Verdun Memorials and Monuments – The Meuse loop from Damvillers

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Verdun Memorials and Monuments – The Meuse loop from Damvillers

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Verdun Memorials and Monuments – The Meuse loop from Damvillers

07:07

116km

840m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 25, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 85.8 km for 17 m

After 86.4 km for 17 m

After 88.2 km for 32 m

After 94.0 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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76.7 km

Maaskanaal Terrace in Vacherauville

Highlight • River

Beautiful, peaceful location to take a break.
Lovely to stay at the waterfront of the Maas Canal. Information boards provide information about fauna and flora

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78.6 km

National Necropolis of Bras-sur-Meuse

Highlight • Historical Site

Military cemetery created in 1916 during the Battle of Verdun. It contains the remains of 6,537 French soldiers, including 2,000 in ossuaries. Most of them died in 1916 on the …

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78.6 km

Water on both sides

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

It is nice to see that the water level of the canal is much higher than the water level of the stream.

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86.1 km

Verdun Memorials and Monuments

Highlight • Historical Site

Verdun, in Lorraine, in the middle of the Maasvlakte, is marked by a heavy historical past, closely linked to the First World War. Battlefield of a terrible battle in 1916, …

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86.3 km

Located near the Porte Chaussée and the Verdun War Memorial, this contemporary metal sculpture was designed by the artist Jean-No and created by students from the Lycée Professionnel Eugène Freyssinet. …

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86.4 km

Monument to the Dead and the Children of Verdun

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The monument is located on the east bank of the Meuse, in front of Japiot Park, next to Porte Chaussée. Built in 1928, it stands on the site of the …

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87.7 km

Fahrradtunnel

Highlight • Other

The cycle path runs next to the canal and saves you the trip over the mountain.

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88.2 km

Canal Saint-Airy

Lake

93.9 km

The Meuse

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The Meuse and the Canal de Meuse run together near the city of Verdun through the Maasvlakte.
Know that it can be quite busy here. Enjoy together, each at their own pace.

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116 km

End point

Parking

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