Our walk on July 31 will be led by Daniel Perot.
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> Latest news at Idf Walking Friends
> Longer walks VS shorter walks.
> "My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was sixty, she's
> ninety-seven now, and we don't know where the hell she is."
> So I'll be reasonable to all Seniors: it will be a 12/14-kilometre walk or option 10/12-kilometre with return by bus.
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The walk will take place along the beautiful banks of the Marne and its
> parallel canal, where the constant passage of barges contrasts with the
> elegant canoes and kayaks.
> We'll visit the Château of Champs (outside) and the garden "à la
> Française"), one of the
> finest in France, set in a park in the "English style".
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HAPPENING -- After six years of work, the Château de Champs has just reopened. You can leave the group and make the visit from 1:30 pm. Price: 7.5 euros. (Free on Sunday). Distance from the château to RER station is 2 kilometers. A bus can take you there.
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> * TRANSPORT *
> RER A (direction Marne-la-Vallée or Torcy) to NEUILLY-PLAISANCE (zone 3).
> The train 'QUEL' passes through Châtelet/Les Halles at 9:40 arriving at
> Neuilly-Plaisance at 9:55.
> Next is 9:49 arriving at 10:04. It's the Summer schedule with less trains
> so we will start immediately 10:04.
I DO RECOMMAND the 9:40 train arriving at 9:55. Next is just in case.
> Also, due to summer time the site of the RER seems capricious. Please
> CHECK! check!
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> Meeting is outside the station. MAIN EXIT, place de la Gare.
> Return from Noisy-Champs on the same line but in zone 4.
> Purchase a single ticket or a Mobilis.
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>> Bring your usual picnic lunch, water and sun gear.
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> For more information, don't hesitate:
> daniel.perot@free.fr 
> Tél. 09 50 56 65 26.
> Mobile (only the day of the walk) 06 51 22 35 16).
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> We are looking forward to seeing you.

Dear Hikers,

This week we will have walks on Monday and Wednesday. Bob Levy will lead on Monday (tomorrow) and Claude Faure will lead on Wednesday.. 

On MONDAY July 22, Bob Levy is proposing a leisurely 10 km walk from the Village SCEAUX (ZONE #3), through the Forest Verrieres, then down to IGNY (ZONE #4) along the River Bievres.  In Sceaux the route will take us onto the grounds of the Chateau, then through the gardens near Musee Chateaubriand.  A gentle ascent through the Bois de la Vallée aux Loups, a level walk though The Forest Verrieres, and down to the RER at IGNY.  For those who wish to add another 1.5 kms, we can extend the walk along the River Bievres to the gare at BIEVRES (ZONE #4).

Lunch will at a great spot in the Forest Verrieres.

Almost all of this walk is shaded.

Please note that the leader has not done two short parts of this walk before.  It is an excellent opportunity for you to laugh at your leader.  More than laugh, to feel absolutely superior.

MEET UP INFORMATION

CHATELET – LES HALLES RER ‘B’, DIRECTION ROBINSON, FRONT OF TRAIN / FIRST CAR, meet at 9:15 for the train at 9:27.

RETURN INFORMATION

Trains run to Paris from IGNY and BIEVRES every 30 minutes.

Of course a picnic lunch, water (the day should be quite warm), walking shoes.

Bob Levy Info:

LEVYBOB@SBCGLOBAL.NET

RAL415@GMAIL.COM

0979677088

On the day of the walk: 0643455833 

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MERCREDI 24 JUILLET VENEZ GOUTER A LA FRAICHEUR DES SOUS-BOIS DU MANTOISRandonnée un peu vallonnée de 14 km pour la plus grande partie en sous-bois. 

Come taste the coolness of the woods near Mantes on a 14 km walk with gentle hills.

Départ : Paris Saint Lazare 9 h 07 en direction d'Evreux, arrivée à Mantes-laJolie (zone 5)  à 9 h 47 où je vous attendrai. IMPORTANT : Merci de sortir très très rapidement du train par la passerelle côté nord vers Mantes-la-Jolie (à droite dans le sens de marche du train) pour prendre le bus R2 en direction de Rosny-sur-Seine (un ticket de métro ou ticket Mobilis). 

