Longueville: Hiking and Culture

Four hiking routes in Longueville differ in distance, approximate duration and starting point. Together with the railway site and the Chapelle de Lourps, they offer different starting points for planning your trip. You can first choose a route based on how much time you have, then take the starting point and other attractions into account. For the chapel, a visit by prior arrangement is also important.

Hiking: comparing four routes

“Les hauts de Chalmaison” and “Le vallon des Méances” start at Longueville SNCF station. The first hike is 15.6 km long, takes approximately four hours and is of moderate difficulty. The second covers 14 km, takes approximately three and a half hours and is also moderately difficult. Both have the same starting point and difficulty level, but differ in distance and approximate time required. The difference between the distances is 1.6 km; the estimated times differ by approximately half an hour. This lets you weigh up two routes with similar time requirements based on these specific differences.

“Les rougers” starts at Place du 8 Mai in Longueville. The route is 7.6 km long, takes approximately two hours and has an elevation gain of 70 m. Of the four hikes, it is the shortest in both distance and estimated time; the elevation gain adds another point of comparison to the distance. “Les trois villages” starts at Longueville station and is 15 km long, with an approximate duration of four hours. Compared with “Les hauts de Chalmaison,” it is just 0.6 km shorter, while both are estimated to take around four hours.

For planning purposes, the estimated times are approximately two, three and a half, and four hours. “Les rougers” is the shortest option, “Le vallon des Méances” falls in between, and “Les hauts de Chalmaison” and “Les trois villages” are each estimated to take around four hours. The times are approximate; before setting out, also check the local conditions on each route.

Railway site and Chapelle de Lourps

The Longueville railway site is experienced as a “living museum”: visitors pass through an active workplace rather than just walking past display cases. This gives the visit a different focus from the Chapelle de Lourps, whose wall paintings offer insights into several centuries.

The Chapelle de Lourps reopened to the public in 1998 after twelve years of restoration. Its wall paintings date from the 13th, 15th and 17th centuries. The paintings therefore span several centuries and provide a historical point of interest alongside the active workplace of the railway site.

According to the 2025–2026 visitor guide, visits to the Chapelle de Lourps are possible only by prior arrangement. Confirm this requirement before your visit. This makes clear the difference between the historical reopening and the current visitor policy: the chapel reopened in 1998, while visits must be arranged in advance.

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