Hike for October 1

Hello Walkers,

Daniel Perot will lead our first October walk in one of the loveliest spots to
the east of Paris in the valley of the Grand Morin. We've had fabulous weather and walks in September. 

October will be even lovelier with the arrival of autumn colours. Notice in Daniel's information below that 

there is a train change at Esbly, but it istotally easy as the departure of the Crecy train is synchronised with the one from Gare de L'Est.>

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Here is Daniel's information.
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> On Wednesday October, 1st, our walk will start at Crécy-la-Chapelle,
> *la Venise briarde,*. e.g. the region "la Brie", its river "le Grand
Morin" and lovely brooks.
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>   * We will go, by train, from Gare-de-l'Est, in Paris, to the station of
> Crécy-la-Chapelle/Crécy-en-Brie. (Zone 5)

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>    1. Départure: Gare-de-l'Est  9:31. Direction: Meaux (train MICI).
Arrival: Esbly 10:02.
>    2. At Esbly, transfer to Crécy-la-Chapelle/Crécy-en-Brie 10:10. Arrival : 10:18.
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Return from the same station.
14:37 arriving at 15:28.
15:37 arriving at 16:28.
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We will cover 12 kilometers/3 hours or more (?). Change in altitude: 49 m/130 m.
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Remember to bring along water and some lunch... and sunny automnal gear.
We will walk through fields, woods and rivers (only one hill).
Sure, you are ready for a lovely walk.
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Daniel
09 50 56 65 26
Mobile (only the day of the walk)  06 51 22 35 16.

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Hike for September 24

Pour ce mercredi, Krystyna propose une rando dans la Vallée de Chevreuse, de la Verrière à Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse, environ 20 km.

Le parcours est un peu sportif de par ses montées et descentes, dont certaines ont les pentes donnent jusqu'à des dénivelées 150 m.

Nous passerons près de l'Abbaye de Port-Royal-des-Champs,

du château de la Madeleine, et sur le chemin de Jean Racine.

  

Départ de la gare Paris-Montparnasse

à 08:54 en train "REPU" direction Rambouillet.

Arrivée à la gare de la Verrière à 09:37.

Retour se fera de la gare Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse

en RER B, 4 trains par heure.

Je vous joindrai à la gare de Versailles-Chantiers, dans le dernier wagon, comme d'habitude.

N'oubliez pas votre picnic et protection contre le soleil et la pluie. 

Chaque marcheur doit avoir son propre assurance (accident et responsibilite civile). 

Krystyna 

06 03 53 41 66

hike for September 17

This Wednesday, Laurence will lead us, by popular demand, in the Foret de Montmorency. Let's hope that we are treated to great September weather. In any case, come prepared for sun and rain. Here is her info.

Remember, for all our walks you need to have personal accident and liability insurance.

Hike for September 17 - Forêt de Montmorency-Ecouen

The hike will start from Taverny, about 14 or 16k. When we arrive in Ecouen at the end of the hike, you can walk straight to the train station or, if you wish, walk a little longer in the Forêt d’Ecouen to the Musée de la Renaissance and Saint Acceul church (16th c stained glass windows) nearby and back to the station through the woods. (If you’d like to stay to visit the museum: open until 5:45pm) Their website: http://www.musee-renaissance.fr

The forest of Montmorency is very nice but it has suffered some damage from storms, there is quite a bit of fallen trees and branches. You'll have to watch your step at times. There will be a climb at the start up to the church and cemetery in Taverny and several ups & downs in the forest. Plan to wear good footwear in case there is some mud.

Provided the weather is nice, after lunch we could stop at a restaurant nearby, about 1k away, for a cup of coffee on the terrasse. To do that, we will have to maintain a good pace. Le Jardin in Domont: http://www.restaurantlejardin.fr/visite-du-restaurant.htm

GETTING THERE:

-Take train POVA from Gare du Nord direction Persan Beaumont at 9.00 arriving in Taverny at 9.31, Zone 4.

I will meet you at Gare du Nord, we will sit in the last car as usual. 

Watch out: two trains may be attached in which case you may have to walk to the middle of the platform to sit in the last car of the first train, which stops in Taverny, look at the screens.

-Return trains from Ecouen-Ezanville every 15/20 minutes; 20-25min to Paris.

Tickets 4.20€ each way.

See you there!

Laurence

September 10 Hike

Dear Hikers,

Daniel Robinot, safely home from his trek in Nepal, will lead us next Wednesday on slightly flatter terrain, from Juziers to Mantes la Jolie in the Vexin. This will be a relatively long hike for idfwalkers, 23 km with 450 meters of altitude change. Some of the paths are muddy (are you surprised after this lovely summer?) so you will need hiking shoes and walking sticks might be helpful. You will need a picnic lunch and plenty of water as there it will not be possible to find any during the hike. Depending on the weather and the energy of the hikers, there is a possibility of shortening the itinerary by a few kilometres. 

Here is Daniel's information in more detail.

Après les vacances vous devez être en pleine forme, aussi je vous propose une longue randonnée dans le Vexin qui nous mènera de Juziers à Mantes la Jolie. 
Après les bois, la campagne avec la traversée des petits villages de Fontenay Saint Père et Follainville puis retour vers Mantes la Jolie en suivant les bords de Seine.
23 km minimum et 450 m de dénivelée sur des sentiers parfois boueux après le bel été que nous avons connu, aussi prévoir de bonnes chaussures, des bâtons de marche et de l'eau en quantité suffisante car il n'y a pas de possibilité d'en trouver sur le parcours.
Selon la météo et la forme, il y a une possibilité de raccourcir la randonnée de quelques kilomètres si besoin.
Et comme d'habitude, picnic, vêtements adaptés et bonne humeur !

