A4 Le Tacot: the railway line from A104

D934 La TrDé40t2 oire La Ferté-sous- to Montmirail D934 Randonner A4 This 45-km metre-gauge short-line railway is no longer in A4 N36 D934 LA FERTÉ-GAUCHER en Provinois, Bassée-Montois et Morin operation. D231 . s N4 It was granted to the departmental railroad company e N36 g N4 n a

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During World War I, soldiers hiding behind the ballast of s LA TRÉTOIRE N36 D403 e

b A5 the track overlooking Le Petit-Morin, above the village of t D231 h g i D408 A6 m D408 La Forge, succeeded in delaying the German advance. A5 d

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at this location. n This pleasant circuit will allow o Departure: La Trétoire. i t a Park on the shoulders of the road, BRAY-SUR- At Sablonnières, travelers could take a connection to m r you to discover a part of the Petit-Morin o f near the War Memorial. n i

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4 chemin de Villecran, 77160 PROVINS Tel.: 33 (0)1 64 60 26 26 – www.provins.net Trail L’Emprunt markings Continue 1 From the car park follow the road to the village of La Trétoire. straight Take the path on the left and, after 250m, take the path to the left. It leads down through the woods, crosses D55 and continues Turn to the hamlet of Coton. left 2 Follow the road to the right for 30 m and then, to the left, the Turn median of the old "Tacot" railway line that runs along Le Petit- right Morin. Continue to follow the road in the same direction. 3 At the crossroads, cross the hamlet of La Forge via Rue du Wrong Moulin de la Forge. When it turns right, leave it to take the path way opposite, which follows the course of Le Grand-Morin. 4 300 m after crossing the stream des Moines, turn right on the stone path, then take the second path to the right that leads into the underbrush. 5 Stay on this path until you reach the pond of La Trétoire.

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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.