The second option this week will be the Circuit Denecourt-Colinet number 11, in the Forêt de Fontainebleau and will be led by Mary Lynne. This itinerary is the last one that Jean-Francois Denecourt published (1867) and which he considered one of the loveliest of the forest. It encompasses the Long Rocher and the Rocher des Etroitures. Denecourt spent a good part of his life making known the beauties of the forest to the general public and was nicknamed “Sylvain” de la Forêt de Fontainebleau by Théophile Gautier. Charles Colinet continued Denecourt’s work.
Our walk will be about 16 km with an altitude change of 400 m. There are several rather steep climbs but nothing requiring special skill. It will take at least 4 hours to do the whole circuit to which we need to add another couple of hours for lunch and to walk to and from the train station. The closest station is Montigny sur Loing where trains run once an hour. Therefore, this will be a long day.
Travel information: Depart: Gare de Lyon at 9:19, train R 51815, direction Montargis, arriving at Montigny, zone 5, at 10:12. Remember that there are two departure halls, color coded yellow and blue. Check the departures board. We will board the last car going out of the station.
Return : from Montigny. We will aim for the 16:45 train, and if by any chance we miss this one we will have to wait for the 17:45 train consoling ourselves with a “bière théraputique”.
You will need sturdy hiking shoes, rain and sun protection and a picnic lunch. Walking sticks will be useful for the descents.
If you need further information or if you wish to be contacted in case of a last minute cancellation (highly unlikely), please send your contact info to Mary Lynne.
mlfich@yahoo.com 01 47 41 98 20 06 70 88 18 59
See you on Wednesday!
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