Wednesday 8 September from Fontaine to Champagne

The Seine at Fontaine le Port

Daniel Perot will lead us on the GR 2 along the Seine from Fontaine le Port to Champagne sur Seine. The walk was to have taken place 23 June, but transport problems required a change of plan. Here's everybody's chance to enjoy the charms of this agreeable stretch of the GR2.


Cette randonnée devait s'effectuer le 23 juin. Ce jour, des incidents dus aux transports nous ont obligés à modifier notre itinéraire. Cette semaine vous pourrez donc tous profiter des charmes de cette étape du GR 2.


Our walk will take us along the Seine, which we'll leave from time to time to visit nearby forests and villages. These include the charming village of Samois, home of Django Reinhardt, the famous jazz guitarist, composer and leader of the Hot Club de France.


The walk is planned for 18 easy riverside kilometers, but it will be possible to return to Paris after 12 km.


Le parcours se fera partiellement le long de la Seine, que nous quitterons plusieurs fois pour apprécier les forêts et les villages environnants. Le charmant village de Samois, où vécut Django Reinhardt, célèbre guitariste, compositeur et chef d'orchestre de jazz français, retiendra particulièrement notre attention. 


La distance de notre randonnée sera 18 kilomètres. Pour les personnes qui le souhaitent, il sera possible de regagner Paris à partir d'une gare plus proche de la capitale. La distance sera alors de 12 kilomètres.


Getting there:
Attention, we will change trains in Melun. We will have only 5 minutes to get from one train to the next, so it is advisable to stick together and listen to station announcements.


Nous ne disposons que de 5 minutes pour la correspondance. Il est souhaitable de rester groupés et d'écouter les annonces.


At the gare de Lyon, take the 10.05 train, direction Montargis. Get off at Melun at 10.31. At Melun, change to train 51439 which leaves at 10.36, direction Montereau. Get off at Fontaine le Port at 10.47.


Return:
Champagne sur Seine 16.45 arriving in Paris at 17.41, or 17.44 arriving in Paris at 18.43.

Purchase a one-way ticket as the return will be from a different station. If you are coming from the suburbs into Paris and then Fontaine le Port, a ''Mobilis'' ticket for 6 zones is perhaps slightly cheaper and certainly less trouble than purchasing separate tickets.

Meet: head of the quay at the gare de Lyon.

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

Daniel
09 50 56 65 26
01 45 90 65 26
Sorry, no mobile this week.

See you Wednesday

Waterfront scene at Samois