22 April 2018

Hike for 25 April




Dear hiking friends,                                                                                                                                                                                                 

here is the information for this Wednesday. You get to choose between two hikes.

Shorter walk
  
Crécy-la-Chapelle.   -   about 12/14k

Our Walk for Wednesday 25th will be a loop in Crécy-la-Chapelle.
The distance is 12/14 kilometres including a medium hill.
Crécy-la-Chapelle is sometimes called  *la Venise briarde,*. e.g. the region "la Brie", its river "le Grand Morin" and lovely brooks. This  walk in one of the loveliest spots to the east of Paris in the valley of the Grand Morin. 
Normally there will be no problem with strikes on Wed.

Getting there:
From Paris (Gare-de-l'Est) to Crécy-la-Chapelle/Crécy-en-Brie. (Zone 5).

1. Departure: Gare-de-l'Est  at  09:31Direction: Meaux. Arrival: Esbly 10:02.
2. At Esbly, transfer to Crécy-la-Chapelle/Crécy-en-Brie  at 10:10.    Arrival : 10:22.
Take the HEAD OF TRAIN, we have only 5/7 minutes to change trains.

Return from the same station:   14:35 arriving at 15:28. 15:35 arriving at 16:28

Remember to bring along water and some lunch... 
We will walk through fields, woods and rivers... Sure, you are ready for a lovely walk.
A  bientôt !
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Longer walk  

Parmain - Nesle  -   about 23 k  


To give Daniel R. a bit of a break, I will lead the walk this week, with his help still, to make sure we take the nicest way back to the station. 

We will walk in a loop from Parmain. Varied landscape and terrain. Estimated cumulative elevation gain: about 450m.
Wear good footwear. Bring a picnic lunch, snacks and enough water.

Getting there:

We will aim to take an early train not to finish too late but also in case of problems due to the SNCF strike ending in the morning, this will allow us to take a later train if need be.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

-Take train H POVA to Persan Beaumont at 8.30 from Gare du Nordget off at l’Isle Adam-Parmain, arriving at 9.19.                     
Zone 5 (regular return fare, 14.20€).  I will meet you at Gare du Nord by the platforms, we will sit at the rear end (or a little bit farther down if the train is full). If you are not familiar with Gare du Nord, arrive early enough to make your way through the maze there.

-Return trains from l’Isle Adam-Parmain : direct trains at 16.39 (arr:17.29); 17:09 (arr: 17.59); 17:39 (arr: 18.29)
.There are other frequent trains that are not direct (1h 05 min).


See you on Wednesday! 

Laurence



NB: Meeting point is at/on the platform unless otherwise stated , those who wish to travel together usually sit in the rear car. 


Advice to hikers / Conseils aux randonneurs:
Make sure that you are covered by a personal accident and liability insurance, that you are fit enough to do the walk, and have the proper equipment / Assurez-vous que vous êtes couvert par une assurance responsabilité civile, que vous avez la condition physique nécessaire pour faire la randonnée choisie et que vous avez l’équipement adapté.

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