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=== A4 East, towards [[Metz]], [[Strasbourg]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Germany]] ===
The first gas station is close to RER A station Bussy St. Georges. From there you walk south for about 1 km (you can ask at the counter) along a bigger road, which will lead you to a roundabout. You can try from there, but the gas station is just a bit more than 2 km from there. You can walk on the grass field next to the highway. The gas station is called "La Ferrière". An alternate route to reach the gas station is to walk through the industrial zone of Bussy, right south of the railway, then reach the bridge over the highway and then follow on the grass until the gas station that is quite near. This avoids walking in the grass (annoying especially in winter and when raining) and instead most of the walk will be on a road, and you will save some time. You can follow [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&saddr=gare,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&daddr=chemin+de+la+rue+pavee,+bussy+saint+georges,+france&sll=48.831899,2.723193&sspn=0.01291,0.040169&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=48.831814,2.726369&spn=0.01291,0.040169&t=h&om=0 this route] on Google Maps - the gas station can be seen right of the bridge on the south side of the map.
I tried this on July 27, 2008. It was VERY difficult to get from the Bussy St. Georges station to the Aire de Ferriere. The grass field that they are talking about is a very long walk because the weeds are very tall and thick, maybe an hour and a half, almost impossible to get through. Its a miserable walk through lumpy muddy ground with weeds and pickers up to your chest. Also, even if you walk through the industrial zone and take the bridge across, it still about a 20 minute walk through chest high weeds, briars, and mud. If you can manage to get to the Aire de Ferriere, its a nice place and you should eventually get a ride there.
The [[péage]] is not far from there, though it might be further than the closest highway exit.
