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Wancourt British Cemetery – Hibers Trench Cemetery loop from Croisilles

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Wancourt British Cemetery – Hibers Trench Cemetery loop from Croisilles

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Wancourt British Cemetery – Hibers Trench Cemetery loop from Croisilles

02:53

36.8km

310m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. 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

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.8 km for 156 m

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1.03 km

Bullecourt 1917 Memorial and Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Passage on the front line of the Australians and British of the First World War

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Wancourt was captured on 12 April 1917 after very heavy fighting and the advance was continued on the following days. The cemetery, called at first Cojeul Valley Cemetery, or River Road Cemetery, was opened about ten days later; it was used until October 1918, but was in German hands from March 1918 until 26 August, when the Canadian Corps recaptured Wancourt. At the Armistice, the cemetery contained 410 graves, but was very greatly increased in the following years when graves were brought in from a number of small cemeteries and isolated positions on the battlefields south-east of Arras.
The cemetery now contains 1936 burials and commemorations of the First World War. 829 of the burials are unidentified but there are special memorials to 76 casualties known or believed to be buried among them, and to 20 who were buried in Signal Trench Cemetery whose graves were destroyed in later battles.

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28.4 km

Hibers Trench Cemetery

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Hibers Trench Cemetery, situated just north-west of Wancourt near Arras, was begun in April 1917 by the 50th (Northumbrian) Division shortly after the area was captured by British forces at the Battle of Arras. The cemetery contains 136 graves, six of which are unidentified, and also includes three Canadian graves added later in 1918. The simple design is by G.H. Goldsmith and reflects the understated dignity of this memorial. Its position on the Wancourt-Arras road makes it a silent witness to the fierce fighting that took place here, and the presence of personal inscriptions on some of the headstones emphasises the human story behind the numbers. A place of peace, remembrance and reflection.

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32.6 km

Heninel Croisilles Road Cemetery

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The 21st Division captured Héninel on 12 April 1917 and advanced eastwards on the two following days. The 33rd Division then took over the attack. These two divisions are largely represented in the cemetery. In April 1918 this ground was lost, and the eleven German graves in Plot I, Rows D and E, were made when the cemetery was in German hands. After the Armistice, graves were brought in from a wide area round Héninel.
The cemetery now contains 307 Commonwealth burials of the First World War, 104 of them unidentified. The cemetery was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens.

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36.8 km

Croisilles

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This small farming village has a rich history and is known for its two Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries from the First World War.
The village has a church, a castle, and a range of amenities including bars, a supermarket, a chemist and a post office. Many residents commute to nearby towns such as Arras and Bapaume for work.

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36.8 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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16.4 km

10.6 km

8.45 km

1.48 km

Surfaces

15.0 km

10.3 km

5.85 km

5.75 km

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Bullecourt 1917 Memorial and Museum