Loop of the Great War Museum

This walk will take you through the historic centre of Meaux and its jewels, before reaching the Great War Museum.

1) From the train station, cross the parking and walk down towards the Marne. Take the left, and pass under the bridge to follow the quai Victor Hugo for 70m. Go left to cross the quay (careful!), pass in front of the city hall and take a slight right on rue de Martimprey. Go straight and take the rue Bossuet that pass in front of the cathedral, the bishop’s palace and the gardens. At the end of this street, take a left, rue Jean Rose. Pass under the train tracks towards a major crossroads. Cross it and go straight, avenue Paul Frot, take a right on the rue Louis Braille. When it turns right, leave the street to follow the path on the left that catches up with the Brasset promenade.

2) Go on your left on that promenade that goes through a vast meadow before attaining the Brasset stream. Cross it and continue straight in the undergrowth and in the open. At the end of the path, take a right and 60m later, take a left on a path that leads you to the Ourcq canal. Follow it on the right to the road.

3) Cross the D405 at the pedestrian crossing (careful!) and take a left on the side path that, after 800m, arrives to the Great War museum.

4) Pass the museum parking’s road and cross the D405 on the pedestrian crossing. Go straight, route de Chantereine, enter the housing estate. At the crossroad, take a right on the isolated wooded alley of the estate. Cross a path and directly go left. It successively cuts a street, a path, and two streets to end up on another path.

5) Follow this path towards the right. It goes along the D65 and arrives at a crossroad. Nice view on Meaux. Move into the left-most path and, after 160m go right on a path that leads to Cregy-les-Meaux. When entering the town, follow your left on the rue Jean Jaures that passes in front of the church and an old well to arrive rue Roger Salengro. Take this street towards a roundabout where you can reach the GR1.

6) The hiking trail now follows the GR1 until the Meaux train station: Go down the rue de la Roche, cross the Ourcq canal and go right alongside the canal. After a few meters, take the path on the left. It goes down towards the meadow, goes under the D330 where it meets up with the canal. Leave the canal on the left once you have passed the major crossroad below, just before the grove. Cross the N3 at the traffic lights and take the underground passage that leads to the Meaux train station on the left side in front of you.

Pets allowed : yes

Type : Signposted loop

Audience : Walkers/hikers