Wednesday 16 February at Isle Adam

Isle-Adam, the church of St Martin

Next Wednesday, the 16th, Daniel Perot will lead us in the Forest of L'Isle-Adam in the department of the Val d'Oise (95), hunting grounds of Philippe le Bel, and a jousting ground for François I. Passing successively to the Montmorency, the Condés and then to the Conti in the 17^th c., the Conti princes engaged Le Nôtre to design and create long, straight alleys and intersections for their grand passion – hunting. After the revolution the forest became the property of the state. Here is Daniel’s information:

I propose a walk in the forest of Isle Adam. It has been quite a while since we were last there. After crossing the pont de Cabouille we'll pay a visit to the interesting church of St Martin before setting out for the Chinese Pavillion of Cassan, an 18th-century "folly" supposedly designed by Fragonard. With a thought to the Chinese New Year.

Pour mercredi prochain, je propose une rando dans la forêt de l'Isle-Adam. Il y a un certain temps que nous n'avons pas été à cet endroit. Après avoir traversé the Pont de Cabouille, nous allons visiter  l'intéressante église Saint-Martin, et d'aller à la recherche du "Pavillon chinois", une folie du 18eme, dessinée semble t-il, par le peintre Fragonard. Un clin d'œil aù Noùvel An chinois.

We may also visit an enormous 500 year old oak tree, la table de Cassan, le Poteau de la Tour and the Pierre Plate.   

Getting there: Paris gare du Nord (surface), 10:13.

Train POVA. Arrival at Isle-Adam-Parmain (zone 5) 11:08.

We'll meet at the beginning of the platform.

Return: Gare de l'Isle-Adam, 16:45. Arrive in Paris 17:34.
No earlier train. Il n'y a pas de train plùs tôt.

Bring your lunch, water and hiking equipment
The walk will last about 4 hours, 16 kilometres.

Looking forward to seeing you.

If you wish to be informed of any eventual changes or cancellations, please give Daniel your cell phone if you have one, home phone if not.

09 50 56 65 26
01 45 90 65 26.

Mobile  (only the day of the walk): 06 99 20 70 79.
Email:  daniel.perot@free.fr

The Chinese Pavilion at Cassan