the former Louis XIV canal, the old calvary on the promenade of Tessouville… Also note that an exit in the vicinity of Bailleau-the Bishop allows to discover the fauna and flora of the valley of the Eure.

The village of Cintray extends to the west of Amilly and the hiking trail allows you to discover the little jewels it contains. Among them, the Mare in the Saint or the park allows the village to deserve its two flowers in the competition of flower villages. By pushing a walk a little further, the wood of Du is a pleasant place to discover, as is the wood of Mande. Panels are arranged on the route with explanations about the fauna and flora living in these places.

It is called the Promenade Valley parkway. Between the village of Fresnay-le-Gilmert and the hamlet of Sénarmont, on 7,5 km, the path borrows a part of the path of Santiago between Chartres and Dreux. On the route, it is possible to discover the church Saint-Just of the th century, the Croix de la Pierre-Pohon and the Place du Calvary. The Devil Valley, which gives its name to the promenade, is in fact a ditch that must be crossed to the Bois bridges by walking close to the cereal fields that extend out of sight in that part of the department. 

At the beginning of the church of St. Christopher, along the road of Flacey, it is possible to follow a pleasant and invigorating walk along the Loir. After leaving the road at a roundabout near the bridge that allows you to enter the town, the banks of the river, grass and sheltered by trees, allow to walk over several kilometres. At the beginning of the road, a beautiful stone wash invites you to take a look.

The least we can say is that the church Saint-Etienne de Meslay-le-Vidame is worth a detour. With its Doric inspiring columns worthy of Greek temples, the religious edifice attracts the eye when you go ahead. And this falls well because the church is one of the remarkable buildings of Meslay-le-Vidame and one of the stages of the discovery circuit of 8 kilometres that crosses the town and joins the little chapel of Andeville, to the east of Chartres road. After the church, walkers can see the castle of Meslay, the former home of local lords.

The hiking path around the Loir for about 3,5 kilometres goes from mill to mill. The Courgain is the most impressive and is the starting point of the walk which makes a loop: still active, it is placed between several old buildings. At the other end, the mill of Battereau is a private property and is only visible from the road. While walking, you will discover species of birds and specific plants of these wetlands and tree-lined areas.

The village of Langey is linked on behalf of two French poets: from Birthplace and Rabelais. This 11 kilometre circuit is therefore part of the house of the latter, which was built next to the local castle. It also makes it possible to close to the church of the commune before discovering other remains of the feudal seigneury like barn under the tithes. This large building in length dates back to the th century. Finally, the promenade takes the walkers to Mersantes, a former local head-site.

From Châteauneuf to Saint-Maixme-Hauterive and from Jaudrais to Torçay, the forest of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais covers over 1730 hectares. The ideal place to observe wood animals and to introduce to forestry, taking into account tree tree essences in the forest, the Thymerais area is also a testimony to the region's royal past. Hikers in the forest will be able to walk through the royal driveway or walk around the King's or France's circle. In these places you will also discover some kinds of stone obelisks, surprising in the heart of wood but real, which dates from the th century and which probably served as ralliement for fox hunters.