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Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Ornes

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Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Ornes

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Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Ornes

04:01

14.7km

220m

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: May 22, 2026

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6.25 km

Belvedere Fort Douaumont

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At this location you have a beautiful view of Fort Douaumont

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6.56 km

Muslim Memorial

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This memorial was erected in memory of the officers and riflemen of the Algerian, Cunisian and Moroccan riflemen who fell for France.

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6.60 km

Retractable Gun Turret

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

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6.99 km

Life in the fort

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Dark and harrowing impressions of life in the fort

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7.23 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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7.28 km

Tunnel Memorial Combat Engineers recapture 24/10/'16

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This tunnel has an important historical value in the conquest of Fort Douaumont on 24 October 1916. A plaque mentions the regiments that were responsible for this heroic act. In …

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7.43 km

Retractable turret at Fort de Douaumont

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Elaborately designed, retractable turret

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14.4 km

Ornes WWI Tragedy Memorial

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Ornes was a real city, larger than the other villages destroyed, but eventually, after the Great War, is at the same point that they or essentially disappeared under the rocks.

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14.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.2 km

2.10 km

1.27 km

151 m

Surfaces

6.96 km

3.67 km

1.86 km

912 m

786 m

503 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

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Friday 22 May

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Retractable Gun Turret – Fort Douaumont loop from Ornes

Belvedere Fort Douaumont

Muslim Memorial

Retractable Gun Turret

Life in the fort

Fort Douaumont

Tunnel Memorial Combat Engineers recapture 24/10/'16

Retractable turret at Fort de Douaumont

Ornes WWI Tragedy Memorial

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