Fort de Vaux – Vaux Pond loop from Haudainville
Fort de Vaux – Vaux Pond loop from Haudainville
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Fort de Vaux – Vaux Pond loop from Haudainville
04:15
48.5km
730m
Cycling
Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 20, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 30.5 km for 55 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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26.8 km
Fort de Tavannes
Fort
28.3 km
Monument to the Executed of Tavannes
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A panel gives a face to all but a few of the murdered victims.
A place where no lessons were learned from the First World War.
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30.6 km
Fort Vaux panoramic viewpoint
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From the beginning of the Battle of Verdun, Fort de Vaux was one of the priority targets of the German offensive. In early March 1916, the Germans came within a few hundred metres of the fort and began a siege that lasted 100 days. Inside the fort, under a barrage of artillery fire, resistance was organised despite the lack of food and water. On 1 June 1916, the Germans reached the fort: the French garrison, isolated and without outside support, fought a week of heroic fighting inside the fort before being defeated by exhaustion.
Triggered? Buy a combined ticket and immerse yourself in the history of this episode in the war of 14-18 with a visit to Fort de Vaux. The tour gives an insight into the daily living conditions of the besieged soldiers in the heart of the fort.
A must-see for any history buff.
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30.7 km
Fort de Vaux
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The car park is ideal for walks (for example to the Vaux pond). If you keep your eyes peeled, you can discover many other testimonies and memorials from the Battle of Verdun on the forest trails. The paths and trails should not be left, as there is a serious danger of encountering duds or live ammunition (even grenades)! We discovered e.g. even at the edge of the main gravel path, the remains of a stalk grenade.
More information and excellent photographic documentation: verdunbilder.de
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32.5 km
Memorial 1st BCP
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An orientation table on the site provides insight and explanation of the landscape.
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32.6 km
Bridge over the Vaux Stream
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32.6 km
Vaux Pond
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Source: Tourism Verdun
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36.7 km
Tunnel Battery
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48.5 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
27.8 km
9.59 km
4.73 km
3.48 km
2.88 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
28.2 km
10.9 km
5.54 km
2.12 km
1.16 km
657 m
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Elevation
Highest point (380 m)
Lowest point (210 m)
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Wednesday 24 June
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