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Description
Embark on a varied route on the edges of Provins : leaving Sourdun, a former garrison town, we will alternate between Brie plateaux and wooded valleys with some views of Provins along the way. Then in Sourdun we will see the ancient castle of Ormurion.
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Tips
• Do not leave the marked paths.
• If there are any doubts regarding which path to take, markings take precedence over the description.
• Respect nature and private property.
• Don't litter.
• Avoid routes during hunting season (check with the town halls or the Seine-et-Marne hunting federation).
• Close gates and fences after you.
• Whenever possible, remove any obstacles from the path.
Contact
Phone : 01 64 60 26 26
Email : info@provins.net
Website : www.provins.net
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Provins Tourisme entre Bassée, Montois et Provinois - 11/06/2025
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All year round.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1- From the square, with the church behind you, take Rue Jules-Ferry opposite. Cross D619, walk through a crossroads and then take the path to the left. Follow the 2nd path on the left on the plateau.
Go straight down towards the wood, turn right and walk along the other wood. Cross D74, cross the Voulzie and railway and turn left. The path first leads through the undergrowth, then along the edge of the woods and to the road. Follow the road to the left.
2- (Possibility of returning to Provins train station : see at the end). Head right on D236, turn left on the street that follows the stream and then leads up to St-Brice.
Take the street on the left, the path on the right, the street on the left and path on the right. Follow the street to the right and take the 2nd path to the left. Crossing the park of the town hall, turn left on Rue P. Dupont and right on Rue du Chanoy. Cross D236, turn left into the street and, taking the path on the right, climb the plateau. Turn left and then right to reach the farm.
3- Take the road to the right, the path to the left and the one to the right that crosses the plateau and leads down to the edge of the woods. Cross the railway line, enter Moulin-Rouge hamlet. (On the left, the catchment area of the sources of the Voulzie, to supply Paris with drinking water).
4- Stay to the right, pass the Voulzie and go up towards D74. Follow this road to the left, and the one to the right which joins D78. Turn right and go left on the road that enters Sourdun. Go left, Rue des Dames, right Rue de Mauperthuis, and left in the alley.
5- Go around the Ormurion castle wall by making two right turns. Follow Rue de l'Ormurion and turn left on Rue des Dames. Cross D619, turn right on Rue Creuse, then, by the Ruelle Absolue on the right, return to the church.
From marker 2, you can walk to the Provins train station (marker 6) by following the avenues Patton and La Libération and Rue Felix Bourquelot. After St-Ayoul church, turn left onto Rue Edmond-Nocard, Rue Victor-Arnoul and Rue des Bordes. The station is on the right following Avenue Jean-Jaurès.
