Memory Cycle Route – Zivy Crater - Thelus loop from Loison-sous-Lens

Memory Cycle Route – Zivy Crater - Thelus loop from Loison-sous-Lens

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Memory Cycle Route – Zivy Crater - Thelus loop from Loison-sous-Lens

05:14

120km

720m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 42 m for 7 m

After 120 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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21.7 km

Fampoux - Canalized Scarpe

Highlight • Other

Pleasant view, benches and tables are available a few meters from it.

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22.1 km

Marais de Feuchy

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Very rolling segment, pleasant to go through especially in the autumn period.

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80.1 km

Memory Cycle Route

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Very rolling greenway, somewhat monotonous but still pleasant

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89.9 km

The Chapel of Our Lady of Pity

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The Chapel, built in 1624, is located on the edge of the lands of Etrun Abbey, and visible along the old Gallo-Roman road. According to legend, the chapel was built on this location to respect the wishes of two nuns.

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97.3 km

Tribute to the combatants of the two Great Wars

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Monument to the dead of Neuville-Saint-Vaast during the two world wars. The village was evacuated at the start of the Great War, destroyed by the fighting of 1915. The village …

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98.7 km

Zivy Crater - Thelus

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Zivy-Crater was one of two mine craters that were used by the Canadian Corps Burial Officer in 1917 for the burial of bodies found on the Vimy battlefield.

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102 km

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

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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 …

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103 km