you welcomes Council Community ! The EPERNAY PAYS DE CHAMPAGNE CHAMPAGNE DE PAYS EPERNAY The behind each champagne bottle champagne each behind Come and discover the lanscape hidden hidden lanscape the discover and Come Hiking trails Hiking Discover the « Pays For more De champagne » by bike inFormation : Vélofiches (bicycle rides) available epernay Pays at the Epernay Tourism Office de Champagne for 0,50 euro. Council Community magenta Place du 13e Régiment www.pays-champagne-velo.com de Génie BP 80526 51331 Epernay CEDEX Tél : 03 26 56 47 10 Benoît ViGneS épernay chouilly landscape architect plivot www.ccepc.fr ttC Also available Value : 1 € « Natural areas cuis anD garDens » leaflet cramant avize General trail map cumiÈres trail cumiÈres èi magenta èi marDeuil trail èi trail c épernay tarnauDs trail marDeuil èi chouilly trail a èi trail b oiry plivot cuis cramant èi cramant trail èi cuis trail avize avize trail èi How to get around a HikinG trail For eVery Hiker… The Epernay Pays de Champagne Community council offers many possibilities to admire the region’s typical landscapes. Have a nice walk ! trail SiGnS Do you have the time to go and 4h15 Chouilly trail (A) Here are the trail signs that you might discover the surrounding landscape ? meet during your walk Would you like to spend a pleasant 2h00 Chouilly trail Chemin par monts et par vaux MV time in the vineyards ? shortcut Discover the territory between the vineyard slopes and the immense Champagne plain, as well as the many viewpoints on the Marne valley. Do you dream of a short 45min Plivot trail (B) family walk ? Chemin de la Forêt F enjoy the fresh atmosphere of walking through dense Do you appreciate strolling 2h45 Tarnauds trail forests. along river banks ? Chemin de la marne M Walk along the banks of the Marne river flowing Would you like to learn more 1h30 Magenta trail (C) through Epernay, capital of Champagne. about the Marne and the canal ? Chemin du canal C Proceed along the «Canal latéral à la Marne» tow Do you wish to admire a panoramic 1h50 Avize trail path and enjoy the view of the «Montagne de Reims» view on the Champagne vineyard ? 1h40 Cramant trail vineyards. 2h00 Cuis trail Chemin des tarnauds T 1h30 Cumières trail Follow the river, which brings a common identity to 1h30 Mardeuil trail all the bordering villages, and make the most of the natural environment. Existing national trails Square panels on Chemin de la vallée V Trail starting point (GR and GRP) signposts, in urban areas : Cross this valley from slope to slope, to get a better idea Red panel : direction to follow of the various elements that compose it : river, villages, Ë Parking area dangerous crossing under the hiker’s fields, vineyards and forêts. Informative notice board responsibility Engraved stone : i landmark and beaconing Yellow paint : direction support Picnic spot to follow Captions Chouilly trail (a) starting point t his track, which leaves from the natural area Jardin Humide or the central village square, JarDin humiDe will lead you through Chouilly’s vineyard épernay towards the Saran Hill, from which you will V 1 discover a splendid view of the valley, the « Montagne de Reims » and the immense è T 1 Tarnauds River plain to the East. At this point, you will have Bernon Mount to chose either to descend down to the village or to pursue your walk to Epernay. You will then travel form hill to hill, starting with the Jogasse Mount in the middle of the fields with a 360 ° view. Next you will come upon the Bernon Mount with its small pine MV 1 main road and Jardin Humide è forest overlooking Epernay. This area has been preserved since 1934. Two picnic sites are at i your disposal here, with, on the southern side, chouilly a panoramic map. You will then walk down into the valley stadium è V 2 Plumecoq through the vineyard. The last hour of your hike will be spent following the Tarnauds river. After having carefully crossed the D3 road, you will reach your starting point and admire Chouilly’s 11 th century Roman style church, perched on its rocky headland • Jogasse Mount V 2.1 - IGN Paris 2007 - Autorisation n°70 700042 2007 - Autorisation - IGN Paris ® Extraits de Scan25 Extraits MV 1 V 2 trail a shortcut Saran Hill do you HaVe tHe time to Go and Would you like to SPend a PleaSant diSCoVer tHe SurroundinG landSCaPe? time in tHe VineyardS ? Enjoy this unique trail which will lead you through the prestigious In the heart of the vigneyard hillside, you will wander along Champagne vigneyard and its