Important:  Please leave the station quickly in order to catch the bus to the place where we will start our hike. Take the footbridge over the tracks to the north towards the city of Mantes la Jolie (to the right in the direction the train was going.) We will take the bus R2 towards Rosny-sur-Seine. You will need a metro ticket or a Mobilis ticket. Claude will meet you at the station.

Retour : Mantes-la-Jolie 15 h 01 si vous marchez à un bon rythme pour une arrivée à Paris Saint Lazare à 15 h 40
               Sinon 16 h 01 ce qui permettrait de prendre un bon rafraîchissement avant le départ pour une arrivée à Paris Saint Lazare à 16 h 40

N'oubliez surtout pas suffisamment d'eau, un bon couvre-chef et de la crème solaire car la journée risque d'être chaude. Remember to bring plenty of water, head protection, sun cream, etc.

Mon portable le jour de la randonnée 06 84 14 55 35. (only the day of the hike)

Claude

Dear Hikers,

We have a Monday and a Wednesday walk this week.

On Monday, Thuy Auguste proposes a 9 km walk in the Bois de Vincennes. 

The meeting place will be at 10:00 at the base of the statue at the Porte Dorée, Metro line 8 or Tramway Porte Dorée. 

The Bois de Vincennes is the largest Parisian park, slight larger than the Bois de Boulogne. According to legend, it was in these woods that Saint Louis rendered justice under an oak. We will walk around the Lake Daumesnil (taking its name from the Baron Pierre Daumesnil) with its two islands: Reuilly and Bercy) accessible by bridges. With a bit of luck, on one of the islands we may see male peacocks spread their tail feathers.The island of Reuilly has a grotto, artificial cascades and a rotonda. Nearby is the Vincennes Pagoda, a Buddhist temple which has been visited by the Dali Lama.

After the Lake Daumesnil we will head to the Lac de Gravelle the smallest of the four lakes but the one with the highest elevation. It was dug to regulate the water level in the other lakes and to regulate the level of the water in the Marne River. We might see a few sport fishermen practice fly fishing, the only type of fishing permitted in the park.

We will then return to the Porte Dorée for a picnic lunch, or test one of the many restaurants in the neighborhood if you wish.

" Rendez-vous à 10h sous la statue de la Porte Dorée : métro (ligne 8) ou tramway Porte Dorée.

Le Bois de Vincennes est le plus grand espace vert parisien légèrement plus grand que le Bois de Boulogne à l'ouest. Selon la légende c'est dans ce bois que Saint Louis rend la justice sous un chêne. Nous faisons le tour du lac Daumesnil (du nom du baron Pierre Daumesnil) aves ses 2 îles : île de Reuilly et île de Bercy reliées par des ponts. Avec un peu de chance on peut voir les paons faire la roue sur l'une des îles. L'île de Reuilly arbore une grotte ainsi qu'une cascade artificielles avec une rotonde romantique. Près des berges du lac se trouve la Pagode de Vincennes, temple bouddhiste tibétain où le Dalai Dama se rend parfois. 

Après le lac Daumesnil nous nous dirigeons vers le lac de Gravelle, le plus petit des 4 lacs du bois mais le plus élevé. Le lac fut creusé afin d'assurer l'irrigation des autres plans d'eau et permettait de refouler les eaux de la Marne et donc de réguler les crues. Quelques pêcheurs à la mouche fouettée (la seule pêche autorisée) attrapent des truites qu'ils remettent ensuite dans l'eau. 

Nous retournons ensuite à la Porte Dorée où nous pouvons soit pique-niquer soit tester les nombreux restaurants du coin. "

Thuy 

Mobile : 06 95 16 75 00

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On Wednesday, Janine Collet will lead us about 10 km along part of the Coulée Verte to the Parc de Sceaux. You probably know that this Coulée verte covers part of the underground section of the TGV Atlantic. The walk will take us to the Parc de Sceaux where we will have our picnic lunch. 

Rendez vous: 10:30 at the exit of the station Chatillon Montrouge which is the terminus of Line 13.

The walk will terminate at the RER B station of La Croix de Berny. For those of you who will want to continue walking, there are plenty of options. You will need your own map, or GPS.

Janine

06 88 31 67 33