What to do in Fontainebleau forest
Fontainebleau Forest: The Must-Do Activities
Fontainebleau Forest: The Popular Sport activities
Fontainebleau Forest: What to do when you get there?
Welcome to Bouldering paradise !
Located a mere 1 hour drive from Paris, the Fontainebleau forest is a landmark destination for the Paris region unhabitants as well as for tourists from the world over. Covering a large area of c. 200 km² when including its sister forest of Les Trois Pignons in the West, the Fontainebleau forest and its region has a rich history, and not only in the world of outdoor sports.
It is notably famous for hosting the Barbizon impressionist painting school at the end of the 19th century with painters taking their inspiration at the beautiful and varied landscape offered by the forest.
The Fontainebleau area landscape was indeed shaped by its special geological history. Million years ago, it was indeed entirely covered by a closed sea which created a huge sediment layer, and left the area with a sandy ground layer of more than 50m, unique in the region. Sand then agglomerated and created a huge chaos of sandstone boulders which spans much of the forest. The special ground also created a forest with a great variety of tree species with oaks, Scots pines, birches and beeches whilst the sandy grounds are covered by by heathers. Fontainebleau is definately one of the most beautiful forest in France.
But it is with its many sandstone boulders that the area became a favourite with outdoor enthusiasts. With literally thousands of rocks of all size and levels, it quickly became a major site for the Parisian alpinists who wanted to train for alpine ascents. But the area's popularity developed in the 80's when bouldering became a sport in itself, and many claim that bouldering was really invented here.
Today, climbing enthusiasts come from the entire world to discover the biggest and most developed bouldering area in the world, and climb the famous routes in well-known sites such as Bas-Cuvier, Dame Jouanne or Roche aux Sabots to mention a few. Very close to Paris, and surrounded by beautiful French villages anc cities with great touristic interest such as Barbizon and Fontainebleau, the forest is really a magical spot to mix outdoors with culture, and one that the whole family can enjoy.
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Fontainebleau Forest: What to do when you get there?
Welcome to Bouldering paradise !
Located a mere 1 hour drive from Paris, the Fontainebleau forest is a landmark destination for the Paris region unhabitants as well as for tourists from the world over. Covering a large area of c. 200 km² when including its sister forest of Les Trois Pignons in the West, the Fontainebleau forest and its region has a rich history, and not only in the world of outdoor sports.
It is notably famous for hosting the Barbizon impressionist painting school at the end of the 19th century with painters taking their inspiration at the beautiful and varied landscape offered by the forest.
The Fontainebleau area landscape was indeed shaped by its special geological history. Million years ago, it was indeed entirely covered by a closed sea which created a huge sediment layer, and left the area with a sandy ground layer of more than 50m, unique in the region. Sand then agglomerated and created a huge chaos of sandstone boulders which spans much of the forest. The special ground also created a forest with a great variety of tree species with oaks, Scots pines, birches and beeches whilst the sandy grounds are covered by by heathers. Fontainebleau is definately one of the most beautiful forest in France.
But it is with its many sandstone boulders that the area became a favourite with outdoor enthusiasts. With literally thousands of rocks of all size and levels, it quickly became a major site for the Parisian alpinists who wanted to train for alpine ascents. But the area's popularity developed in the 80's when bouldering became a sport in itself, and many claim that bouldering was really invented here.
Today, climbing enthusiasts come from the entire world to discover the biggest and most developed bouldering area in the world, and climb the famous routes in well-known sites such as Bas-Cuvier, Dame Jouanne or Roche aux Sabots to mention a few. Very close to Paris, and surrounded by beautiful French villages anc cities with great touristic interest such as Barbizon and Fontainebleau, the forest is really a magical spot to mix outdoors with culture, and one that the whole family can enjoy.
All spots in France
- A
- Aix-en-Provence 3 activities
- Aix-les-Bains 1 activity
- Albertville 1 activity
- Albiez-Montrond, Les Sybelles 2 activities
- Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine 8 activities
- Alsace 1 activity
- Anglet 7 activities
- Annecy 51 activities
- Annemasse 2 activities
- Antibes 20 activities
- Arcachon 11 activities
- Ardeche 40 activities
- Argelès-sur-Mer 3 activities
- Ariege 28 activities
- Aude 9 activities
- Audierne Bay 3 activities
- Auron 1 activity
- Auxerre 3 activities
- Avallon 1 activity
- Aveyron 8 activities
- Avignon 1 activity
- Avoriaz, Portes du Soleil 7 activities
- B
- Bagenelles ski resort 1 activity
- Bagneres-de-Bigorre 4 activities
- Bagnères-de-Luchon 13 activities
- Baie de Somme 3 activities
- Barèges 3 activities
- Belle-Île-en-Mer 3 activities
- Bessans, Haute Maurienne 9 activities
