Château de Coucy – View of the Town Hall loop from Crouy
Château de Coucy – View of the Town Hall loop from Crouy
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Château de Coucy – View of the Town Hall loop from Crouy
07:19
121km
840m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 11, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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12.1 km
Forêt domaniale de Saint-Gobain
Forest
52.9 km
Forest road through the St-Gobain woods
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"Then you come to a crossroads with an old signpost and turn left. You climb a few meters further through the forest, after which the road further through the forest of St Gobain undulates over a plateau. This forest road ends at a slightly larger road. which you follow further on the plateau of Goucy.
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59.7 km
Laon Gate (Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique)
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60.0 km
Château de Coucy
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The castle of a powerful family. In 1214, Enguerrand III de Coucy took part in the victory of the Battle of Bouvines, near Lille, the first major European battle and cement of nascent national feeling. In the 14th century, Enguerrand VII de Coucy, a great diplomat, turned it into a sumptuous palace.
A decor that survives its disappearance. The first known representation of the iconographic theme of the Neuf Preuses, sculpted on a monumental fireplace fitted out in Coucy by Louis d'Orléans around 1400 and published in the 16th century by Androuet du Cerceau, inspired in the 19th century the architect Viollet-le-Duc to realize the fireplace in the great room of the Château de Pierrefonds.
Four centuries of destruction. Dismantled in 1652, the castle was used as a stone quarry until its acquisition by Louis-Philippe in 1829, then by the State in 1848. Several architects, including Viollet-le-Duc, succeeded each other to preserve the ruins. During the First World War, the four towers and the keep were destroyed by the German army.
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60.2 km
Saint-Sauveur Church of Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
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Les magnifiques vitraux de facture moderne ont été créés par Mazetier et Delange en 1936. Ils constituent une bible en image avec l’Ancien et le Nouveau Testament. Un vitrail, celui de Jean, a participé à l’exposition universelle de Paris en 1937. Deux vitraux rappellent l’histoire de Coucy, d’Enguerrand II et de ses enfants égarés… La faible luminosité est due à la teinte grise des vitraux, émaillée de couleurs vives, qui s’illuminent sous le soleil. Elle traduit le passage de l’ombre à la lumière.
Les fonts baptismaux romans du xie siècle sont remarquables. Ils sont sculptés dans du marbre noir veiné de bleu. Les sculptures, finement ciselées, représentent des motifs végétaux, des petits animaux, des personnages et de très jolis visages.
Le chœur et le transept de l’église datent du xiiie siècle et n’ont pas été détruit en 1917. L’ajout du 2e transept et des 2 collatéraux au xvie siècle en font une « église halle ». À noter : l’architecture très riche des 3 voûtes et l’alternance de piles fortes et faibles dans la nef. Les chapiteaux de style gothiques inspirés de l’Art Roman représentent des plantes, des fruits, des petits animaux, mais cachent parfois quelque chose d’insolite à découvrir… Le Chemin de Croix réalisé par Hector de Pettigny en 1950 est une fresque moderne sur ciment. Les teintes employées restent douces et ne correspondent pas à l’agressivité des souffrances. Autres éléments remarquables : le retable en bois sculpté, les 2 autels, l’orgue, la chaire.
Campée à l’extrémité de l’éperon rocheux et proche de la Tour de la Porte de Soissons, l’Église Saint-Sauveur offrait une vue dominante sur la plaine et constituait un point d’appui militaire solidement organisé. C’était une annexe de la célèbre Abbaye de Nogent.
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87.0 km
L'Aisne
Lake
92.5 km
Cycle path along the railway in Berneuil
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107 km
Voie verte
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The first section was completed in 2011 between Cuise-la-Motte and Courtieux. In 2023, additional sections were added between Courtieux and Soissons.
The path consists of smooth, very smooth asphalt and is pleasant to ride. It passes several ponds.
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117 km
Soissons Town Hall
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View of the Town Hall
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121 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
87.4 km
20.7 km
4.74 km
3.72 km
3.22 km
1.15 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
102 km
15.1 km
2.34 km
1.12 km
187 m
170 m
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