Sports and leisure activities Châteauneuf-En-Thymerais

For more than 20 kilometres, the hikers tour the forest of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais. In this circuit, land and water blend with the Blaise valley and canopy cover. By crossing the area, the two pyramids were used as benchmarks for the fox hunters as well as the water mills of Saint-Ange-et-Torçay and Fontaine-les-Ribouts. In the immediate vicinity of this promenade in Saulnières, accommodation of several kinds, including a campsite, is available.

On the edge of the forest of Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, an invigorating family walk will take you to the discovery of the archery route of 24 targets. You can eat on-site for 15 € or picnic for € 8. In a farmhouse, there is a cozy and comfortable room for 3 people. Gîte de France 3 ears. Rates: 35 € to 47 € depending on the number of people, breakfast included. Guest table on reservation, at 17 € per meal.

An open-air swimming pool which was opened near the forest. Ideal in summer to refresh after a good hike through wood. Briefs are not allowed, so bathing suits are mandatory.

This miniature golf takes place in the sports park and near the football stadium used for the weekend games. Rates remain variable. Call ahead for all information.

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.

Diving in the Thymerais. Between Dreux and Normandy, about kilometres from Chartres, the forest of Châteauneuf is a pleasant landscape for a mountain bike ride as the "Châteauneuf Forest" route proposes. The Royal Alley or the Tour de France allows to find vestiges of the th century when the mills or forges present north of the journey, towards Saint-Ange-et-Torçay or Fontaine-les-Ribouts, remember that the Eure and Loir was also an industrial land. This story is also identifiable on the circuit of the Blaise Valley around Maillebois and Blévy.