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4 chemin de Villecran, 77160 PROVINS Tel.: 33 (0)1 64 60 26 26 – www.provins.net Trail markings The lovers' hike Continue 1 Take Rue de l'Eglise, continue on Rue du Château and straight pass the cemetery. Just before the road lined with plane trees leading to Château de Montglas Castle, take the path to the Turn right. left 2 At the crossroads, turn left and continue 50 m, then turn Turn right. Without changing directions, walk along the wood for right 1 km. At the end of the field on the right, continue into the Wrong woods for 500 m. way 3 Turn right. At the crossroads, turn left and continue to D71 at Vieux-Maisons. 4 Follow D71 to the left, pass the wash house, then turn right on Rue du Pressoir and then left on Rue du Bois d’Agrément. After exiting the village, follow the dirt path to the hamlet of Vignory. 5 Go down to the right to D108. Follow it to the left for about 300 m and turn right on the path, after the farm hangar. Walk down between the fields and take the second path on the left that crosses the Hanneton wood. 6 At the crossroads, turn left and continue until you reach the Sancy-lès-Provins cemetery. At the road, turn right tor - wards the village and at the crossroads, walk up opposite. 7 Turn right at the church, and go past the town hall. Cross the village on Rue de Chevrière. After passing the last house, take a left on the path that leads to Cerneux in 3 km. At the war memorial, turn left and return to the car park about 50 m away.

The trail markings on this route are installed and maintained by 250 footpath wardens from the Seine-et-Marne departmental hiking committee. (Codérando 77). It is part of a network of 4,500 km of walking and hiking trails in the department. If you notice any irregularities during your hikes (errors or lack of markings, poor maintenance, illegal waste disposal), please inform Codérando 77 via the website http://sentinelles.sportsdenature.fr/ by selecting the “hiking” activity.