The Chapel of the Poor in Bayard-sur-Marne, starting from Bienville

Park in the car park behind Bienville Church.

(S/E) Leave the car park, take Rue de la Forge opposite, and follow this street to reach the canal footbridge. Cross the canal.

(1) Turn left immediately on the other side, at a right angle, and follow the towpath of the Canal between Champagne and Burgundy.

(2) Turn right onto Rue de la Gare, with Bayard-sur-Marne Town Hall on your left. Continue along this street until you reach the bridge over the Marne and cross the river.

(3) At the junction on the other side, turn right onto the D335. Further on, at the 166 mark, turn left to reach the chapel.

(4) Visit the chapel and its Stations of the Cross. To head back down to the village of Laneuville in Bayard, take a path to the left of the chapel which resembles a small ditch (thalweg). The descent is steep for 150 metres (it is possible to return to the D335 by following the reverse route of the ascent). Join the D335 again and turn right.

(3) At the junction, turn left onto Rue de la Gare (following the route in reverse to the outward journey).

(2) Continue along the road (Rue de la Gare), crossing the canal, with the Bayard Foundry on your right. Take the footbridge on the right to cross the watercourse (power station on your left).

(5) At the junction, turn left, then, 20 metres further on, turn right onto Chemin de Narcy.

(6) At the 194 mark, turn left onto a forest path and continue along this straight track.

(7) Carry on along the path, veering slightly to the left.

(8) At the junction by the water tower, turn left onto the D213. Take the first street on the right (Rue Robert Lemut).

(9) Turn left 100 metres further on to reach the car park (S/E).

Chapel of Our Lady of the Poor. Washhouse. Bayard Foundry.