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Fort de Vaux – Infantry shelter DV4 loop from Douaumont-Vaux

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Fort de Vaux – Infantry shelter DV4 loop from Douaumont-Vaux

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Fort de Vaux – Infantry shelter DV4 loop from Douaumont-Vaux

00:49

2.98km

40m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 20, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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22 m

Starting point for young explorers

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At this location, kids can go on a discovery tour of the Fort Vaux site. An information board provides explanations and also triggers older people. Discovering together.

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Reception and Shop Fort Vaux

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At the reception, your journey back in time to the Great War begins. Ask the staff for a guide in your chosen language. We have received a Dutch guide map. …

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165 m

Drinking water reservoir

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Located outside the fort directly on the through road in the forest for supplying troops

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180 m

Fort de Vaux

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The Fort de Vaux can be visited. In addition to the building, it is worth taking a tour of the grounds to get an idea of the size and destruction …

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1.00 km

Cenotaph of Henri Waechter

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Small memorial column so that Henri Waechter would never be forgotten.
Note the concrete block with iron rod in it next to the memorial. Such blocks were used to attach …

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1.17 km

Infantry shelter DV4

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Heavily damaged shelter can be viewed from outside.
Access to the bunker complex is prohibited.

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2.21 km

Maurice Coutier Memorial

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Memorial for Maurice Coutier who died in his observation post. Now it is a place of solace and reflection for family and friends.

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2.47 km

Louis Boutard Cenotaph

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Location of a personal memorial. In the vicinity of the forts Vaux and Douaumont you will come across several personal memorials. These were erected by the grieving families who were left behind.

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2.98 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.46 km

1.03 km

464 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.30 km

762 m

587 m

250 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Sunday 24 May

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Fort de Vaux – Infantry shelter DV4 loop from Douaumont-Vaux

Starting point for young explorers

Reception and Shop Fort Vaux

Drinking water reservoir

Fort de Vaux

Cenotaph of Henri Waechter

Infantry shelter DV4

Maurice Coutier Memorial

Louis Boutard Cenotaph

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