A short, brisk walk towards Germaine

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This short walk of less than 10 km through the woods can be done at a brisk pace or as a family stroll. Avoid days when hunting is taking place; these are signposted at the start of the paths.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.16 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 328 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 328 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 896 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 564 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Sermiers (51500)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 49.12874° / E 3.991597°
  • Accessible from the train station Gare de Germaine.
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2713E, 2813O
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round house
The Roman road
The Bubble House

Description of the walk

The walk starts from the Cadran car park, which is on the D951 between Reims and Épernay.

(S/E) Walk towards the southern end of the car park (towards Épernay).

(1) Turn left onto the unpaved forest track and follow it for about 2 km.

(2) When you reach the École de Germaine, turn left onto Rue de l’Étang. Continue along the grassy path.

(3) When you reach a crossroads, turn right.

(4) At the crossroads, turn left, then at the next junction, turn right.

(5) After walking past the houses, you’ll reach Rue des Haies, a tarmac road with pavements. Turn left.

(6) At the wash house, turn left onto Rue du Docteur Quentin. Follow it to the end, where it becomes a footpath. Follow this footpath to the end.

(7) When you reach the old Roman road, turn right and continue to the next junction.

(8) At the junction with the forest track, turn left. This track takes you back to the Cadran car park.

(S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 892 ft - Cadran car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.07 - alt. 886 ft - Turn left onto the forest track
  3. 2 : mi 2.1 - alt. 728 ft - Germaine School
  4. 3 : mi 2.37 - alt. 719 ft - Crossing path on the right
  5. 4 : mi 2.52 - alt. 650 ft - Turn left at the crossroads
  6. 5 : mi 2.88 - alt. 564 ft - Turn left onto the road
  7. 6 : mi 3.24 - alt. 581 ft - At the wash house, turn left
  8. 7 : mi 3.83 - alt. 850 ft - Turn right at the Roman road
  9. 8 : mi 4.42 - alt. 860 ft - Vehicle-accessible track on the left
  10. S/E : mi 5.16 - alt. 892 ft - Back at the car park

Notes

No water at the Germaine wash house.

Community-run bar and shop ‘Le cerf à trois pattes’ next to the school. Not always open.

Germaine (Les Haies) station on the Epernay–Reims line, near the (6). This walk is therefore accessible by TER.

Picnic area at the starting point.

If you don’t like tarmac, instead of taking Rue du Docteur Quentin, walk a little further and turn left onto the Haute Borne forest track, heading towards Courtagnon. This takes you to (8)

Worth a visit

The Roman road runs from Rilly-la-Montagne to Mutigny. You can therefore easily extend this short route.

On Rue du Docteur Quentin, there’s a very unusual bubble house.

You’ll pass the community-run grocery shop and café ‘Le cerf à trois pattes’. Check their website for opening hours.

https://le-cerf-a-3-pattes.fr/

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 3 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
virgule
virgule

A fence and barbed wire have appeared along this route, just before you reach Germaine. The owner of the woods no longer wants us to go through there.

So I’m going to alter the route.

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virgule
virgule
• Edited:

Thank you for this review.

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jmv51
jmv51

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

I did this walk during the week; didn’t come across many people. It was a very pleasant walk, a mix of forest tracks and tarmac roads.

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virgule
virgule

Thank you for this review.

I’d just like to put the term ‘very busy’ into perspective. On Sundays, when the weather’s fine, there are about ten cars in the car park, but the forest is vast. In Champagne, unless you happen to come across an orienteering competition, it’s rarely too crowded.

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gilletbernard1947
gilletbernard1947

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 10, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

To be redone

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virgule
virgule

It’s a lovely walk. The round house has been repainted white. Le Cerf à trois pattes is now open on Saturday and Sunday mornings. A really nice spot.

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leontiine
leontiine

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 07, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I went to Germaine’s Christmas Market. A lovely walk.

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leontiine
leontiine

I’ll have to do that one of these days.

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virgule
virgule

Well done to the moderators for their prompt response.

If you enjoy walking, go on then

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