Cross the D228 secondary road to Vaucourtois. Enter the village and turn left at the church square. Bike along the château wall and hedge via the winding road. Still heading towards Villemareuil, you return to the agricultural plain with the A4 motorway off in the distance. At the string of trees, turn left onto the wide white gravelled lane. Pedal past the (ever functioning) pumpjack. But what could it be pumping here, just outside Paris? At the end of the lane, pass over the A4 motorway and enter the small town.