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(S) From the Tourist Office on Grande Rue Charles de Gaulle, head south to leave the town centre of Bry-sur-Marne. Walk to Place Daguerre and turn right. Cross the Bry-sur-Marne Bridge.
(1) As you come off the bridge, turn right onto the Quai de Champagne. Follow theGR®®14A(red and white markings) with the Marne on your right. Stay along the riverbank until you reach the Bry-sur-Marne footbridge. Take this to cross the Marne again.
(2) Continue left along theGR®®14Aon Quai Adrien Mentienne, with the Marne now on your left. Carry on to the next bridge. Cross the Marne via this bridge (a footpath running parallel to the railway line but clearly separated from it).
(3) Leave theGR®®14Aand turn right onto thePR®® des Boucles de la Marne (yellow markings). Walk along the Marne via the Promenade André Devambez. Pass under a railway bridge, then under a road bridge. You’ll reach the Pont de Neuilly-sur-Marne; take this bridge to cross the Marne once more.
(4) Turn immediately left onto the left bank of the Marne, followingthe PR®® (yellow markings) and the cycle path. Further on, follow the Quai de la Rive Charmante, keeping as close as possible to the river and ignoring all turn-offs to the right. Walk with the sports grounds on your right.
(5) Continue along the Quai de la Marne (still following the yellow markings). Keep following the river and ignore all turn-offs to the right. Ignore a footbridge on the left and you’ll reach the Pont de Gournay.
(6) Carry on straight ahead along the Promenade André Ballu, still following the Marne. You’ll reach the Passerelle de Champs.
(7) Carry on straight ahead along the“GRP®® Ceinture verte d’Île-de-France” (red and yellow markings), with the Marne on your left. Go through a gate to enter the leisure centre’s grounds and ignore a turn-off to the right.
(8) After about 400 metres, take a footbridge on the left to reach Île de Vaires. Turn right straight away and head through the forest on Île de Vaires. Go round the Noisiel dam, with a view of the mill of the former Meunier chocolate factory.
(9) After a bend to the left, leave the tarmac path and turn right onto a path running alongside the Marne.
(10) Pass under the bridge on the Route de Torcy and continue along the Marne, ignoring all the turn-offs on the left. Finally, cross lock No. 15 at Vaires-sur-Marne.
(11) Immediately turn right onto the Marne towpath. Pass under some high-voltage power lines and then under a motorway bridge. Continue with a railway line on your left and the river on your right.
(12) We pass the Priory of Pomponne and carry on along the Marne. We leave the Pont Joffre on our right and continue along the riverbank.
(13) Cross the Marne via the Maunoury Bridge. As you leave the bridge, cross Quai Saint-Père and continue straight on along Rue du Chemin de Fer. Cross three streets in succession and, at a Fork in the road, turn left into Rue des Marchés. This will take you to the Lagny-sur-Marne tourist office, which offers a wide range of accommodation and shops (E).
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