The Bois de la Barre and the banks of the Marne

A hike that will introduce you to millstone extraction around La Ferté-sous-Jouarre and the banks of the Marne.

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n°2804574

Creation:
10 Dec 2019

Last update:
07 Oct 2023

Last review:
01 Oct 2025

Activity: Walking
Distance: 12.48 km
Average duration: 3h 50
Difficulty: Moderate
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 105 m
Descent: - 105 m
Highest point: 168 m
Lowest point: 50 m

Country: France
District: La Ferté-sous-Jouarre (77260)
Start/End: N 48.950807° / E 3.126021°
IGN map(s): Ref. 2513E, 2513OT, 2514SB
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Description of the walk

Departure from La Ferté-sous-Jouarre station (Transilien line P, between Paris-Est and Château-Thierry, with one train per hour).

(S/E) Take the exit towards the car park located on the side of track 2, in the direction of Château-Thierry to Paris.

White and red^GR® 14A markings

(S/E) Turn left onto Rue de la Gare. Go up and take the bridge over the railway line. Immediately turn left onto Rue Duburcq Clément and follow it for about 300 metres.

(1) Turn right and go up Ruelle aux Loups. At the end, turn left and walk along a fence into Bois de la Barre, ignoring various paths.

(2) At the crossroads, take the^first right.

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(3) At the next crossroads, leave the^GR®14Aand take the path opposite. Note the information boards along the route.

White and red markings for^{the GR®14A}

(4) At the next crossroads, rejoin the^GR®14Aand turn right. Join a small tarmac road and take it on the left.

(5) Cross the road and continue straight ahead on a path.

Yellow markings

(6) At the next junction, leave the^GR® and continue straight ahead on a^PR®. Descend onto a stony path (risk of slipping).

No markings

(7) At the bottom, at an intersection, leave the^PR® and take the path on the left. Go straight ahead between the fields. Cross the D3 (be careful) and continue straight ahead. You will come to a small road; follow it to the left.

White and red markings

(8) At the T-junction that you will soon come to, turn right and go under the railway bridge. Take the^second left, Ruelle du Montcel. At the end, turn right and walk along the Marne on your left.

(9) When you reach Rue d'Ussy, turn left and cross the bridge over the Marne. About 200 metres further on, take the^first path on the left.

No markings

(10) At the end, leave the^GR®14Aby turning left. Reach the banks of the Marne and turn right. Follow the river on your left towards La Ferté-sous-Jouarre.

(11) At Fay-le-Bac, return briefly to the tarmac road, then turn left between the stones and follow a small path. Pass at the foot of the silos and continue along the Marne.

White and red markings

(12) Cross the bridge over the Petit Morin just before its mouth and continue along the Marne. Pass under a road bridge and follow the Quai des Anglais in La Ferté. See the remains of the old milling works and continue along the river.

At the bridge, cross the Marne. Take Rue des Pelletiers, then Rue Michel Fauvet, which is a continuation of the former. At the end, turn left and head for the station (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : km 0 - alt. 63 m - Car park at - Gare de La Ferté-sous-Jouarre
1 : km 0.38 - alt. 66 m - Ruelle aux Loups
2 : km 1.1 - alt. 116 m - Crossroads
3 : km 1.26 - alt. 134 m - Crossroads
4 : km 1.61 - alt. 153 m - T-junction
5 : km 2.32 - alt. 164 m - Intersection
6 : km 2.91 - alt. 134 m - At the crossroads, go straight ahead downhill.
7 : km 3.55 - alt. 80 m - Intersection
8 : km 5.75 - alt. 68 m - T-junction - Railway bridge
9 : km 6.54 - alt. 55 m - Bridge over the - Marne (la)
10 : km 7.49 - alt. 54 m - T-junction
11 : km 9.06 - alt. 53 m - Fay-le-Bac, after the - Ru de Péreuse
12 : km 10.88 - alt. 54 m - Confluence of the Marne and the - Petit Morin (le)
S/E : km 12.48 - alt. 63 m - Car park at - Gare de La Ferté-sous-Jouarre

Notes

La Ferté-sous-Jouarre station; from Paris Gare de l'Est station, take the Transilien line P towards Château-Thierry (service every hour).
Refreshments available in La Ferté.
Good waterproof hiking boots for rainy weather.

Worth a visit

Benedictine Abbey of Jouarre and its crypt.
Option to visit the Ganot cheese dairy in Jouarre.
For further information, please contact the Tourist Office on +33 (0)1 60 22 64 54.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5

Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5

Route interest
4.7 / 5

User 7870894

01 Oct 2025 at 16:55 7200

Hello,
Review submitted (hike on 29/09)

The map is very clear; the real-time tracking is accurate

It's the description that doesn't match: when you enter Ussy, you naturally come to the Montcel lane (clearly signposted); you don't go under a railway bridge (not seen).
At the bottom of this lane, you turn right, but you can't see the Marne: you only see it when you have to cross the bridge...

But anyway, it doesn't matter!!!
Jean-Marc CELLIER

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User 7870894

01 Oct 2025 at 16:24 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful circular route starting from La Ferté-sous-Jouarre station; a lovely escape to the countryside with unobstructed views of distant landscapes; an ideal mix of fields and forests

One small downside: same comment as below; problem still not resolved; it's unacceptable!
it spoils the end of the walk, but as on the main road, when you leave the business park, there is a bus stop with three routes terminating at the station, so we took the first one that came along

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vdornic

11 May 2025 at 22:40 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 11, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A nice little hike.
It was a shame that the bridge over the Petit Morin was closed, completely blocking the path along the river. We had to turn back and walk over a kilometre to end up on the main road.
It's incomprehensible that there isn't at least a pedestrian crossing available.

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champagne

10 Oct 2023 at 08:00 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

very good even when it's hot 26°

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Giu100

19 Dec 2022 at 10:08 3600

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike. It was my first time following a hike on Visiorando, and we had no trouble following the route. The hike is very pretty, mostly in nature, and easy. Thank you!

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Flo77124

20 Oct 2020 at 10:37 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful hike with informative signs, but in some places there aren't enough signs to follow the route – there isn't enough markings – as a result, we didn't complete the entire hike and took the wrong path due to a lack of signs – but we weren't disappointed and will do it again when the weather is nice.

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philippe02310

25 May 2020 at 10:55 7200 • Edited: 01 Jul 2020 at 14:57 7200

Hello,
After all the explanations about the millstone, in point 5 you had to take the small path on the right.
I'm sorry about that.
Philippe

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Alexis Mionsky

25 May 2020 at 09:41 7200 • Edited: 01 Jul 2020 at 14:57 7200

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : May 23, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This hike started well in the enchanting and informative Bois de la Barre. Unfortunately, we couldn't find junction 5! There was no "Paris-Reims" sign on a tree, no yellow and blue markers! In short, we wandered around the woods for an hour without finding it. We got a little lost on the overgrown paths and asked for help. It's a shame because there is no shortage of simple landmarks to guide walkers.

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lautsa

18 May 2020 at 18:37 7200 • Edited: 01 Jul 2020 at 14:57 7200

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This first hike after two months of lockdown in Paris did us a world of good. Varied scenery, an encounter with a deer, nature at last!
Thank you for this wonderful hiking idea. Next time, we hope to finish off with a drink on the terrace at La Ferté sous Jouarre.

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