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Longpont Abbey – Berzy Le Sec - The castle loop from Courmelles

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Longpont Abbey – Berzy Le Sec - The castle loop from Courmelles

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Longpont Abbey – Berzy Le Sec - The castle loop from Courmelles

02:30

40.2km

340m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 26, 2026

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12.8 km

Grenadier, Coldstream, and Irish Guards Memorial

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A memorial to the first weeks of the war and an early front line for the Coldstream Guards. Today there is a road that goes straight along and you have to be careful. An information board reconstructs the events of 1914.

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12.8 km

Ruins of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Longpont

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The Ruines de l'abbaye cistercienne de Longpont is a former Cistercian abbey located in Longpont, Aisne, France. The abbey was founded in 1131 by Bernard of Clairvaux at the request of Josselin of Vierzy, the bishop of Soissons. The abbey was plundered in the 16th century and restored in the 18th century. The abbey is a historic monument and is included in the list of historic monuments of France. The ruins of the abbey are open to the public and offer beautiful views of the 13th century Gothic church, chapter house, cloister and cellars.

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13.0 km

Longpont Abbey

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A place steeped in history
abbayedelongpont.fr/fr

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13.2 km

Hôtel Restaurant Les Terrasses

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Don't miss this hotel restaurant, the welcome is very very pleasant, very nice people

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15.5 km

Suffering and Slimming Down

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17.7 km

Étang de la Ramée

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37.2 km

Berzy Le Sec - The castle

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The castle of Berzy-le-Sec presents, in the twenty-first century, the ruins of a quadrangular enclosure measuring 40 × 50 meters on the side, flanked in the angles by turrets on buttresses, on which rests burnt down buildings around a court. The eastern one, which was rebuilt in the sixteenth century and still well preserved; while on the north side nothing remains.
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37.3 km

Church of Berzy-le-Sec

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The Crise Valley is a historic site where important battles were fought. Numerous churches and castles were built there, and remnants can still be seen. The castle of Berzy-le-Sec dates back to between the 12th and 16th centuries, having undergone several construction phases. The ruins of this building remain today: adjacent ditches and a courtyard. The castle was converted into a farm from the 18th century until the First World War.

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40.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.0 km

3.85 km

377 m

Surfaces

28.3 km

11.5 km

278 m

161 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 14 July

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Longpont Abbey – Berzy Le Sec - The castle loop from Courmelles

Grenadier, Coldstream, and Irish Guards Memorial

Ruins of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Longpont

Longpont Abbey

Hôtel Restaurant Les Terrasses

Suffering and Slimming Down

Étang de la Ramée

Berzy Le Sec - The castle

Church of Berzy-le-Sec

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