Trajet : Départ de Paris Saint Lazare à 8h43, arrivée à Juziers à 9h43 (pas de trains directs)
             Attention à bien prendre la ligne Mantes via Conflans (et non pas Mantes via Poissy) !  Attention, make sure that you take your train on the line that goes to Mantes via Conflans and not via Poissy.

             Retour de Mantes la Jolie pour Paris St Lazare, trains directs à "08" toutes les heures (15h08, 16h08, ...)

Je vous retrouverai devant la gare de Juziers. J'arriverai par un train à 9h 39, merci de patienter si j'ai un peu de retard.

Daniel will meet us in front of the station in Juziers at 9:43. His train from Mantes (where he lives) should arrive at 9:39, so normally he should be waiting for us when we arrive.A bientôt.

Daniel
Tel. 06.10.85.47.67

L'homme sage est celui qui connait ses limites.

This week Jeanne Fontaine suggests an easy walk from the Gare de Rambouillet to the Gare du Perray-en-Yvelines, through la forêt de Rambouillet.

For those who did not walk during the summer, it will be a good way to get back in shape !

This hike, about 16km,  will lead us on nice paths and we will see 3 ponds (Etang d'Or,Etang de La tour and Etang du Perray). The latter was dug at the end of the 17th century on Louis XIV’s order to supply water to the fountains of the Château de Versailles park. We will follow the aqueduct of Vieille Eglise which carried water froml’Etang de La Tour to l’Etang du Perray.

We will take lunch at about 12h30 near the Etang de la Tour where we will be lucky to sit down at picnic tables. 

 Bring a picnic lunch, appropriate clothing, and good footwear.

Jeanne Fontaine (06 83 73 66 44)

 Travel information: ticket mobilis for Zone 5.

 -         Gare de Paris Montparnasse TER Train Grandes Lignes 16757,direction Le Mans, leaves at 9:06, to arrive at Rambouillet at 9:41.

-         Or, possibility to take the train at La Défense at 8:43 to arrive at 9:06 at VersaillesChantiers, where Jeanne will join the above train in direction of Le Mans, in the last carriage, at 9:20.

-         Return :  from Gare Le Perray- en -Yvelines :   the train leaves at  3:05 pm to arrive at Rambouillet at 3:12 pm.  We will change trains in  Rambouillet train station to catch the "express" train (stops only at Versailles Chantiers) to Paris Montparnasse  at 3.19 pm to arrive at 3.53 pm.  Worst case scenario, we could take a train at le Perray at 3.27 pm, arriving at Paris Montparnasse at 4.26 pm.

See you on Wednesday!

Hike for August 27

Next Wednesday, Michel Brown will lead us on an almost countryside like walk along the “Gondoire” and “Brosse” streams:

 

A 15 to 16 km walk will lead us from Lagny to Torcy.  From the Lagny-Thorigny train station we’ll cross the Marne river to walk east along the bourgeois mansions of Lagny.  After the harbor will leave the Marne to walk south, up the hill and through the woods of Chigny where Van Dongen resided a few years.  Once we reach the village of Chanteloup en Brie we’ll  take the valley of the Gondoire, a small stream, find a nice picnic spot on the stream and after lunch walk all the way to the village of Gouvernes and the Castle of Guermantès (I think Proust only used the name), we’ll take a quick look a the castle from the gate and walk down to the Brosse valley, another of these small streams that flow into the Marne.  To finish, from the Brosse valley up, we’ll cross the gardens of Rentilly, now a public garden and cultural space to get to the RER A station of Torcy close by.

 

To come, take the 9h30 train from Paris Gare de l’est station, “P” line going to Meaux.  Lagny-Thorigny is the third stop.  I’ll wait for you at the station at 10.  To return to Paris you’ll take the A RER line to where you want, trains every ten minutes and half an hour to Nation of Gare de Lyon.

 

My cell: 06.49.85.25.07

 

Michel

August 20 hike

Dear All (or at least all  who are left and are not off gallivanting somewhere more exotic than the Ile de France !)

This week's walk of 21km will start in Dourdan , although on this occasion we will not be going around the town but heading through the countryside past some pretty lakes towards the charming village of St Mesmes where we will make a short detour to see the outside of a manor house and an interesting fountain and then on to St Martin de Brethencourt where we will have lunch . There are some gentle undulations but no major hills. As this is a longish walk we will have a short pause mid afternoon so bring an extra snack in case you are feeling peckish ! Although the return to Dourdan goes past the station of Dourdan le Foret there will not be an option  to use it as there are no trains from there at present because of maintenance works but it is not far back to the main station of Dourdan . Unfortunately there are no other options for people who prefer a shorter walk.

Bring plenty of water , a picnic lunch , appropriate clothing (sun block and sun hat or rain gear or both ) and good footwear as after the recent rain it will probably be muddy in places .

TRAVEL 

Take RER C train DEBA direction Dourdan from Austerlitz at 8.47 or Bibliotheque at 8.50 as far as Dourdan (zone 5 ) which is the terminus . The arrival time is 9.50 . It is more friendly to travel in the rear carriage with everyone else but of course you may please yourself .

NOTE : IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING TO AUSTERLITZ IN ORDER TO CATCH THE TRAIN RER C IS NOT RUNNING BETWEEN INVALIDES AND AUSTERLITZ

Return trains are half hourly at 8 and 38 minutes past the hour . My best guess is that we would finish in time for the 4.08 but you never know you  may be super speedy or super slow !!

I WILL DRIVE SO WILL SEE YOU AT DOURDAN ON THE PLATFORM

Hope there are still a few of you left in Paris and if so see you Wednesday

Judy 

Landline    01 30 80 01 34

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