# The Gorges de Franchard

What to do en Fontainebleau · Fontainebleau

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/things-to-do/franchard-gorges · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Duración: 2 h
- Temporada: All year
- Para quién: Families with children who walk; shoes with a sole

Walk · 2 h · free · chaos of sandstone rocks and heathland west of the town

A landscape of piled-up sandstone blocks, pines and heather, with viewpoints over the dry valley and paths that wind among the rocks. It is the place where you best understand why boulderers come from all over the world to Fontainebleau. Children love scrambling up the lower rocks.
Before you go
Before setting out, check the map of open sectors at the tourist office: after the fires there are closed areas in the forest. You need a car to reach the forest car parks. Bring water; there are no fountains.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Coordenadas: 48.40812, 2.62024

## Cerca de aquí

- [Barbizon and the painters' museum at the Auberge Ganne](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/things-to-do/barbizon-and-the-painters-museum), a 4.4 km
- [L'Axel](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/where-to-eat/l-axel), a 5.7 km
- [Hôtel & Spa Napoléon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/where-to-stay/hotel-napoleon), a 5.9 km
- [Le Cadran, at the Hôtel Napoléon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/where-to-eat/le-cadran), a 5.9 km
- [The Palace of Fontainebleau, from Francis I to Napoleon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/things-to-do/fontainebleau-palace), a 5.9 km
- [Introduction to bouldering in the Forest of Fontainebleau](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/things-to-do/bouldering-introduction-in-the-forest), a 6.0 km
- [The palace gardens and the Carp Pond](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/things-to-do/gardens-and-grand-parterre), a 6.2 km
- [Gina, at the Hôtel de Cavoye](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau/where-to-eat/gina), a 6.2 km

## Consejos

### Shoes with a good sole
Sandstone is abrasive and the sand on the ground is loose.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Where are the Gorges de Franchard?
West of Fontainebleau, in the heart of the forest, about 6 km from the town.

### Are they difficult?
The main paths are easy; scrambling on the rocks is up to you.

Destino: [Fontainebleau](https://www.geocalia.com/en/france/ile-de-france/fontainebleau.md)