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| A long day's walk ahead |
We had a long day's walk ahead of us when we set out from Ligny-en-Barrois this morning. It started with a few kilometres along the Canal de la Marne au Rhin.
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| A few kilometres along the canal |
We turned off the canal at the village of Longeaux. We made a small detour to inspect the fortified church in the village, and observed some of the village's other features on the way through.
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| Some features of Longeaux - 3 working fountains and a community book box |
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| Another feature of Longeaux - the lavoir, or communal washing house |
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| Fortified church at Longeaux |
We spent the next part of the day on a country road going up and down through farmland and among quiet villages. We stopped in one of them, Biencourt-sur-Orge, for some healthy fruit.
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| Walking on a quiet country road - the D127 to Biencourt-sur-Orge |
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| Biencourt-sur-Orge - a fine place for a rest stop |
From Biencourt-sur-Orge we picked up the GR714, a long-distance walking path that took us about 10kms to the village of Bonnet. The path went through a section of forest before emerging among a windfarm plantation.
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| The GR714 - we stayed on the path towards Bonnet, not diverging to the right or the left |
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| The GR714 took us up close to some wind turbines. The sign warns of falling ice from the blades |
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| Bonnet has a largely intact lavoir from the nineteenth century |
We had our picnic lunch in Bonnet, before continuing on another country road to our evening's destination of Gondrecourt-le-Château.
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| Another quiet country road - the D182 from Bonnet to Gondrecourt-le-Château |
Arriving in Gondrecourt, we were surprised to find a very pleasant townscape along the river, complete with another lavoir.
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| Gondrecourt-le-Château - a historic town with an attractive riverside area |
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| Day 27 - Healthy Fruit |
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| Day 27 - Birds |
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| Day 27 - Elevation Profile |
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| Day 27 - Route |
Day: 27
Distance: 32.5 km
Walking time: 6 hrs 35 mins
Elevation gain: 566 metres
Cumulative distance: 617.72 km
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