Wednesday 4 May from La Ferté Alais to Le Grand Saussay

The château du Grand Saussay

- On Wednesday, May 4, we will head south of Paris to walk in some lovely countryside in the departement of the Essonne. Virginie will be our leader. Our hike will be a loop starting and ending at La Ferté Alais.

- The hike, 21 km, will be from La Ferté Alais to Mondeville through fields and then we will head north and west back to the Essonne River on another trail where the terrain is nearly flat. On our way we will pass near by "Le Grand Saussay" a private castle, then the ruins of "la chapelle St-Blaise" and to finish we will walk southward along the Essonne River. There, on each side of the the river, are many lakes and ponds with flora and fauna that the Department of the Essonne is trying to preserve. In fact, these wetlands are some of the best preserved in all of the Ile de France.  

- Getting there: We will take the RER D at gare de Lyon at 8:41, Direction Malesherbes to La Ferté Alais, zone 6. Or you can board the train at Chatelet les Halles at 8:36. We will board as usual in the last car.

- Our return will be from La Ferté Alais  at 16:42 which arrives at Gare de Lyon 17:37

- As always: have good walking shoes and a picnic lunch

- If you want additional information : Here is my email and my cell phone number:
       virginiexue@voila.fr
       06 89 96 29 96

The château du Grand Saussay