Wednesday 25 November from Cesson to Melun

Our walk on November 25 will be led by Daniel Perot. Here is his information.

Dear Hikers,

As announced, this Wednesday 25 November we'll continue our walk on the GR2, which will take us from Cesson to Melun. The distance is 16.5 km, about four and a quarter hours.

For those who would like a shorter walk, they can catch an RER D train back to Paris at the station of Mée sur Seine. In that case the distance is 12.5 Km and the time an hour less.

Comme annoncé... ce mercredi 25 novembre, nous continuerons notre parcours sur le GR2 qui nous mènera de Cesson à Melun. La distance sera de 16,5 kilomètres (durée : 4h15).

Pour les marcheurs qui le souhaitent, ils pourront écourter ce parcours en regagnant la gare du Mée-sur-Seine sur la ligne RER D, pour rejoindre Paris. La distance sera de 12,5 kilomètres (durée : 3h15).

This week our walk will be a continuation of last week's lovely hike on the GR2. We hope that the trains will be running normally.

Getting there

Take the RER D at Châtelet Les Halles at 10.19 or at the Gare de Lyon at 10.23 towards Melun (train ZUCO). The arrival station is Cesson (zone 6) at 11:05. Buy a one-way ticket as the return will be from a different station.

Acheter un ticket simple, le retour s'effectuera par une autre gare.

If you are coming from the suburbs into Paris and out again to Cesson, a Mobilis ticket for six zones is somewhat cheaper than purchasing separate tickets.

We'll meet on the way into town, rue de Verdun, and not in the large parking lot on the other side of the station.

Return

Trains are frequent from Le Mée and even more so from Melun.

Trains fréquents depuis le Mée sur Seine (RER D) et Melun (RER D + trains).

Bring a picnic lunch, water, good shoes and rain gear, just in case.

Please email or call Daniel if you wish to go on the walk.
Email: daniel.perot@free.fr

He would appreciate your cell phone number if you have one or your home phone if not.

Daniel - 09 50 56 65 26 - 01 45 90 65 26.
Mobile (only the day of the walk): 06 99 20 70 79.

C U Wed HH (Happy Hikers).

Recent IDF Walks

Sue Medsger has kindly sent us some pictures taken on some recent outings with Ile de France Walks. Here they are.

As for all the other pictures on this site, click on the picture to see it full size.

The first three photos are from 7 October (between Garches and Meudon).




The fourth is from 14 October (between St Quentin and Jouy en Josas).


The following 5 were taken 28 October (Forêt de Rosny sur Seine).










The last one was taken 4 November (between Verneuil Vernouillet and Vaux sur Seine).

Wednesday 18 November, the GR2 at Seine Port

Dear Hikers,

On November 18 and November 25, Daniel Perot will lead our next two walks along the GR2 near Melun. This "Grande Randonnée" hiking trail extends from Dijon to Le Havre, passing through Paris on the way. It is a section in the department of Seine-et-Marne (77) that we will discover on our next two hikes.

This Wednesday, November 18, we will walk 16 kilometres, along the Seine, in the forest, and discover the village of Seine-Port.

Ce mercredi 18 novembre, c'est un parcours de 16 kilomètres que nous effectuerons, en partie le long de la Seine, en forêt et en traversant le village de Seine-Port.

Getting there

Take the RER D at Châtelet les-Halles at 10:07 or at the Gare de Lyon at 10:12, direction to Melun, train ZIPE. Meet on the platform. The arrival station is Le Plessis Chênet- at 10:57. Purchase a one-way ticket as the return will be from a different station.

Acheter un ticket simple, le retour s'effectuera par une autre gare. Zone tarifaire 6.

Return

Gare de Cesson 16:28 (arrivée à Châtelet Les Halles à 17:14) Later trains at 16:43, 16:58 etc.

Bring a picnic lunch, water, good shoes and rain gear, just in case.

Please email or call Daniel if you wish to go on the walk.

Email: daniel.perot@free.fr

He would appreciate your cell phone number if you have one or your home phone if not.

• Daniel - 09 50 56 65 26 - 01 45 90 65 26.
• Mobile (only the day of the walk): 06 99 20 70 79.

See you Wednesday!

