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The route starts in the centre of the village of Montmort-Lucy, behind the town hall.
(S/E) I head up Rue de la Libération towards Sézanne.
(1) Opposite the primary school, I turn left towards Parc Cap Aventures. I walk alongside the grounds of Montmort-Lucy Castle and then Parc Cap Aventures. At the bottom, I turn right onto a small road.
(2) At the first junction, I turn left. I cross the Ru de Surmelin via a small footbridge, then head up a path through the woods and on through meadows and fields.
(3) At the top, I turn right.
(4) At the junction as I enter the forest, I carry on straight ahead (west) and then turn left.
(5) I turn left onto a wide avenue (the former Reims Suburban Railway line) and walk through the Grande Laye Forest.
(6) On leaving the forest, I turn left and, after 150 metres, I turn right.
(7) I turn left and walk alongside the forest, leaving a path on the right that leads to the village of Étoges.
(8) Before Petit Malton (an abandoned farm), I turn right towards Grand Malton. I turn right and walk through the farm.
(9) At the crossroads, I turn left towards the ponds.
(10) I turn right onto the D18. After 100 metres, I take the first dirt track on the left. I walk alongside a pond on my right.
(11) At the junction, I carry on straight ahead and walk through a wood to reach the Bas le Roi farm, which overlooks the Château de la Charmoye.
(12) I continue downhill to reach the Château de la Charmoye.
(13) I turn left, then left again onto the D38 road.
(14) After about 500 metres, at the bottom of the descent, I turn right towards the hamlet of La Chaude Rue. I turn left and walk through the hamlet.
(15) At the Fork in the road, I turn right towards Château des Castaignes, which I can admire through the gates. I take the first turn right then left onto the D951 to reach the hamlet of Méhard.
(16) At the top of the hamlet, I turn left to head down the dirt track. I follow a road to the right for 50 metres until I reach a crossroads.
(17) I turn left and head back up to Montmort-Lucy.
(18) At the very top, I make a first turn left then right and head up a path. At the junction, I turn sharply left. At the Stop sign, I turn left to head back to the town hall (S/E).
