Park in the car park at Changis-sur-Marne station.
(S/E) Go under the railway lines via the underpass, follow Rue de la Gare and leave it at the corner by the old café. Turn right onto Rue du Général de Gaulle, then turn right onto Rue de la Ducharme, heading towards the cemetery; carry on, ignoring any side roads. You will then reach an X-shaped junction at the pumping station.
(1) Turn right, before the pumping station, onto Chemin de l’Ormois. Cross the railway bridge, carry on straight ahead, then turn into the first track on the right, Chemin des Godicheux.
(2) Turn slightly left at the end of the track, then turn left again onto the D53, continuing as far as the Ferme de Chivres.
(You can take a path on the right that runs along the edge of the woodland; it is not maintained as far as the cistern but is cleared beyond that. Then, at the second junction, turn left onto thePR®).
(3) Cross the bridge over the Ru de Chivres, then take the first steep path on the right which leads into the Bois de la Chapelle. Turn sharply right onto the first path, cross the woods and continue left across the fields along the Chemin des Vignes to reach the hamlet of Jaignes.
(4) Turn into the first street on the right, then at the junction with the Chemin du Grand Girat, turn left onto the Ruelle de la Source Sainte-Geneviève. Join the Rue de Verdun, turn right onto it and proceed to the junction with the D3 road.
(5) Carry on straight ahead, still on the D53. After passing under the power line, turn right then left to enter the hamlet of Rutel; cross it by following Rue Jean Camille Fourcy.
(6) Turn sharply right (90°) onto Chemin des Grands Marois at the corner of a derelict farm building.
PR® yellow markings. Head back down towards the Ru de Rutel, cross it, then follow the road uphill to the tunnel under the motorway.
(7) Pass under the motorway and continue along a path lined with thorny bushes. Carry on along the farm track through the orchards until you reach the tarmac road. Turn right onto it for a few metres and you’ll reach the entrance to the hamlet of Molien.
(8) Leave the yellow markings here, turn right, cross the hamlet of Molien and continue along Route Samuel Beckett until you reach the ‘Stop’ sign at the junction with the D3.
(9) Cross the junction, follow the D21p for a few metres, then turn right onto a farm track. Stay on this track, continuing straight on at the various junctions. Go round the Changis-sur-Marne service area, then follow the A4 motorway, veering to the left, until you reach the tunnel beneath it.
(10) Turn right (be careful – lorries may be passing?), follow the railway line, then take the first road on the right, behind the road waste disposal site; leave the road and turn left onto the path leading up into the Bois de la Muette. Ignore all turnings to the right and left and continue almost in a straight line to reach the junction where you’ll find the yellow signposting.
(11) Turn 90° to the left onto thePR® trail, marked with yellow signposts, which you follow as far as Changis station.
Pass the old forester’s cottage, leave the woods and continue through the fields until you reach the junction with the D53.
(12) Cross the D53, go past the barrier and the roundabout, then follow Rue des Vieilles Vignes straight ahead.
At the end, turn slightly to the right, then take the first left to return to Place de la Gare (S/E).