- Biarritz 14 activities
- Bidart 4 activities
- Biscarrosse 10 activities
- Bonneval-sur-Arc, Haute Maurienne 4 activities
- Bordeaux 6 activities
- Bourges 1 activity
- Breil-sur-Roya 18 activities
- Brest 5 activities
- Bretignolles-sur-Mer 2 activities
- Briançon 7 activities
- Brianconn 1 activity
- C
- Caen 2 activities
- Calanques 7 activities
- Cannes 11 activities
- Capbreton 5 activities
- Cap Ferret 2 activities
- Cassis 1 activity
- Cauterets 5 activities
- Céret 8 activities
- Cessenon-sur-Orb 1 activity
- Cevennes National Park 11 activities
- Chambéry 5 activities
- Chamonix Mont-Blanc 41 activities
- Chamrousse 9 activities
- Chartreuse Mountains 1 activity
- Châtel, Portes du Soleil 1 activity
- Claudon 2 activities
- Clécy 4 activities
- Clermont-Ferrand 4 activities
- Courchevel, Les Trois Vallées 11 activities
- Crozon Peninsula 3 activities
- D
- Deauville 1 activity
- Dijon 7 activities
- Dordogne 5 activities
- Drusenheim 1 activity
- Dunkirk 1 activity
- E
- Ecrins National Park 3 activities
- Embrun 1 activity
- Exermont 2 activities
- Eygliers 1 activity
- F
- Flaine, Le Grand Massif 10 activities
- Fontainebleau Forest 7 activities
- Font Romeu 10 activities
- Forest of Sénart 1 activity
- Fréjus 6 activities
- G
- H
- Haute-Loire 2 activities
- Hautes-Pyrénées 15 activities
- Hendaye 13 activities
- Hérault 3 activities
- Hossegor 6 activities
- Hyeres 24 activities
- I
- Indre 1 activity
- Isola 2000 1 activity
- J
- L
- La Baule 7 activities
- Labenne 2 activities
- Lacanau 2 activities
- La Clusaz 1 activity
- La Clusaz, Massif des Aravis 9 activities
- La Grave 8 activities
- Lake Bourget, Aix les Bains 10 activities
- Lake Magne 2 activities
- Lake Serre Ponçon 14 activities
- La Mongie 1 activity
- La Plagne, Paradiski 7 activities
- La Quillane 1 activity
- Laragne-Montéglin 2 activities
- La Rochelle 5 activities
- La Roche-sur-Yon 6 activities
- Laruns 6 activities
- La Tranche sur Mer 14 activities
- Le Barcarès 1 activity
- Le Corbier, Les Sybelles 1 activity
- Le Grand-Bornand, Massif des Aravis 4 activities
- Le Havre 5 activities
- Le Lioran 1 activity
- Le Neubourg 1 activity
- Le Porge 1 activity
- Les 7 Laux 9 activities
- Les Angles 3 activities
- Les Arcs, Paradiski 7 activities
- Les Carroz, Le Grand Massif 2 activities
- Les Deux Alpes 3 activities
- Les Gets 1 activity
- Les Gets, Portes du Soleil 5 activities
- Les Orres 6 activities
- Les Saisies 1 activity
- Les Sybelles 3 activities
- Leucate 4 activities
- Lille 5 activities
- Lourdes 8 activities
- Luz Saint Sauveur 3 activities
- Lyon 7 activities
- M
- Mâcon 1 activity
- Malafretaz 1 activity
- Marseille 11 activities
- Martigues 3 activities
- Maubeuge 1 activity
- Megève, Evasion Mont Blanc 11 activities
- Mercantour National Park 8 activities
- Meribel, Les Trois Vallées 5 activities
- Métabief 1 activity
- Meyrignac-l'Église 1 activity
- Millau 13 activities
- Moliets et Maa 2 activities
- Monetier, Serre-Chevalier 3 activities
- Mont Bouquet 1 activity
- Montgirod Centron 7 activities
- Montpellier 10 activities
- Mont-Saint-Michel 5 activities
- Montsauche-les-Settons 1 activity
- Mont Ventoux 6 activities
- Morbihan 3 activities
- Morvan 7 activities
- Morzine, Portes du Soleil 12 activities
- Mount Canigou 3 activities
- Moûtier, Les Trois Vallées 1 activity
- N
- O
- Oleron Island 2 activities
- Omaha Beach 8 activities
- Ossau valley 8 activities
- P
- Paris 42 activities
- Pau 2 activities
- Perros-Guirec 4 activities
- Pic du Midi de Bigorre 1 activity
- Pointe de La Torche 6 activities
- Poitiers 4 activities
- Pornichet 2 activities
- Prades 10 activities
- Pra Loup, Espace Lumière 3 activities
- Puy de Dome 1 activity
- Pyrenees 1 activity
- Pyrénées Atlantiques 4 activities
- Pyrénées Orientales 10 activities
- Q
- R
- Réserve Cerbère - Banyuls 3 activities
- Risoul, La Forêt Blanche 10 activities
- Rouen 3 activities
- Royan 3 activities
- S
- Saillans 1 activity
- Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer 4 activities
- Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine 1 activity
- Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert 2 activities
- Saint-Jeures 2 activities
- Saint-Lary-Soulan 29 activities
- Saint-Symphorien-sur-Couze 1 activity
- Saint-Victor-Montvianeix 1 activity
- Sallanches 5 activities
- Samoëns, Le Grand Massif 8 activities
- Saumur 2 activities
- Seignosse 7 activities
- Seilhac 2 activities
- Sentenac-de-Sérou 1 activity
- Serre Chevalier 18 activities
- Sisteron 1 activity
- Somme 2 activities
- Sorde-l'Abbaye 3 activities
- Soulac-sur-Mer 3 activities
- Souleuvre Viaduct 4 activities
- St Jean de Luz 2 activities
- T
- Tallard 1 activity
- Tarascon-sur-Ariège 9 activities
- Thonon-les-Bains 9 activities
- Thuès-Entre-Valls 1 activity
- Tignes, Espace Killy 24 activities
- Toulon 2 activities
- Toulouse 5 activities
- Tours 7 activities
- U
- Uzès 3 activities
- V
- Val Cenis, Haute Maurienne 10 activities
- Val d'Arly 1 activity
- Val d'Isère, Espace Killy 13 activities
- Valfréjus, Haute Maurienne 4 activities
- Vallouise 1 activity
- Valmorel, Le Grand Domaine 3 activities
- Val Thorens, Les Trois Vallées 11 activities
- Vars 1 activity
- Vars, La Forêt Blanche 12 activities
- Verdon Gorge 49 activities
- Vienne 2 activities
- Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains 2 activities
- Vosges 8 activities
- W
- Wissant 2 activities