Wednesday 20 March, Vincennes or Etampes

Lac des Minimes, bois de Vincennes

Next Wednesday we are fortunate to have two willing leaders. Judy will lead us around Etampes and Jean will lead in the Bois de Vincennes.   

Jean's information:

 

We will walk 10-12km around the lakes in the Bois de Vincennes.  No hills.  

Meet at 10 o'clock under the golden statue at the Metro station Porte Dorèe (line 8).

Return by Chateau de Vincennes (line 1).

  

Do not forget the usual things: food, shoes, humour and your head.

See you on Wednesday,

Jean 

Judy's information:

Here is my suggestion for Wednesday—a trip to Etampes, a very interesting and attractive town. A couple of the highlights are the Tour Guinette and Saint Martin's church with its very crooked tower. After leaving the station we will immediately pass the Tour Guinette and then set off through the countryside on a walk of 21km. There will be a few hills but excellent views as ample reward for the effort . 

We will have lunch in the shelter of a lavoir. Lunch may be on the late side so you might want to bring a mid-morning snack. Then we will walk back along the River Juine and through a park into Etampes. After about 19km if you wish  you could catch a train home from Saint Martin d'Etampes—but you would miss a very pretty walk back into Etampes and after all it's only another couple of kilometres!

Travel

 

We will take RER C train ELBA (last carriage) direction Saint Martin d'Etampes to Etampes which leaves from:

     Saint Michel Notre Dame at 8.58

     Paris Austerlitz at 9.02

     Bibliothèque François Mitterrand at 9.05

and arrives at Etampes at 9.58.

The return journey will be from the same station. Trains run every half hour on the hour and the half hour. (4 minutes earlier from St Martin d'Etampes.)

A Mobilis ticket would very probably be the cheapest option as Etampes is in Zone 5 and a single ticket from the centre of Paris is 8.20€.

Don't forget lunch, water, appropriate footwear—after the wonderful winter we have had there will be mud!—and appropriate clothing.

P.S. You may not want to drink too much at breakfast time as the first bushes don't appear for a little while!

Looking forward to seeing you all,

Judy

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Etampes, Hôtel de Ville