Forests
Research 5 forests within weekend reach of Orléans, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.
Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Orléans. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.
Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Orléans. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.
Ordered by straight-line distance from Orléans, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km, day-trip distance is up to 120 km.
Forest of Orléans is a large state forest immediately northeast of the city. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forest of Orléans, about 22 km (14 mi) from Orléans
Image credit: Image: travail personnel (own work) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Forêt de Montargis is a forest reachable from Orléans as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt de Montargis, about 68 km (42 mi) from Orléans
Image credit: Image: François GOGLINS / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Commanderie Forest is a forest reachable from Orléans as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Commanderie Forest, about 71 km (44 mi) from Orléans
Image credit: Image: Rémih / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Forêt de Dourdan is a national forest reachable from Orléans as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — Forêt de Dourdan, about 72 km (45 mi) from Orléans
Image credit: Image: Cryptic91 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
forest of Fontainebleau is a national forest reachable from Orleans as a nearby nature destination. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.
View place — forest of Fontainebleau, about 79 km (49 mi) from Orléans
Image credit: Image: Thesupermat / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0