This week, June 24, Daniel will lead us along a portion of the Canal de L'Ourcq. The canal was built to bring badly-needed water to Paris as well as to provide a waterway for the transport of building materials from the Foret de Retz. It took water from the River Ourcq which flows into the Marne. Its construction dates to the beginning of the 19th century under Napoleon I, but talk of bringing water to Paris went back to the time of Louis XIV. Wikipedia gives a detailed history of the canal.
Much of the section that we will walk through is lined with poplar trees. We will also visit the Parc de Sevran where we will see traces of the ruins of the National Gunpowder Factory which operated from 1873 to 1973
- Le canal file entre deux pelouses couronnées de peupliers et borde le parc de Sevran. The canal winds through grassy banks shaded by poplars and passes the park at Sevran.
- Le parc forestier de Sevran : Un site industriel (ancienne poudrerie) se transforme en espace vert ! The forest park at Sevran is a former gunpowder factory now made over into a woodland park.
Departure from the gare Hausmann Saint-Lazare (RER E) train CISI, 9.57 direction Chelles Gournay. Arrive at gare de Bondy (zone 3) at 10.13. You can board this train at the Gare de Magenta, departure 10.02.
Durée de la rando : 3 h 30. The walk will last some 3½ hours.
Ticket - Acheter un ticket simple pour Bondy. Purchase a one-way ticket to Bondy (zone 3). Le retour se fera par la gare de Villeparisis qui se trouve en zone 5.
The return will be from Villeparisis, in zone 5, and on a different train line.
Don't forget rain gear, sun gear, lunch, water and... shoes as usual. Daniel's email is daniel.perot@free.fr
Tiffany Urness has kindly sent us some pictures taken during the walk.
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