19/01/11 canal de l'ourcq + un bout de marne

Starting from Nation, I followed a D to Pt des lilas and it’s not great, it’s just road in Paris. Then I joined the canal and there’s the bike path for dozens of km so that’s cool. However, it’s much uglier than the Marne, we pass by camps of gypsies and many factories, in short, the only interest is the bike path. Several times we cross forests and if you have a racing bike: forget it right away, with a city bike, it’s a bit better but not ideal (I got a flat under Gressy), with a mountain bike it should work, I think. Then I reach the Marne by going through Chelles and it’s nice to finish like that, it’s calm and beautiful. I return home via Vincennes.