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Verdun
Charny-Sur-Meuse

Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Charny-sur-Meuse

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France
Great East
Verdun
Charny-Sur-Meuse

Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Charny-sur-Meuse

Moderate

3.9

(7)

34

riders

Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Charny-sur-Meuse

01:07

17.0km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.8 km for 233 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

6.30 km

Douaumont War Memorial

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The Monument aux Morts de Douaumont is a historical landmark erected on the large car park at Place Monseigneur Ginisty - Fondateur de l'Ossuaire de Douaumont.

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2

6.49 km

Monument to Muslim Soldiers

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In memory of Muslim comrades-in-arms who fell for France

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3

6.59 km

Soldier of the Law Memorial

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This monument depicts a recumbent French soldier and is dedicated to André Thomé, a member of parliament who volunteered for the front and was killed at Verdun on 10 March …

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7.65 km

Fort Douamont

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The fort was built between 1884 and 1886. After being modernized between 1901 and 1913, it became one of the emblematic sites of the Battle of Verdun in 1916: captured …

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5

7.71 km

Retractable Gun Turret

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Retractable turret that made the whole system tremble when you shot it

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6

7.88 km

Fort Douaumont

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Elaborate entrance area to a monumental memento which should always be a memorial for peace

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7

9.97 km

Public Toilets Ossuary Douaumont

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Very clean toilets are available here.
Use them and leave them clean for the next user.

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8

10.9 km

Bayonet Trench Memorial

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The Myth of the First World War
“In memory of the French soldiers who sleep standing, rifle in hand, in this trench – their brothers in America.” This is the …

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17.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.2 km

1.43 km

227 m

119 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

1.07 km

233 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (380 m)

Lowest point (190 m)

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Tuesday 20 October

11°C

6°C

92 %

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