Office de Tourisme du Pays de MeauxLoop of the Patis Park
Meaux
9.1km
2h30
Easy
Local stations
Meaux Marne Ourcq: #Cpasloinentrain (#ItsNotFarOnTheTrain!)
Meaux Marne Ourcq has no fewer than 5 stations! All are located on Line P (Paris – La-Ferté-Milon) and can be accessed with the Navigo Pass.
For a map of the lines and full timetable information, click here:
Meaux station
From Meaux station, there are several ways to discover the cultural, heritage and natural riches of our beautiful region. Check out the guide!
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Studio MirHow to discover Meaux from the station
A free shuttle to discover the sites of Meaux.
Just outside Meaux station, the P’tite navette is waiting to take you free of charge to the historic city centre, Meaux beach, the Saint-Faron cheese dairy and the Great War museum all year round!
Find all the information below.
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Borrow a bike free of charge to visit Meaux
Just a stone’s throw from the train station, in the historic heart of the city, at the foot of the Meaux cathedral, the Germinale association hires bikes free of charge in exchange for a form of ID.
So you can discover Meaux and the surrounding area by bike! To find out more, click here:
Hiking routes from Meaux station
Walking friends, with the Seine-et-Marne departmental walking committee, we have signposted 3 walking routes starting from Meaux station. Nature, culture, gastronomy… there’s something for everyone!
Discover the walks starting from Meaux station below:
Office de Tourisme du Pays de Meaux
Didier PazeryLoop of the Great War Museum
Meaux
11km
3h45
Moderate
Office de Tourisme du Pays de MeauxMeaux, city of art and history
Meaux
5.8km
1h
Easy
Trilport station
Béatrix Pajczer
Béatrix Pajczer
From Trilport, head deep into the forest
From Trilport station, a hiking route takes you into the national forest of Montceaux-lès-Meaux. This magnificent wooded area has nothing on Fontainebleau!
In the heart of the forest, in the picturesque village of Montceaux-lès-Meaux (village de caractère), stand the remains of the Castle of the Three Queens. This site, straight out of a fairytale, is open to visitors by reservation and regularly hosts high-quality events.
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Béatrix Pajczer
And enjoy the banks of the Marne
Trilport station is located just a stone’s throw from Marne. What’s better than taking a walk on the tow path, alongside the river.
Isles-Armentières-Congis station
Aurélie Chauvin
Elena Le Gall
Benjamin DenoyelleDiscover the birds of the Grand-Voyeux
On the banks of the Marne, in unspoilt nature environment, over 200 species of bird have made their home. Take a stroll through the reedbeds, birch forests and wild orchids… and admire nature for yourself!
Just outside Isles-Armentières-Congis station, there’s a hiking route that takes you close to the Grand-Voyeux Regional Nature Reserve.
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Audrey Nocturne
Françoise Coulet
Meet animals like no others
In Isles-les-Meldeuses, a stone’s throw from the station, visit the Edentara educational farm and meet animals like no others: wallabies, raccoons, zebus, black crowned cranes… But also spiders, snakes and other reptiles.
The Edentara educational farm is run by passionate volunteers and takes in wild animals held in captivity in poor conditions.
Would you like to support their cause? Make a donation.
Visit an incredible pumping station dating back to Napoleon III
A stone’s throw from the Isles-les-Meldeuses station lies an incredible pumping station. This listed historic monument, built under Napoleon III, was designed to supply water to the Ourcq canal when it was in short supply.
By drawing the necessary supplements from the Marne, the pumping station guaranteed the capital’s water needs.
The association au Fil de l’Ourcq offers regular guided tours of this exceptional site.
Aurélie ChauvinLizy-sur-Ourcq station
Located at the confluence of the Ourcq and Marne rivers, Lizy-sur-Ourcq is the starting point for a number of walks and cycle rides.
Mellie Jumelle
Mellie Jumelle
Ccpo – OtcThe Bougliones tomb
Lizy-sur-Ourcq is home to a remarkable cemetery, the birthplace of the great circus families. In 1897, Marie-Louise Bouglione was the first person to be buried here.
Subsequently, a number of circus families set up funerary monuments here: Van Been, Capello, Zavatta, Presto, Krat, Muller, Schweig. The most remarkable of these monuments is the Bouglione tomb, built in 1945.
Crouy-sur-Ourcq station
Mellie Jumelle
Benjamin Denoyelle
Aurélie Chauvin
Mellie Jumelle
Aurélie Chauvin
Aurélie Chauvin
The Houssoy dungeon
Leaving the station, you won’t want to miss the Houssoy dungeon.
A former stronghold of the Counts of Valois, this fortified castle was built around 1390 by Jean de Sépoix, an advisor to King Charles V.
Today, only the castle’s square dungeon remains. At the foot of the dungeon, you can discover the small patches of the medieval garden, with its aromatic and medicinal plants.
Hiking routes from Crouy-sur-Ourcq station
From the station, there are a number of walking routes through this area, once the stronghold of the Counts of Valois. In particular, you can discover the Negando marsh. This peat bog, unique in Ile-de-France, is home to numerous species of amphibians, dragonflies and butterflies, not to mention the many water birds that thrive here.
