Depart from Trilport station, accessible either by train (Transilien line P, exit via the station building on the side of track 2) or by car (park in the car park on the side of the building in front of Trilport station, or along Rue du Bac).
(S/E) With your back to the station, walk away along Avenue de la Gare. Turn right onto Rue Aveline and follow it for about 100 metres. At the next crossroads, turn right and then immediately left onto Rue du Bac, which descends towards the Marne (look for the red and whiteGR® markings).
N.B. From Rue du Bac, walk downhill to reach the banks of the Marne.
(1) Turn left along the Marne; the route follows theGR® markings. Pass under the bridge of the road coming from Meaux.
(2) About 300 metres after this bridge, theGR® turns left and climbs back up to Trilport, which it crosses through the middle of a residential area. It emerges in open countryside and climbs the hillside in an almost straight line (ignore the paths branching off to the right). It then joins a road where you will find the Dhuys aqueduct (sign).
(3) Take the path on the left over the aqueduct, following theGR®14. TheGR® winds along the hillside, crosses a small road, and then joins the road climbing from Trilport to Montceaux-les-Meaux.
La Dhuys continues straight ahead, but follow theGR® markings to the right and enter Montceaux-les-Meaux.
(4) Take the first street on the left, which leads to the church.
(5) In front of the church, take the road on the left which leads to the cemetery after 500 metres.
(6) At the cemetery, continue on theGR® trail, which veers to the right and stays on the edge of the woods. After about 1 km, theGR® trail veers sharply to the right in the middle of the fields and passes in front of a farm enclosure (known as Le Montcoupet). At the next crossroads, take the first path on the left which goes downhill and then, after 100 metres, take the path that goes downhill to the right. This will take you to a crossroads with several GR® trails.
(7) At this crossroads, take theGR®11 trail(which is once again the Dhuys aqueduct) to the left, which soon enters the woods.
The path winds through the woods, remaining level for 2 km.
Follow the markings carefully...
(8) Leave the Dhuys and turn right onto the Route du Cerf (not marked on the trees, it is the first straight path you come across).
After 500 metres, theGR® turns left and then joins a road which you take to the right and follow to the junction with the D603.
(9) Cross the road (carefully) and continue straight on to the Carrefour du Chêne au Roi: a beautiful beech tree and a beautiful centuries-old oak tree.
(10) Continue along theGR® trail, turning slightly right onto Route d'Allemagne.
At the next crossroads, turn left ("GR®11accès" on the maps). At this point, theGR®11continues straight ahead, so leave it, while theGR®11accès leads back to Trilport. Shortly before the railway line, theGR® turns left, then right at the next crossroads.
(11) The path then crosses the railway tracks and continues straight ahead to Carrefour de la Marche (car park).
(12) Take the first path on the left, then the first path on the right. At the end of this path, turn left, then 200 metres further on, turn right.
TheGR® then joins a diagonal path which you take to the left.
(13) At the end of the previous path, near the railway line, turn right. TheGR® follows the railway line at a distance. Continue along Chemin d'Armentières until you reach Rue du Général de Gaulle, where you turn left.
- To reach the station: Immediately after, take a path that branches off to the left and leads to the station.
- To reach Rue du Bac: Take the first street on the right, which is Rue du Bac.
