07 October 2012

Wednesday 10 October along the Aubette

Condécourt, château de Villette
This week Claude will lead us through villages, countryside and woods of the the Valley of the Aubette in the Vexin Francais. Here is his information:


A pretty brook in the the Vexin, the Aubette: old washhouses, a château, charming villages with their Romanesque churches, a former sandstone quarry—in short, a dream. But it's a dream that doesn't come for free, with a hilly trail of 20km and 425m change in altitude but no major difficulties.

Un joli ruisseau du Vexin, l'Aubette, des lavoirs, un château, de charmants villages et leurs églises romanes dans une campagne vallonnée, une ancienne carrière de grès, le rêve quoi ! Mais c'est un rêve qui se mérite sur un parcours vallonné de 20 km et 425 m de dénivelé, sans difficulté majeure, qui vaut au maximum deux chaussures et demi.

Départ : Gare Saint Lazare train MOCA à 9h12 en direction de Mantes la Jolie, arrivée à Meulan Hardricourt (zone 5) à 10h08 où je vous attendrai.

Retour: Gare 
Meulan Hardricourt à 14h43 ou 15h13, selon notre allure de marche.

Bring appropriate clothes (sun or rain, but snow is not forecast), your picnic and your usual high spirits. See you Wednesday!

Vêtements appropriés (soleil ou pluie ?, pas de neige prévue), pique-nique et bonne humeur habituelle.
A mercredi.

Claude
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06 84 14 55 35 le jour de la rando

In downtown Meulan
...And an alternative!

Since I am not quite up to Claude's 20 km walk (although it sounds great!) how about a short one near Paris, in the Foret de Meudon? 

Starting at the SNCF gare de Chaville Rive Gauche at 10:09, departure from gare Montparnasse at 9:50, and return on RER C from Meudon Val Fleuri, frequent trains. I will meet you at Chaville Rive Gauche. 

We'll walk through the woods, some gentle up and down, around a couple of ponds, not more than about 8 km. It's been raining, so there will be some mud; bring rain gear, water, a snack/lunch. 

If it's open we could stop at La Cabane des Pecheurs for a cafe.

Hope to see you then, tout de bon,
Prudence
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