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Departure from Château-Thierry station. Trains depart from Paris-Est station every hour.
(S/E) Take Avenue Wilson, marked in red and white.
(1) At the Avenue de la République crossroads, turn right then left into Rue des Bains. Turn right onto Quai Dupuy Delizy then take the footbridge to cross the left branch of the Marne and continue straight ahead. Walk along the right branch of the Marne.
(2) At the bridge, cross the Marne. Then cross the roundabout and continue (north) along Rue du Général de Gaulle. At Place de la Mairie, turn right then go up Rue du Château (blue and yellow markings), admiring the old houses and the Hôtel Dieu.
(3) At no. 33, take the rampart walk on the left.
(4) At the end of the rampart walk, turn left onto Rue Jean de La Fontaine (there are no more markings). Turn right onto Rue Saint-Crépin, cross Avenue de Soissons, pass in front of the sub-prefecture and continue along Rue Saint-Martin.
(5) When you reach a square with a golden lion statue, keep to the right and turn right at the foot of a lamppost (blue and yellow markings) onto Sente du Dessous le Faubourg. At the end, turn left, cross Avenue de Paris and continue straight ahead onto Rue de la Mare Aubry.
Take thesecond right (blue and yellow markings), Rue du Bas Courteau. After the bridge, turn right and then, at the fountain, turn left. After about 50 metres, turn left again and immediately after, turn right onto Chemin des Henry. Follow the white and red markings and go up into the woods.
(6) In front of the memorial, at the edge of the woods, turn left (white and red markings). Then turn left into the woods. Turn left again, then right (south-south-west) and walk along the vineyards (view of the town and the Marne valley).
(7) At the crossroads, take the path on the left downhill.
At a T-junction, turn right and, at the next crossroads, turn left. Pass a street coming from the right.
(8) At the next crossroads, turn right. Before the stream, turn right again. After the small bridge, turn left and then left into Rue du Jeu d'Arc.
(9) At Place de l'Abbatiale d'Essomes, turn left (blue and yellow). 30 metres from the traffic lights, turn right along the stream. At the end of the path, turn right and join the right bank of the Marne.
(10) Turn left and follow the Marne for about 2.5 km. In the town centre, cross the right branch of the Marne on the bridge you took on the way there.
(2) At the end of the bridge, continue straight ahead along Rue Carnot. Cross the left branch of the Marne and then, at the roundabout, turn left onto Avenue de la République.
(1) Then take thefirst street on the right to return to the station (S/E).
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