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Canadian Memorial – Spoil heaps 74 and 74a loop from Loos-en-Gohelle

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Canadian Memorial – Spoil heaps 74 and 74a loop from Loos-en-Gohelle

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Canadian Memorial – Spoil heaps 74 and 74a loop from Loos-en-Gohelle

02:58

41.9km

440m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.0 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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882 m

New gateway on the eurovelo in Lens

Highlight • Other

New track under construction
Rough terrain, be careful

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Givenchy Wood

Forest

14.0 km

In April 1917, the Canadians attack the German army, which was standing by on the Vimy ridge, and win the battle. But this victory came at a high price: more than 10,000 killed and wounded on the Canadian side. As a tribute to all these soldiers, a huge memorial has been erected, consisting of about twenty statues, and 2 immense white towers with a height of 27 meters, which took 11 years to build. The "maple leaf" is applied to one, and a fleur de lis to the other, as a symbol of solidarity between Canada and France.

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Pas-de-Calais is today the largest national Canadian memorial site abroad. On site you can see that the underground facilities and trenches are still intact.

The Vimy ridge offers a magnificent panorama of the mining area and the hills of the Artois region.

More info at france-voyage.com/frankrijk-toerisme/het-canadian-national-vimy-memorial-639.htm

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16.6 km

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The Canadian Vimy Memorial dominates the surrounding area with its two white towers. Nearby, in Thélus, the Canadian cemetery and the monument in honor of the Canadian artillery are installed at Zivy Crater on the site of the crater dug by the explosion of a mine.

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22.6 km

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette National Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is the largest cemetery in France, but also a location for remembrance and reflection, where the battles that took place on this hill in 1915 are commemorated. The location is near the town of Ablain-Saint-Nazaire; it consists of a basilica built in a neo-Byzantine style, a lantern tower 52 meters high and an immense military cemetery, the largest in France, where 40,058 bodies are buried.

In 2014, a memorial ring was placed, bearing the names of almost 580,000 soldiers of different nationalities who lost their lives in Nord-Pas-de-Calais between 1914 and 1918.

Two other buildings have been added to this site: the "living museum" 14-18, located on the Notre-Dame-de-Lorette hill, with more than 2,000 pieces in its collection, and the Historical Center of the Memorial 14-18 , in Souchez, a visitors center where objects, photos and film from that time are displayed.

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23.0 km

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette Memorial and Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

Very pretty, a little sporty to get there but worth the detour.
tourisme-lenslievin.fr/fiche/memorial-14-18-notre-dame-de-lorette
For more information

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23.8 km

View of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and the Lantern Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

38.0 km

Spoil heaps 74 and 74a

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great place, nice climb and a breathtaking view once at the top !!

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41.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

11.8 km

8.95 km

3.42 km

3.29 km

422 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.1 km

9.12 km

7.93 km

4.97 km

2.81 km

1.44 km

612 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

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Canadian Memorial – Spoil heaps 74 and 74a loop from Loos-en-Gohelle

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