Leave the car on the road and set out to climb the hill, an easy task. It is possible to climb direct, or to follow the zig-zag path which begins at the road. From the top there is a very fine view of the marshes and of the whole Plain of Champagne. The entire journey, up and down, takes about twenty-five minutes.
Return to G. C. 9 and continue to Borgères-lès-Vertus (78 km.), where we meet with N. 53, where turn to the right towards Châlons-sur-Marne.
The Germans traversed this road in both directions within six days. They advanced in all the excitement of a victorious pursuit: they returned in the gloomy disappointment of defeat.
The journey to Châlons (106 km.) presents no difficulties, it being merely necessary to follow N. 33, which passes through Chaintrix and Thibie. We enter Châlons by the Avenue de Paris, then take the Rue du Faubourg-de-la-Marne on the left. Cross the railway, then the Marne, and continue straight along the Rue de la Marne. Here cross the canal, leaving the cathedral on the right. Before arriving at the Place de Ville turn to the right into the Rue des Lombards, which leads to the Place de la République, where the hotels will be found.
GRAVES BETWEEN ÉCURY-LE-REPOS AND MORAINS-LE-PETIT