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The route starts at the large car park on Place Henri Gondry, between the Rempart du Nord and Rue Neuve.
(S/E) Head south and follow Rue Saint-Antoine. At the end, first turn right then left to reach the church entrance.
(1) Continue southwards to the nearby bank of the Canal latéral à la Marne. Turn right and follow the canal, ignoring all turn-offs on the right. Cross the canal via thefirst bridge (pedestrians and cyclists permitted; watch out for lifting machinery).
(2) Turn right and follow the canal, now on your right-hand side. Pass through the village of Bisseuil until you reach the church and the town hall.
(3) Continue along the canal. Pass under a road bridge and then walk alongside lock no. 13. As you approach the next bridge, the path veers away from the canal. You’ll come out onto a road; follow it to the right until you reach the bridge.
(4) Cross the bridge over the canal. Turn immediately left onto Quai du Moulin. Take thefirst right, Rue du Moulin.
(5) At the end, first turn right then left, keeping the church on your left, and follow Rue d’Avenay. Carry on straight ahead, cross Boulevard de l’Est on the right-hand side and head towards the vineyard.
(6) Turn sharply right onto a small tarmac path. Cross the vineyard along this path. Continue along a narrow path for pedestrians and cyclists, then carry on along the tarmac path through the vineyard.
(7) Turn left and stay on the tarmac road until you reach Notre-Dame de Gruguet (viewpoint over the village of Mareuil-sur-Ay and the Marne Valley).
(8) Continue north on the tarmac path. At the junction, turn right. Then take thefirst path on the left and head north through the vineyards.
(9) Cross the D1 with care and follow it to the right for about 150 metres. Take thefirst path on the left between the vineyards and fields. Go straight on (north) and ignore the turnings on the left. Walk past a building (wine press) and you’ll soon come to a junction.
(10) Then turn right and follow a dirt track eastwards. At a junction, first turn right then left and continue north-east. Cross the two small bridges over the branches of a river (the Livre). At a crossroads, carry on straight ahead along the D9.
(11) Turn right, cross the D9 with care, then turn left to walk alongside the road on your left-hand side. After about a hundred metres, take a path on the right which climbs towards the forest (caution: the path is slippery in wet weather). Walk alongside the fir forest on your right-hand side.
(12) Continue along the path (east-north-east), enter the forest and go round the Mont Aigu hill from the north. At the successive junctions, go straight on. Leave the forest.
(13) At the junction, turn right. Walk down alongside the woodland (Noue des Gendarmes) and ignore all the paths branching off to the left.
(14) At the T-junction, turn left. Ignore a path on the right and carry straight on. Walk south-east between the fields (muddy patches in wet weather) and ignore all side paths. The path turns south and becomes a tarmac road as you enter Bisseuil.
(15) Cross the D1 with care and continue along the small street opposite (Rue du Pont). Take thesecond left, still on Rue du Pont. After the last houses on the right-hand side, take a path that runs alongside a small wood and leads towards the canal.
(16) Pass a silo on your left and carry on straight ahead. Walk alongside the canal on your right, keeping as close to the bank as possible.
(17) Just before a bridge you crossed on the way out, cross Rue du Magasin (D19) and turn into Rue Saint-Maurice opposite. At the end, turn right onto Rue de la Halle. At the successive junctions, carry straight on.
(18) When you reach a restaurant, turn left into Rue Protain Gervais. At the end, turn right into Rue Neuve. At the end, turn left and you’ll immediately come to the car park (S/E).
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