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Car park at the Réchicourt-le-Château Lake Arboretum.
(S/E) Facing the lake, turn right onto the small tarmac road towards the Grande Écluse (signposted).
(1) When you reach the canal bank, turn left at the fork. You will be “walking on water” for 1.5 km.
(2) At the end of the crossing over the pond, take the footbridge and then a second one spanning the old canal. Then continue along the path to the left, following the canal.
(3) After 500 m, at the junction by the old Lock 7 (remains still visible), take the road on the right which leads onto a path through the woods for 300 m.
(4) At the fork, continue right along the path into the forest. You will walk alongside part of the pond. After 1 km, at the crossroads, continue right along the path for 400 m.
(5) At a junction, continue along the path to the right, staying by the edge of the pond. Please note, the path is not marked on maps but does indeed exist (it is actually signposted).
(6) After 1.5 km, on the right, a sign reads “petite taïga”. Cross the footbridge and take in this sight. Then continue along the path for 150 m.
(7) Turn right to take the section running alongside the old canal. The site is very interesting.
(8) At the end, near the footbridge you have already crossed, cross the old canal and turn left onto the section running alongside the canal in the opposite direction to the “Grande Écluse”, 2 km away, which features a well-equipped picnic area and an impressive structure
(9) Walk around it and return along the canal to the junction where you started.
(1) Then turn left to return to the starting point (S/E).
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