The Formidable Cannon of Ligny
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Location: Sombreffe, Namur, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium
Best Mountain Biking Routes to The Formidable Cannon of Ligny
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Notre-Dame Church of Sombreffe – The Formidable Cannon of Ligny loop from Fleurus01:57
36.0km
190m
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The Formidable Cannon of Ligny – Fast singletrack path loop from Mont-Saint-Guibert02:39
46.0km
320m
Expert5
Descent to the Arton – Bois de Spy loop from Chapelle-Dieu02:47
44.3km
380m
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Superb fortress cannon tube called "the Formidable". Weighing 5.600 kg, 4.20 meters long and sunk at Douai in 1811, it was not used at Ligny. Erected in 1969, the monument commemorates the civil and military work of Napoleon and was largely subsidized by the society of the Legion of Honor. The tube is a loan from the Porte de Hal Museum in Brussels.
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The cannon and a historic war monument in the town of Sombreffe, maintenance and flowers for the pleasure of visitors and residents of the city of Ligny
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Location: Sombreffe, Namur, Namur, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium
Best Mountain Biking Routes to The Formidable Cannon of Ligny
- Easy
4.7
(6)
19
Notre-Dame Church of Sombreffe – The Formidable Cannon of Ligny loop from Fleurus01:57
36.0km
190m
Intermediate5.0
(1)
7
The Formidable Cannon of Ligny – Fast singletrack path loop from Mont-Saint-Guibert02:39
46.0km
320m
Expert5
Descent to the Arton – Bois de Spy loop from Chapelle-Dieu02:47
44.3km
380m
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