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Fort Douaumont – Fort de Vaux loop from Douaumont

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Fort Douaumont – Fort de Vaux loop from Douaumont

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Fort Douaumont – Fort de Vaux loop from Douaumont

04:06

14.6km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 22, 2026

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2.11 km

Retractable Gun Turret

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Retractable turret that made the whole system tremble when you shot it

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2.29 km

Fort Douaumont

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Elaborate entrance area to a monumental memento which should always be a memorial for peace

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2.45 km

Retractable turret at Fort de Douaumont

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Elaborately designed, retractable turret

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4.50 km

La Fausse Côte Ravine Battery

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impressive site of the great war

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5.65 km

Vaux Pond

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Small pond near the ruined village of Vaux devant Damloup, at the confluence of the Fausse-Côte, Bazil and Fontaines gorges. It was the centre of the fighting in March and …

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7.22 km

Fort de Vaux

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The Fort de Vaux can be visited. In addition to the building, it is worth taking a tour of the grounds to get an idea of the size and destruction …

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11.5 km

Verdun Memorial

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The Verdun Memorial is a museum dedicated to the history and memory of the Battle of Verdun in 1916. The museum is very comprehensive, with an immersive experience that offers …

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11.6 km

Fleury-devant-Douaumont

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Even today, after more than 100 years, the bomb craters are still visible and you can only imagine what it looked like back then and how people felt.

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14.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.35 km

3.75 km

2.10 km

366 m

Surfaces

5.77 km

2.63 km

1.96 km

1.84 km

1.83 km

530 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Weather

Wednesday 22 July

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Comments

July 29, 2021,Sur les traces des poilus, Verdun

A hike that takes you by the guts. The ossuary, the entire villages disappeared with the marked location of the school, the blacksmith,....
And at the bend of a path a cross, then another, and yet another. Inscriptions on these crosses "to my son..." "to my husband...",...
We realize the full horror of this war.😥

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February 15, 2024,Über die Schlachtfelder von Verdun

A truly impressive tour over historically contaminated terrain. The war left traces in the landscape here over 100 years ago that are thought-provoking.

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December 27, 2021,V E R D U N | Dreihundert Tage - Dreihundert Nächte

A search for traces on one of the scenes of the great catastrophe of the last century - Verdun.

You can find the film about the hike here:

I am going on a hike to the central points of the longest and hardest battle in human history in World War I.

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Fort Douaumont – Fort de Vaux loop from Douaumont

04:06h

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280m

Fort Douaumont – Fort de Vaux loop from Douaumont

Retractable Gun Turret

Fort Douaumont

Retractable turret at Fort de Douaumont

La Fausse Côte Ravine Battery

Vaux Pond

Fort de Vaux

Verdun Memorial

Fleury-devant-Douaumont

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