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Lochnagar Crater

Ovillers-La-Boisselle

Lochnagar Crater

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Lochnagar Crater

Name: Lochnagar Crater
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Location: Ovillers-La-Boisselle, Péronne, Hauts-De-France, France

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1. Parc Mémorial de Thiepval — loop from Newfoundland Memorial

24.4km

01:38

270m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Abbatiale Saint-Pierre de Corbie via the Lochnagar crater — loop from Chipilly

60.0km

03:41

360m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Froissy Lock – Vaux Viewpoint loop from Montauban-de-Picardie

52.3km

03:55

550m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route.

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Willem VS

May 10, 2025

The Cratère de Lochnagar, an impressive war memorial, was created by a huge mine blown up by the British Royal Engineers on 1 July 1916, as part of the Battle of the Somme. The explosion marked the beginning of the battle and left a crater 90 metres in diameter and 25 metres deep.
Interestingly, the crater was named after Lochnagar Street, the trench from which the tunnel was dug. The crater is now a preserved site of remembrance and a religious service is held there every year on 1 July in memory of those who died.

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Paul_C

November 12, 2023

Lochnagar Crater is the largest man-made World War I mine crater on the Western Front, created by a massive explosion that marked the start of the Battle of the Somme in 1916. You can tour the crater on a walk , discover history through information panels and pay tribute to the men and women who suffered during the Great War. The Lochnagar Crater Foundation organizes annual commemoration ceremonies and maintains the site as a memorial.

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Rinaldini

September 19, 2022

The Lochnagar crater was named by the British in reference to the "Lochnagar Trenches" behind it, which were named after the Scottish mountain Lochnagar. From these, the tunnel was dug at a depth of about 16 meters under the German position "Schwabenhöhe", which was held by the Reserve Infantry Regiment 110 of the 28th Reserve Division (Baden). The 185th Tunneling Company had begun tunneling work on November 11, 1915. In March 1916, the 179th Tunneling Company took over and completed the tunnel. 26.8 tons of ammonal explosives were placed in two chambers connected by Y-shaped corridors. The Lochnagar mine blast is believed to be the largest human warfare explosion to date.

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Location: Ovillers-La-Boisselle, Péronne, Hauts-De-France, France

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Lochnagar Crater

1. Parc Mémorial de Thiepval — loop from Newfoundland Memorial

2. Abbatiale Saint-Pierre de Corbie via the Lochnagar crater — loop from Chipilly

3. Froissy Lock – Vaux Viewpoint loop from Montauban-de-Picardie

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