different landscapes. some of the most beautiful paths ot the Champagne area. chouilly trail (a) chouilly trail (a) shortcut Distance : 14,8 km Distance : 7 km Trail length : 4h15 Trail length : 2h Depart from : main road or Depart from : main road or Jardin Humide, Chouilly Jardin Humide, Chouilly Follow : V 2 MV 1 V 1 T 1 Follow : V 2 MV 1 V 2.1 Plivot trail (B) trail b è • Make the most of this natural environment without T 1 disturbing it : enjoy the silence and hold your dogs on a short lead. • This path will be closed during the hunting season and the winter floods for your security. • Respect the farmers’ and wine growers’ work : keep to the paths. • Don’t forget the road code when following or crossing T 1.2 plivot the main roads. n°70 700042 2007 - Autorisation - IGN Paris ® Extraits de Scan25 Extraits natural start tarnauDs trail area natural area JarDin gué Du humiDe pré salé T 1.1 T 1 è T 1 T 1 boucle b è épernay è T 1.2 chouilly oiry plivot Avenue de Champagne Seasonally flooded path idea : you can leave with two cars and drop one of at each end, or take the bus serving Plivot. t his trail sticks to the path that has followed the Tarnauds river for the past three centuries, and was disturbed by the creation of the D3 road. An essential connection is thus restored between Epernay with its prestigious « Avenue de Champagne » and the agricultural and viticultural territories of Chouilly, Oiry and Plivot situated to the East towards Châlons-en-Champagne. The Tarnauds trail departs from the « Gué du Pré Salé », and reveals the secrets of a narrow winding river, a riverbed with its wetlands, private lakes, public wash-houses and bridges ... It then crosses the fields far from the road noises and leads via the river towards Epernay • do you aPPreCiate StrollinG alonG do you dream oF a SHort Family Walk ? riVer BankS ? Have a picnic which your children at the Gué du Pré Salé, then This long walk will enchant you by its two natural areas, the undertake a short digestive walk in a natural environment. Jardin Humide and the Gué du Pré Salé, where you can admire the valley’s specific wetland fauna and flora. plivot trail (b) tarnauDs trail Distance : 2,6 km Distance : 9,3 km Trail length : 45 mins Trail length : 2h45 mins Depart from : Gué du Pré Salé, Depart from : Gué du Pré Salé, Plivot Plivot Follow : T 1 T 1.2 Follow : T 1 T 1.1 magenta trail (C) V 7 The « canal latéral à la Marne » C 1 starting point georges forêt square M 1 magenta V 6 The Marne river - IGN Paris 2007 - Autorisation n°70 700042 2007 - Autorisation - IGN Paris épernay è i ® Extraits de Scan25 Extraits The tow path is used by the V.N.F. (Voies navigables de France) véhicules during their canal maintenance work : please don’t obstruct the path. t his trail starts on the square just in front of the Magenta Town Hall. Follow the city roads until you get to the Marne river, winding through this urban patchwork. Stroll along the river quays, which still have their industrial identity, and approach the water, its swans and little colored boats. Cross the valley and join the canal and its views on the vineyards of the «Montagne de Reims». You’ll be happy to stride along this shady path during the hot summer afternoons. Having left the canal, wander through the fields and the vegetable plots, before ending your walk at the starting point (Georges Forêt square). On the way, don’t forget to admire the Romano-Byzantine style church, which is delicately lit up at night time • Would you like to knoW more aBout tHe marne and tHe Canal ? This trail follows the water’s edge and leads the hiker around the town of Magenta, built along the Marne river and near the railway line for industrial purposes. magenta trail (c) Distance : 5,250 km Trail length : 1h30 mins Depart from : Georges Forêt square, magenta Follow : M 1 V 7 CV 1 V 6 avize trail cramant è F 1 F 1.1 MV 3 Gr starting point è avize vix park - IGN Paris 2007 - Autorisation n°70 700042 2007 - Autorisation - IGN Paris è ® è MV 3.1 Extraits de Scan25 Extraits Be careful, the path through the forest can be very muddy when it rains. t his trail starts at the Vix Park, just above the huge Champagne bottle near the forest. From this area, you will admire a panoramic view as far as the eye can see on the vineyard and the fields. Take some time to visit the park before setting off : what used to be a private property with very old trees is now open to the public, with interpretive panels describing the different flora and fauna species.