Promenade des Fox Holes – walks around Bastogne

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Promenade des Fox Holes – walks around Bastogne

Easy

4.2

(42)

194

hikers

Promenade des Fox Holes – walks around Bastogne

01:14

4.72km

40m

Hiking

On this almost five-kilometer walk, you walk in the footsteps of the Battle of the Bulge. It is hard to imagine that the forest, which is so idyllic today, was the scene of a terrible war offensive in the winter of 1944/1945. But you can still discover evidence of this…

by Maison du Tourisme du Pays de Bastogne

Last updated: August 19, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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42 m

“Foxholes” Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

During World War II, American soldiers dug foxholes and trenches here to find protection from enemy fire. The so-called “Foxholes” bear witness to the battle around Bastogne in the winter of 1944/1945.

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1.30 km

Bois Jacques

Highlight • Forest

Today an idyllic spot, the Bois Jacques was an important site in the battle for the liberation of Bastogne during the Second World War. Only a few kilometers from the …

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4.08 km

Airborne Memorial

Highlight • Monument

In the wood behind this monument, on 18 December 1944 "E" Company of the 506th P.I.R. 101st Airborne division U.S. army dug their foxholes in the Bois Jacques Woods as …

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4.72 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.81 km

902 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.56 km

1.09 km

902 m

104 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 22 October

9°C

4°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 40.0 km/h

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Comments

July 5, 2022

On this almost five-kilometer walk, you walk in the footsteps of the Battle of the Bulge. It is hard to imagine that the forest, which is so idyllic today, was the scene of a terrible war offensive in the winter of 1944/1945. But you can still discover evidence of this today: The tour leads you to the

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