_Follow the G. C. 22, which dips down towards the Ourcq._
_Pass through_ =Rozet-St.-Albin=, before and after which, on the right of
the road, are numerous “boves” or worked-out quarries transformed into
dwellings. Situated in the hill-sides, these “boves” formed admirable
shelters for the troops.
_On reaching the Ourcq (which do not cross), continue straight along G.
C. 23, in the direction of the village of_ =Chouy=, _which was practically
razed to the ground_.
At the Church, _turn to the right_.
On leaving Chouy, _continue along G. C. 23 towards_ =Ancienville=, which
is off the road, on the left. _Take the road on the left that winds
round a small hill_, on which is the church (photo below).
[Illustration: CHURCH AND CEMETERY AT ANCIENVILLE.]
[Illustration: MAUCREUX CASTLE AFTER THE GERMAN BOMBARDMENTS.]
_Return to G. C. 23, and turn to the left._ The woods about here were
badly damaged. After crossing the Saviéres, the Castle of Maucreux,
built on an eminence, becomes visible on the left. It was struck by a
number of shells.
On the right of the road are stone quarries and dug-outs.
Beyond the Castle and on leaving the woods, _turn to the left at the
fork_. Numerous dug-outs are in the sloping sides of the road. After the
Cemetery of =Faverolles=, the walls of which are in ruins, the tourist
enters the village of that name.
Leaving the church behind, on the left, _turn to the right_. =Vouty= is
reached shortly afterwards, after skirting the wall of an old farm.
[Illustration: FAVEROLLES CHURCH.]
[Illustration: INTERIOR OF FAVEROLLES CHURCH.]
On the other side of the road are French graves. _Turn to the right into
the road seen in the photograph below._
_Skirt the farm, follow G. C. 17, and turn to the left at the first
fork. At the next fork, a little further on, keep straight on._ Numerous
shell-holes and trenches.
From Vouty, there is a fine run down to the village of =Corcy=, of which
nothing is left but a heap of ruins. At the bottom of the hill, the
Castle and Park are pictures of desolation.
The village and church are a little further on, to the left.
[Illustration: VOUTY FARM.]
[Illustration: THE VILLAGE AND MARSHES OF CORCY, SEEN FROM G. C. 17
BEFORE ARRIVING AT THE CASTLE.]
[Illustration: FRENCH GRAVES IN CORCY CASTLE PARK.