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Starting point and access: Nemours-Saint-Pierre station.
- Transilien - Line R, on the section between Paris-Lyon and Montargis.
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(S/E) Go to the end of the platform and take the exit onto the D16: at the front of the train when arriving on Track 1 (Paris-Montargis direction), at the rear of the train when arriving on Track 2 (opposite direction). At the end of the platform, go through a sort of gate and turn right onto the road (cross the tracks at the level crossing if you arrived on Track 1). After about 50 metres, turn left onto Avenue Léopold Pelletier.
(1) At the fork, leave both streets and enter the Parc de la Roche Fontaine in the middle. At the fork immediately ahead, take the tarmac path on the left. At the next two intersections, stay on the left-hand path. When you reach the Town Hall, exit the park on the left and cross the road at the pedestrian crossing.
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The markings are intermittent: do not rely solely on them for guidance. Not all the small paths are shown on the map: follow the description carefully.
(2) Enter the Rochers Gréau area and follow a wide path on the right between boulders. At a right-hand bend, ignore a path on the left at the foot of a small rock. At the next intersection (rocks on the left), turn left. Cross aGR® and, at the next intersection, turn right. Immediately after, at the first fork, take the left path. At the three-way junction that follows, take the left path. At the next fork (house on the left), take the right path and you will come out onto a road behind a forest barrier.
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(3) Follow the road to the right and cross it at the first pedestrian crossing. Continue straight ahead, passing a car park on your right. Go through a forest gate and continue straight ahead between the tennis courts. Pass between the clubhouse on your right and a large building (indoor court?) on your left. At the end of this large building, continue straight ahead on a discreet path through the undergrowth (do not continue on the wide path that turns right) and you will reach the foot of a water tower.
(4) Go around the water tower on the left and descend on the other side onto a wide path with a fence on the right-hand side. At the bottom, at a T-junction, turn left and you will come to a junction with small one-way tarmac roads.
(5) Then turn right onto a wide, stabilised path, the Chemin des Sables. Stay on this single path, walking alongside fenced gardens on your left and fields on your right. After a right-hand bend, the path offers a shaded passage.
(6) At the next junction, turn left at the hairpin bend and go down a fairly steep tarmac lane. When a street comes from the right, continue straight ahead and, at the T-junction, follow the road to the right for about 50 metres.
(7) At the crossroads, turn left onto Rue de Chaintreauville. At the end of the street, go through a gate and cross the railway tracks (be careful, look both ways and obey the traffic lights if they are on). Go down a small ramp on the left, cross the D40 at the pedestrian crossing and follow it to the left. After No. 39, turn right onto Rue de l'Écluse. Cross a stream and then the Canal du Loing at the lock.
(8) Follow the greenway to the right, a good stable path, and walk along the canal on your right. Stay as close to the canal as possible and, as pedestrians, ignore the signs asking cyclists to move away from it. You will briefly return to tarmac at the approach to the Bagneaux lock.
(9) Continue along the canal and note the impressive factory (glassworks) on the opposite bank. Further on, note the church of Bagneaux on the opposite bank. Pass under a large road bridge and note the Loing (the river) below on the left. Cross a canal spillway and arrive at the small Pont des Glandelles bridge.
(10) Pass under the bridge and continue along the canal on your right until you reach the Beaumoulin lock (written as one word on site but two on the map).
(11) Continue straight ahead, leaving the Manoir de Beaumoulin on your left (some beautiful views through the hedge) and note a beautiful farmhouse on the opposite bank. Pass under the railway bridge and enjoy a great view of the Loing on your left. Further on, pass the imposing Souppes sugar factory on the opposite bank, followed by a small marina.
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(12) Cross the bridge over the canal and immediately turn left into a cul-de-sac at a place called Le Camp. Pass some silos on your left, then a few houses on your right, and rejoin the canal, this time on your left. Pass under a metal bridge and immediately afterwards climb a very steep track on your right. You will come out onto a disused metre-gauge railway line.
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(13) Follow the railway line on the right and cross the canal and then the river. At the end of the bridge, leave the railway line and descend a steep track on the right. At the bottom, follow a path on the left below the railway line and walk along a pond on your right.
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(14) At the end of the path, turn left, cross the railway line at a level crossing and continue straight ahead on the pavement on the right. After No. 33, turn right onto a path between two fences. Cross a stream and, when you reach a building on the right, turn left onto a path between two fences. Ignore a path on the right and continue with a wall on your left. You will come out onto a square at the end of the church.
(15) Then turn right, pass a bar-tobacconist on your left and head towards the station (Rue de la République on the map). Pass Rue Victor Hugo on your left, then an underpass, and turn right onto the main street. At the fork, take the left branch that goes up to a bridge over the railway tracks. On the bridge, you will find two staircases on your left leading to Souppes-Château-Landon station (E).
To return home:
- Transilien - Line R, towards Melun and Paris (track 2) or Montargis (track 1).
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