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Verdun Citadel – Verdun loop from Romagne-sous-Montfaucon

Romagne-Sous-Montfaucon

Verdun Citadel – Verdun loop from Romagne-sous-Montfaucon

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Verdun Citadel – Verdun loop from Romagne-sous-Montfaucon

03:47

87.1km

680m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 39.9 km for 63 m

After 41.2 km for 64 m

After 42.0 km for 101 m

Waypoints

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Parking

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567 m

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

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The American military cemetery in Romagne-sous-Montfaucon contains the graves of 14,246 soldiers who died during the First World War in northwest France. It is the largest American military cemetery in Europe. The cemetery site is located in the old front line of the Meuse-Argonne offensive that took place between September 26 and November 11, 1918. The plot of land was used as a cemetery on October 14, 1918 after it had been occupied by the American forces just before. 32nd Infantry Division. The site was given on permanent loan to the US by the French government. The 14,246 graves are spread over eight fields. There are lime trees surrounding the fields, the fields themselves are covered with grass. Each grave has its own stone. For Jewish graves, the top of the stone is shaped like a Star of David. The text on each stone states the soldier's name, rank, division, state and date of death. Of the 14,246 graves, 486 soldiers have not been identified. The stones of the unidentified soldiers bear the text: Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to god. On the south side of the cemetery is a memorial building, designed by the architectural firm York and Sawyer from New York. The center of the memorial gives access to a chapel containing the flags of the US and the other allied countries. The stained glass windows show the insignia of the various divisions that operated in the region. The two loggias outside the chapel display the names of 954 missing soldiers. The visitors building is located on the north side of the cemetery. There is a book here in which a visit can be registered. The entrance to the cemetery, both on the west and east sides, is 'guarded' by two white towers with the American eagle on top. There is a large pond in the middle of the site. The maintenance and management of the cemetery is the responsibility of the American Battle Monuments Commission.

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22.0 km

Chemin forestier tranquille

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very quiet street with hardly any traffic

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39.9 km

Verdun Citadel

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Very impressive fortress right next to the city center of Verdun!
Underground galleries were dug under the citadel of Verdun between 1886 and 1893. Established and supported for 2,000 men, this underground city played an important role during the battle of 1916.
Source: tourisme-lorraine.fr/memoire-militaire/centenaire-14-18/sites-et-monuments/939000374-citadelle-souterraine-verdun

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41.2 km

Monument to Victory and the Soldiers of Verdun

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The monument fits perfectly into the overall concept of Verdun as an overall monument. Highly recommended and worth a visit.

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41.9 km

Nation Square and Porte de France, Verdun

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Beautiful square with a lot of history: a memorial for the fallen soldiers is right next door, the old city gate with the pretty old town on the other bank of the Meuse

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42.2 km

Verdun

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Idyllic small port facility in the city center of Verdun. Here, right on the jetties on the "Quai de Londres", there are numerous bars and restaurants.

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76.2 km

Montfaucon American Monument

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This impressive American WWI memorial was dedicated in 1937 to commemorate the victory of the American First Army during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive (26 September – 11 November 1918). The 54-metre-high Doric granite column, designed by John Russell Pope, is topped by a statue symbolising liberty. The monument stands on the hill of Montfaucon, where a medieval monastery once stood and where the Americans achieved a strategic victory in 1918.

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86.0 km

German cemetery First World War

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87.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

80.6 km

2.77 km

2.74 km

474 m

271 m

164 m

147 m

Surfaces

83.8 km

2.43 km

577 m

288 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Verdun Citadel – Verdun loop from Romagne-sous-Montfaucon

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

Chemin forestier tranquille

Verdun Citadel

Monument to Victory and the Soldiers of Verdun

Nation Square and Porte de France, Verdun

Verdun

Montfaucon American Monument

German cemetery First World War

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