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Starting point and access: Suresnes Mont Valérien station.
- Transilien - Line L, on the section between Paris-Saint-Lazare and Versailles-Rive-Droite or Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche.
- Transilien - Line U, between La Défense and La Verrière.
Take the Mot Valérien exit.
For departure from the tram (line T2), see an alternative route in the practical information section.
Yellow markings
(S) When leaving the station, turn right. Cross over a boulevard on your right and, at the fork (opposite no. 2 bis), turn left onto Rue du Fécheray. At Rue de Bellevue, turn left and climb the stairs at the foot of the high retaining wall of the Terrasse du Fécheray. At the top, turn right at the hairpin bend to reach the corner of the terrace (viewpoint). Turn left and continue along the edge of the terrace with the railing on your right. Note the American military cemetery on your left, on the other side of the boulevard.
Leave the terrace by going through a gate (city map). Cross Rue du Fécheray on the right-hand side and walk along Boulevard Washington on your left. At the first traffic lights, turn left and cross the boulevard. Then cross Avenue du Colonel Hubert Delestrée and turn right. Before a gate, turn left, go through the chicane at the entrance to Chemin des Poneys, climb a series of steps and finish with a second chicane.
Yellow + green markings
(1) Turn left, heading south, onto a cement path (ignore the markings that tell you to go straight ahead). Walk along the ditch and the east wing of the fort on your right and descend slightly. Cross the road leading to the military fort and continue to the right on Promenade Jacques Baumel (concrete path between two hedges). Walk along the ditch and the east wing of the fort again and, at the corner, turn right onto the path. You will come out onto the esplanade of the Mémorial de la France combattante.
(2) Cross the esplanade and take the cement path opposite, which starts to the left of the steps, still on Promenade Jacques Baumel. Enter the park of the same name through a gate. After a few dozen metres, turn right and go down a cement path.
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At the bottom, ignore a path coming from the left and then a concrete path leading off to the right. At the fork that immediately appears, follow the fitness trail to the right. At the next junction, turn left and walk past some benches and an information panel. At the next junction (marker no. 16), turn left again onto a gravel path. At the next fork, turn right onto a tarmac path and walk along a fence on your right. At the next fork (marker no. 6), turn left and go down two successive staircases. Go down a concrete path and, when another path comes from the left, turn right. Leave the park via entrance no. 6.
Yellow markings
(3) Turn left, pass in front of the crematorium and descend along the cemetery on both sides. Cross Rue des Cendres on the left and continue straight ahead. At the junction with Rue des Ermites, turn left. At the next junction, turn left and follow Rue de Garches, preferably on the right-hand pavement. After about 50 metres, turn right into Rue Jean Moulin. Turn left with the street, pass a chicane and cross a residential area.
At the end, turn right onto Rue des Chailliers. At the traffic lights, follow Rue de Buezenval to the left. At the roundabout, take the first right onto Rue de Saint-Cloud (ignore the arrow pointing to the left, there are twoPR® trails here). You will arrive at the foot of an old windmill (information panel).
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(4) Continue straight ahead downhill (ignore the signpost on the left). You will come to Rue des Chailliers on your right. Continue straight ahead and cross Rue Charcot at the traffic lights. At the next crossroads, turn left onto Rue des Ombraies.
At the corner of No. 22, turn right into Passage des Suisses. Follow the path between the walls and garden fences and, at the end, turn left. At the next crossroads, turn right onto Rue des Vignes. At the traffic lights, cross Avenue du Maréchal Joffre and continue straight ahead onto Rue Sainte-Geneviève.
(5) At the crossroads, turn right onto Rue de la Croix. Note the motto of our republic written in various languages on the wall of the school on the right-hand side. Cross Avenue Lénine (the pedestrian crossing is on the right), continue along Rue de la Croix and continue along the passage of the same name. At the end, turn left at an acute angle. At the next intersection (old house on the corner), turn right onto Rue du Castel Marly.
After about 75 metres, cross Place du Castel Marly to the left. After the bollards, turn right into an alleyway and go under a porch. At the exit, first turn right then left, passing between a bakery on the left and a bank on the right. At the next fork, follow Rue Maurice Thorez to the right. Take the first right, Rue de l'Église, and walk along the Sainte-Geneviève Cathedral on your left. At the crossroads, turn left onto Rue des Anciennes Maries.
(6) At the crossroads, turn left into Parc des Anciennes Mairies and veer right towards the open-air theatre. At the fork (Bardet stele), turn left and, a few metres later, turn right. Ignore a turn-off on the right and pass between two ponds. Turn right at the foot of the war memorial, then turn left to exit the park (yellow marker).
Cross the street and follow it to the left for a few dozen metres. Turn right onto Rue du Docteur Foucault. At the next intersection, the street becomes cobbled and curves to the right: follow it, crossing Rue Francisque Sarcey on the left, then Rue Montpréau.
At the crossroads (note the monumental gate of an old barn opposite on the right-hand side), turn left onto Passage Quignon. At the end, turn right onto Boulevard du Couchant. At the traffic lights, cross Rue de Stalingrad and continue along the boulevard. You will soon see Nanterre-Ville station on your left (E).
To return home:
- RER - Line A, towards Paris or Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
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