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Verdun
Douaumont

Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Douaumont

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France
Great East
Verdun
Douaumont

Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Douaumont

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Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Douaumont

01:23

5.25km

50m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 15, 2026

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764 m

Nécropole nationale de Fleury-devant-Douaumont

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The Douaumont National Necropolis was established in 1923 on 14.4 hectares and officially inaugurated on June 23, 1929, by French President Gaston Doumergue. The cemetery contains 16,142 graves of French …

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1.66 km

Monument to Muslim Soldiers

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In memory of Muslim comrades-in-arms who fell for France

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1.75 km

Soldier of the Law Memorial

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This monument depicts a recumbent French soldier and is dedicated to André Thomé, a member of parliament who volunteered for the front and was killed at Verdun on 10 March …

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2.89 km

Retractable Gun Turret

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

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3.36 km

Elaborately designed, retractable turret

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3.53 km

Life in the fort

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Dark and harrowing impressions of life in the fort

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3.78 km

Fort Douaumont

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The strongest of the whole forts from the series of over 30 built pieces... and yet this one also met the fate of change of occupiers

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4.68 km

TD3 Shelter

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This French bunker 'Abri TD3' was built between 1908 and 1909. It suffered heavy damage during the salg of Verdun. The bunker was captured by the German army on 1 …

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5.25 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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2.02 km

1.46 km

1.19 km

477 m

Surfaces

1.94 km

1.04 km

1.02 km

794 m

206 m

156 m

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