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

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14.6km

250m

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: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.11 km

Retractable Gun Turret

Highlight • Monument

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

8.41 km

3.73 km

2.00 km

466 m

Surfaces

5.53 km

2.72 km

2.54 km

1.77 km

1.46 km

571 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (280 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

15°C

6°C

56 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

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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