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Starting point and access: Joinville-le-Pont station
- RER - Line A, on the section between Paris and Boissy-Saint-Léger.
Take exit 1 Rue Jean Mermoz.
No signposts
(S) When leaving the station, turn right towards the traffic lights. Cross Avenue Jean Jaurès and go down Rue Jean Mermoz, walking alongside the red brick buildings on the left. At the next traffic lights, cross Quai de la Marne in two stages and continue on the left-hand pavement of Pont de Joinville.
(1) Just after an elevator, go down the stairs on the left that lead to Île Fanac. At the bottom, head left, walk past a playground and leave a large pink half-timbered house (music school) on your right. Walk along the Marne on your left on a cement path that quickly gives way to a stabilised path. At the end (green gate opposite), turn right onto a footpath and, at the end of it, turn right again. Walk along the Marne again, still on your left. Pass the rowing club building and return to the foot of the staircase you took earlier. Climb the stairs and return to the bridge.
(1) Turn left and cross the second arm of the Marne. Immediately afterwards, take a second staircase on the left and descend to Place Bergisch Gladbach.
Red and yellow markings
Follow Quai de Polangis and walk along the Marne on your left (do not go under the bridge). After crossing the Canal de Polangis, turn into the first street on the right (Avenue Courtin on the map). At the next intersection (canal bridge on the right), turn left and, at the fork immediately ahead, turn right onto Quai de Béthune. Follow the canal on your right and ignore two streets on your left. Turn left onto Avenue de Calais, cross Avenue d'Estienne d'Orves and return to the quay on the Marne.
(2) Turn right, pass under the motorway bridge and continue along the Marne (in the distance, on the opposite bank, note the silhouette of the Pavillon Baltard). Cross the Canal de Polangis and enter Champigny-sur-Marne. On your right, walk alongside a campsite and then the noise barrier of the A4 motorway. On the opposite bank, note the Nogent marina. At the foot of the bridge of the same name, turn right onto a spiral staircase. At the top, turn left. Just after crossing the Marne, go down another staircase on the left. At the bottom, turn left again and pass under the bridge.
Red and white markings
(3) Continue along the Promenade Jean Sablon (Quai du Port on the map) then pass under the railway viaduct. Continue along the Marne, with two options from here:
- Stay on the pavement on the river side of the quay.
- Go down slightly and take the towpath reserved for pedestrians (small cement path).
Unless the Marne is flooded, it is recommended that you follow the towpath. However, be careful at two narrow points: at the foot of a restaurant and then in the left-hand bend after Île du Moulin. At any time, you can go from the towpath to the quay, either via a short grassy slope or by taking one of the many staircases provided for this purpose.
(4) Shortly before the road bridge, go up to the Quai d'Artois (if you have chosen the towpath option). Pass under the bridge and, after a few metres, continue along the quay or go back down to the towpath.
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(5) Pass under the Bry footbridge and continue with the Marne on your right. If you have chosen the towpath option, go around the left (via the quay) of the footbridges leading to the riverbank and, further on, what appears to be the mouth of a small canal. At the mouth of a second canal, the towpath ends: go back up onto the quay. Continue along the river and pass a small sports ground on your left. At the foot of the railway bridge, go through a chicane, follow a cemented path to the right and immediately turn left. Ignore the first staircase on the right, stay parallel to the railway tracks above and reach the staircase leading to the Neuilly-Plaisance RER station (E).
To return home:
- RER - Line A, towards Paris or Marne-la-Vallée-Chessy.
A very pleasant, easy walk along the Marne
a beautiful hike described in detail.
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