Coucy Castle – Château de Coucy loop from Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
Coucy Castle – Château de Coucy loop from Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
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Coucy Castle – Château de Coucy loop from Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
01:31
12.3km
240m
Running
Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: May 12, 2026
Waypoints
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Parking
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1.02 km
Laon Gate (Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique)
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11.4 km
View of Coucy Castle and Surrounding Countryside
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11.9 km
Coucy Castle
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12.1 km
Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique
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12.3 km
Château de Coucy
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The castle of a powerful family. In 1214, Enguerrand III de Coucy took part in the victory of the Battle of Bouvines, near Lille, the first major European battle and cement of nascent national feeling. In the 14th century, Enguerrand VII de Coucy, a great diplomat, turned it into a sumptuous palace.
A decor that survives its disappearance. The first known representation of the iconographic theme of the Neuf Preuses, sculpted on a monumental fireplace fitted out in Coucy by Louis d'Orléans around 1400 and published in the 16th century by Androuet du Cerceau, inspired in the 19th century the architect Viollet-le-Duc to realize the fireplace in the great room of the Château de Pierrefonds.
Four centuries of destruction. Dismantled in 1652, the castle was used as a stone quarry until its acquisition by Louis-Philippe in 1829, then by the State in 1848. Several architects, including Viollet-le-Duc, succeeded each other to preserve the ruins. During the First World War, the four towers and the keep were destroyed by the German army.
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12.3 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
5.35 km
4.56 km
1.32 km
922 m
117 m
Surfaces
8.13 km
1.68 km
1.58 km
874 m
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Elevation
Highest point (140 m)
Lowest point (60 m)
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Monday 13 July
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