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(S/E) Start from the car park of the old Condé-en-Brie station. Take the D4 towards Baulne-en-Brie, heading up the main street of Condé-en-Brie. You’ll pass the entrance to the Château. Walk to the wash house.
(1) Go round the back of the wash house, follow the edge of the cemetery to the footpath that climbs up the hillside. This is theGR®14or theGRP® Tour de l’Omois (alternative route). Follow the path without changing direction until you reach the D4.
(2) Cross the D4 and head towards the church at Baulne-en-Brie (a moving memorial).
(3) Retrace your steps back to the D4.
(2) Walk 40 metres to the left and take the path branching off to the right (GR® de Pays, yellow and red markings). Cross a small road and continue straight ahead on the path. Pass close to the small road again, but stay on the path.
(4) Turn right (west-north-west) onto the path lined with tall trees (do not continue south-south-east towards the woods).
(5) Near the Montbaillon farm, take the small road to the left and follow it to the village of Romandie. At the crossroads, turn left and walk 100 metres to the next crossroads.
(6) Take theGR® de Pays to the right, following the property’s hedge (do not take Rue de Verdonnelle). The path leads to the bottom of the Verdonnelle valley. At the bottom of the valley, turn right and cross the stream. Walk back up to the small road.
(7) Turn right and continue along the small road.
(8) Before the first houses in Montmarçon, turn left. Walk past the small castle and continue along the path, keeping to the one furthest to the right. Walk alongside the woods for 100m until you reach the crossroads.
(9) At the crossroads, turn left into the woods. Take the second path on the right and follow it south-west. Cross the Bois de Pargny and arrive at a T-junction in open ground.
(10) Turn left, then right 50 metres further on. You will arrive in Pargny-la-Dhuis. Cross the railway line and head down to the bottom of the village. Cross the Dhuis bridge, passing the wash house, the sports ground and the town hall, and continue to the D20.
(11) Turn right towards the cemetery. Follow the small road running alongside the cemetery for 50 metres.
(12) After the houses, look out for the grassy path on the right that follows the Dhuis Aqueduct. It is signposted with signs marked ‘PH’ and a number indicating the distance. Take the aqueduct path here (note: the entrance to the path is very close to the house, so don’t miss it). Take this path and, from this point onwards, always follow the Dhuis Aqueduct. The path crosses other paths and small roads; do not stray from it.
(13) Tricky stream crossing. Jump across the stones or take a detour via the small road. Continue north-north-east along the aqueduct.
(14) Another stream crossing. Then cross the road and head up the slope opposite. Pass beneath the Butte de Beaumont (a remarkable ecosystem).
(15) Cross the road and head straight ahead. Continue along the aqueduct. At the junction where you can see a silo, turn right onto the path leading down towards Condé-en-Brie. Walk past the care home, turn left and, at the roundabout, turn right to return to the starting point (S/E).
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