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(S) Leave the centre of Lagny-sur-Marne heading north via Rue des Marchés, then Rue du Chemin de Fer, until you reach the banks of the Marne.
(1) At the bridge, turn right onto Quai Saint-Père and follow theGR®®14A(red and white markings) with the Marne on your left. Follow the river for about 2.2 km, ignoring all turn-offs on the right and passing a leisure park.
(2) Move away from the riverbank by turning right. You’ll come out onto the Chemin de Quincangrogne (tarmacked) and follow it to the left. Further on, the road is called the Ancien Chemin de Meaux. Continue along this road until you reach the entrance to the Dhuys Sculpture Garden, at the junction with Rue de la Marne.
(3) First turn left then right, and cross the Sculpture Garden. Pass the La Dhuys footbridge on your left and continue along theGR®® and the banks of the Marne. Go past Chalifert Lock No. 14, turn right, go through a gate and ignore thefirst turn-off on the right.
(4) At the second junction, take thefirst path on the left. Walk past a large house and head uphill, ignoring a path branching off to the right. Cross the D45 road and carry on straight ahead. Cross the Route de Lesches and, opposite, take a small road that slopes down diagonally to the left.
(5) At the fork in the road, turn left and let theGR®® head off to the right. Pass under a railway bridge and you’ll reach Lesches-Coupvray lock no. 13.
(6) Follow the Meaux–Chalifert Canal on your right. Turn left just before thefirst bridge to come out onto a road.
N.B. As of June 2022. The path on the opposite bank is heavily overgrown and very difficult to follow. Contrary to the route description, do not use the bridge to cross the canal.
(7) Cross the road, take a path opposite and turn right to reach the canal bank. Follow the canal on the right-hand side. Pass under a railway line.
(8) Pass under the road bridge and follow the canal on your right until you reach the next bridge.
(9) Cross the bridge (Rue de Condé) and immediately turn left to return to the canal bank. Walk past the Château de Condé.
(10) In Condé-Sainte-Libiaire, leave theGR®®14Abriefly to cross the bridge. Turn immediately right and walk along a strip of land between the Marne on your left and the canal on your right.
(11) At a place called Chalet des Rouazes, rejoin theGR®® at the bridge and continue straight on, keeping the canal on your right. Pass under a motorway viaduct and reach another bridge at Mareuil-les-Meaux.
(12) Cross the bridge and turn left straight away to walk alongside the canal on your left. Ignore the next bridge and carry on straight ahead.
(13) We come out onto Rue Georges Renard and follow it to the left. Ignore a turn-off to the left, stay on Rue Georges Renard and move away from the canal. Cross Rue François de Tessan (D360) and follow it to the left to pass lock no. 12 at Meaux.
(14) Turn immediately right onto Quai du Maréchal Mortier. Follow the lock and then the River Marne after a left-hand bend. Turn left again, following a canal, rejoin the D360 and cross the canal.
(15) Head straight down the road on the right and follow Quai Charles Deboeuf. Pass under the Pont Foch and follow the River Marne once more. Pass under the Pont Neuf and reach the Pont du Marché.
(16) Take the bridge to cross the Marne. Walk along Quai Victor Hugo (access to Meaux railway station on the left, 300 metres away) and enter the town centre via Rue du Grand Cerf. Turn left onto Rue du Général Leclerc and head for Saint-Étienne Cathedral (E).
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