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Douaumont Ossuary – Fort Douaumont loop from Douaumont

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Douaumont Ossuary – Fort Douaumont loop from Douaumont

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Douaumont Ossuary – Fort Douaumont loop from Douaumont

02:46

10.2km

150m

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: June 10, 2026

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Parking

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1.07 km

Viewing holes Ossuary

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Through the peepholes you can see the remains of 130,000 unidentified soldiers, who were found on the battlefield after the armistice.

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1.23 km

Douaumont Ossuary

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Here it is written in stone:
Let us never forget this horror!

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1.88 km

Monument to Muslim Soldiers

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In memory of Muslim comrades-in-arms who fell for France

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3.68 km

Verdun Memorial

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The Verdun Memorial is a museum dedicated to the history and memory of the Battle of Verdun in 1916. The museum is very comprehensive, with an immersive experience that offers …

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7.68 km

Retractable Gun Turret

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

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7.85 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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8.25 km

Retractable turret at Fort de Douaumont

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Elaborately designed, retractable turret

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9.12 km

Boyau de Londres

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Back in time through the trenches named after London.

Historical context: After the recapture of the forts of Vaux and Douaumont, the French command set up the essential connections to …

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.72 km

2.23 km

694 m

468 m

Surfaces

4.03 km

1.72 km

1.32 km

1.29 km

861 m

854 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

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Comments

August 12, 2021,Vom Memorial de Fleury zum Fort Douaumont

The tour starts at the Memorial de Fleury or Memorial des Verdun. This houses a museum for which you should take your time. On 3 floors, it provides impressions of the course of World War I or the Grand Guerre as the French call it, as well as insights into what is happening around Verdun. Using VR glasses, an observer …

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October 3, 2024,🇫🇷🚶🏼‍♀️🚶🏼‍♂️Zeitzeichen Verdun - Schlachtfeld - Douaumont - Pein & Trauer

16,000 crosses stand for just as many buried French soldiers, victims of the First World War. A total of 1 million soldiers died on the battlefield of Verdun - French, German, North African and other allies. We visited this battlefield today - it is now a sparse forest with beautiful paths. If you didn't know what was seen there over …

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Douaumont Ossuary – Fort Douaumont loop from Douaumont

Viewing holes Ossuary

Douaumont Ossuary

Monument to Muslim Soldiers

Verdun Memorial

Retractable Gun Turret

Fort Douaumont

Retractable turret at Fort de Douaumont

Boyau de Londres

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