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Departure from the town hall of Chauconin-Neufmontiers (spacious car park), on the Neufmontiers site, a few kilometres north-west of Meaux.
N.B. The commune is the result of the merger of the former communes of Chauconin and Neufmontiers, and there is still a building in Chauconin with "Mairie" written on the pediment, but the departure point is in Neufmontiers.
One-way signage (in the direction of the description) using signs depicting the silhouette of a Moroccan soldier from 1914. These signs are located at intersections, usually on dedicated posts. They are also located at the eight stages of the route, which are indicated in the description and detailed in the "During the hike" section, but which do not generally coincide with the waypoints on the route.
(S/E) Opposite the town hall, stage 1 (with map) is located at the bottom left of the building. From there, cross the adjacent street and go to the front of Saint-Barthélémy Church (information panel on the right-hand side, stage 2 on the left-hand side). Follow the arrow to stage 3, take the alleyway that starts to the right of the Espace Michel Colluci and runs along a wall on the right-hand side. At the first crossroads, turn left, walk along a tennis court on your right and enter the cemetery on your left (stage 3; officers' graves just to the right of the entrance). Retrace your steps and, at the previous crossroads, follow a paved path to the left towards stage 4, which soon gives way to a field path.
(1) At the crossroads (shrubs on the left-hand side), continue straight ahead (north-west) between the fields. When you reach some trees (stage 4), ignore a path on the left (shown as a green hedge on the IGN map) and continue straight ahead downhill towards stage 5. At the crossroads at the bottom of the hill, turn right. At the T-junction that follows, take a small road on the right and climb gently.
(2) At the crossroads (stage 5), ignore the farm track on the left and continue on the tarmac road. At the first houses, note a path on the right at the foot of a "30km/h speed limit" sign (this will be the return route) and continue straight ahead. At the stop sign (information sign), turn left onto Rue Georges Frisez, which climbs gently through a residential area.
(3) After No. 35, turn left onto Sente de la Loge. Just after a right-hand bend, go through a forest gate (information sign) and follow a path northwards, first between two fields and then along the edge of woods or wasteland on your right. Pass at the foot of an electricity pole on the left-hand side and reach stage 6. Continue north on the path towards stage 7 and arrive at an information board.
(4) Then turn right at a right angle and enter the woods. The path (not shown on the map) climbs slightly, winding a little while keeping a general eastward direction. At the end of this path, turn left onto a wider path. At the bottom of a short descent, turn right towards stage 7, climb again and follow a fence on your left.
(5) At the top of the hill, leave the "official" route for a moment, turn right and go around a small clearing on the right. Enter the woods again and you will soon reach a geodesic chimney. Facing the information board, turn left and descend a few metres, describing an arc to the left. You will reach the small clearing.
(5) Then turn right and rejoin the main path, descending for about 200 metres.
(6) Ignore the path on the right leading to stage 8 and continue straight on towards stage 7. After about 100 metres, ignore a path on the left and continue downhill. After about 150 metres, turn right onto a narrow path, which descends quite steeply and is interspersed with a few wooden steps. At the edge of the field, you will reach the Hugot-Derville Stele (stage 7).
(7) Retrace your steps along the steep path, then turn left uphill. Ignore the path on the right.
(6) At the next crossroads, turn left onto a good, fairly flat path. After a slight descent, you will come to a crossroads (information sign). Turn left (stage 8) and go through a forest gate. Continue along a narrow lane (Chemin de Montassis).
(3) At the junction you took on the way out, continue slightly downhill along Rue Georges Frisez. At the stop sign, ignore the "official" signposting which tells you to continue straight ahead and, to avoid the tarmac, turn right. After about 100 metres (30km/h sign), take a gravel path on the left which quickly becomes grassy.
(1) At the end of the path, turn left. At the crossroads you took on the way there, near a tennis court, continue straight ahead. Return to Saint-Barthémély Church and, from there, very quickly to the town hall (S/E).
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