The Machine Gun Way (Le Chemin Des Automitrailleuses)
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Leaflet Walks and hiking trails Haute-Somme and Poppy Country 13 The Machine Gun Way (Le chemin des Automitrailleuses) This magnificent Time: 3 hours 20 circuit covers ponds, marshes and the Distance: 10 km Somme Valley, where Route: easy you come upon lush landscapes and Leaving from: Mairie discover a traditional in Curlu skill— fishing. Curlu, 11 km west of Péronne, 10 km south- west of Combles Abbeville Combles Albert Curlu Péronne Amiens e n n o r é P Ham T O Montdidier © 1 Your route begins at the Mairie propelled guns) were used for the On the hills above Fargny is a in Curlu, a very beautiful village first time in the Battle of the place known as “Le Chapeau du nestling in the valley. From the Somme to liberate the commune. Gendarme” [The Policeman’s hoarding, bear left, then turn They were mounted on Renault Hat]. From there, you get a magical right into the Rue de la Place. or Peugeot chassis. view of the Somme Valley. Turn left into the Rue de la 5 Turn right immediately. Take the Vigne. Continue to the edge of grassy towpath. Follow it until Mrs Moorhen the village, by No. 38. you reach Frise. The moorhen frequents ponds, 2 Take the little lane on the right 6 In Frise, pass the bridge over the lakes and watercourses where overlooking the ponds. Keep the Somme. Go up through the the vegetation is dense enough. little wood on your left, then village before moving out onto Its plumage ranges from dark the plain, before reaching a the plain and crossing Fond de t blue to black, with brown s wings and a white mark on the British cemetery and then a l’Île, then continue alongside e farm. the Étang de Fargny, passing r rump, while its beak is red and e yellow. Its feet are not webbed. Look out for the dovecote. two footbridges and two t n It mainly feeds on plants, 3 Take the Rue des Auges on your brick-built bridges. i insects, earthworms and slugs. right, then turn left. 7 Carry straight on, then turn f They nest in the leafy fringes Go through the village. right. Walk through Fargny, then O of watercourses and defend Walk beside the ponds. keep straight on towards Curlu. their territory. 4 Keep on as far as Monacu. At Follow the Rue du Four, then Moorhens mate for life. the Give Way sign, bear right. climb up to the left to get back Both parents take care of the Go into Feuillères and walk to where you started from. chicks. One pair can produce four clutches every year, alongside the marshes, passing Tourism Offices: Haute-Somme, two fixed bridges, then a Tel: 03 2284 4238 between May and September. jack-knife bridge. www.hautesomme-tourisme.com Youngsters from the first Here in Monacu on 30 th July Poppy Country: clutch help their parents to Tel: 03 2275 1642 bring up the second. 1916, armoured cars (or self- www.tourisme-paysducoquelicot.com 7 Author: Isabelle Boidanghein • Translation: Gibson Language Team • Design: A Propos • Conception: Imp. Cg80 • 1000 copies - Spring 2011 1 3 2 In the vicinity 6 3 km away, Belvédère de Frise: exceptional panoramic view of the Somme Valley. 11 km away, Péronne: Historial de la Grande 4 Guerre, Hôtel de Ville, Hardines or floating market gardens, Musée Alfred-Danicourt, church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Étang du Cam, Porte de Bretagne, Ramparts, etc. 10 km away, Bouchavesnes-Bergen: statue of Marshal Foch. 6 km away, Étangs de Cléry-sur-Somme. 7 km away, Combles: Cross dedicated to Major Dickens. 9 km away, Longueval: Memorial and South African Museum, an essential stage in the 5 Circuit of Remembrance. 12 km away, Rancourt: French Chapel of Remembrance, and French Necropolis, the largest in the Somme. 7 km away, Guillemont: Cross dedicated to the 16th Irish Division. 0 0,25 0,5 0,75 1 km Signage Route Change of Wrong 15 km away, Albert: Basilica, Somme 1916 continues direction direction Route not suitable for horses Museum, Art-Déco quarter, Circuit of This circuit is maintained by the Canton de Combles and the or motor sports. Haute-Somme groups of communes, and by the Poppy Country. Remembrance, etc. 13 km away, Bray-sur-Somme: Historical Map IGN 2408 E Heritage Museum, etc..