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Park in the car park to the left of the bridge when coming from Charleville-Mézières.
(S/E) Head left and walk along the island. Continue along the Meuse to the dam, go past it and reach the road. Turn right towards Montcy Notre Dame. After about 100 metres,
(1) Take the small road, Chemin de Chaumont, which climbs to the foot of a small tower. The route runs alongside a medical-educational institute. Take the path on the left, into the woods, which joins a road. Follow it to the right and you will reach a departmental road (D69). Turn right, taking care with the traffic, until you reach the crossroads at the waste collection centre.
(2) Just before the waste collection centre, turn right again and go down the path that leads to the Yame equestrian centre.
(3) After passing it, turn left onto a path in the woods that runs alongside a pasture. There is a short steep climb along this pasture. Continue to a farm building and climb up to the right.
(4) At the top, turn left and follow the wide stony path through the forest, passing a building that used to house a sawmill. On the left, there is a viewpoint over part of Charleville and part of the route.
(5) After the sawmill, take the first path on the right (there is a barrier blocking the path, go around it). Descend through the woods to reach a path that heads to the right, quickly passing meadows where trees cut down by beavers are visible. Further on, the path joins another path that descends the hill.
(6) Turn left and join the tarmac Greenway. On the other bank, you can see the village of Aiglemont spread out across the hill. Pass in front of a World War II blockhouse, then in front of the second island of Montcy-Notre-Dame. You may be able to spot a beaver lodge here.
(7) After the island, leave the Voie Verte by taking a path on the right. You will arrive at the entrance to Montcy-Notre-Dame.
(8) Pass in front of the cemetery, remembering to read the maxim addressed to passers-by on a pillar at the main entrance. Reach the village square. The linen museum is located next to the town hall. Pass to the right of the church and look at the old tower overlooking the Meuse (beautiful view of the Montcy-Saint-Pierre district). Continue down Rue du Tarne on the right, then turn left onto Rue Principale to reach the car park on the right of the bridge (S/E).
A lovely walk, with one small downside: the Meuse was high, so one section was flooded.
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