Wednesday 11 November, park to park along the Seine

Hello all walkers who are in France:

On Wednesday 11 November I would like to lead you for a walk on which we will cross three parks along the Seine:

• Parc Andre Citroën
• Parc Départemental de l'Ile Saint Germain
• Parc de Saint-Cloud

The meeting place for us will be in the RER C station Javel in the 15th arrondissement. There I will be waiting for you from 9.45. We will start walking at 10 am.

I count on arriving at the destination, metro station Boulogne Pont de St Cloud, around 12.30. There you can decide whether to go to the metro or have a 'communal luncheon' in the Brasserie des Arts where I will reserve a table.

As always: bring something to drink and snack and wear the appropriate shoes and clothes. We will not have a sit down picnic on this walk.

If you are planning to come, please let me know by mail mdavidault@gmail.com. I look forward to seeing friends old and new...

A bientôt -

Martina David-Ault

Wednesday 4 November in the forest of Hautil

This week we will have another chance to admire fall foliage in a forest near the Seine, this time closer to Paris. We will cover 14 kilometers beginning at Verneuil-Vernouillet and ending in Vaux-sur-Seine, passing through the Hautil Forest where will will see remains of the gypsum quarries that were active from the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century.

We will stop to admire the church at Triel (13th-16th c.) dedicated to St. Martin. It was a stop on one of the pilgrimage routes to St. Jacques de Compostella. The stained glass windows are admirable. Claude will lead this walk. Here is his information:

Cette randonnée de 14 km et 300 m de dénivelé nous permettra, après avoir longé la base de loisirs de Verneuil et traversé la Seine, de découvrir la curieuse église de Triel, de continuer à travers la forêt de Hautil et de surplomber la vallée de la Seine jusqu'à Vaux-sur-Seine.

Aller :

Gare St Lazare 9h23 train MALA en direction de Mantes la Jolie. Arrivée à Verneuil Vernouillet à 9h51 où je vous attendrai.

Retour :

Gare de Vaux sur Seine à 15h50 train PUCA pour arriver gare St Lazare à 16h40.

N'oubliez pas votre pique-nique.

Claude
06 84 14 55 35

Wednesday 28 October in the forest at Rosny sur Seine

We will finish the month of October with a lovely hike led by Claude in the Forest of Rosny, one of the biggest forests in the northwest Yvelines, located just downriver from Mantes La Jolie. As you will read below, the hike will be 18 km. long and will have a 450 meter elevation change.

Claude will meet us at the SNCF station of Mantes la Jolie at 9:39 and will take us to the bus which will bring us to our trailhead at Rosny sur Seine. Here is his information:

Randonnée automnale autour de la forêt de Rosny sur Seine

Au XVIe siècle cette forêt faisait partie du domaine de la famille de Sully, conseiller du roi Henri IV. Je vous propose donc de parcourir cette forêt très vallonnée à partir du petit village de Rosny sur Seine et de profiter des premières couleurs de l'automne.
Le parcours fait 18 km avec un dénivelé de 450 m.

Parcours aller :

• Departure : Gare St Lazare 9h07 - train 51001 direction Evreux, direct jusqu'à Mantes la Jolie (zone 6) arrivée à 9h39.
• Sortir de la gare côté Mantes la Jolie (direction nord) où je vous attendrai.
• Bus TAM R2 à 9h47 jusqu'à l'arrêt Saint-Charles de Rosny-sur-Seine à 9h58.

Parcours retour :

• Gare de Rosny sur Seine 17h51 - train 5016 pour Mantes la Jolie arrivée à 17h56.
• Gare de Mantes la Jolie 18h08 - train 124 direct Paris St Lazare arrivée à 18h40.

N'oubliez pas votre pique-nique.

See you on Wednesday with a picnic and rain gear !

In case of any problem, 06 84 14 55 35.

Walk 21 October at Fontainebleau

Dear Hikers,

This week, October 21, Ellen Vivet will again lead a walk in the beautiful Forêt de Fontainebleau.


The train leaves the Gare de Lyon at 10:05, destination Montargis, arriving at Fontainebleau-Avon at 10:40. Return trains are twice an hour.


If you have a car and are willing to drive down, we could vary the route, which, as usual, will be determined by the number of cars vs the number of people.


Ellen especially requests that everybody intending to come should contact her at ellenvivet@me.com and everybody with a cell phone should give Ellen their cell number. This is especially important since there is construction work around the station at Fontainebleau Avon.


See you on Wednesday!