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Canadian Trail – The White Way loop from Marœuil

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Canadian Trail – The White Way loop from Marœuil

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Canadian Trail – The White Way loop from Marœuil

01:51

29.4km

300m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.36 km

Towards the Canadian trenches of Vimy

Highlight • Monument

A remarkable story about the Canadian trenches concerns the preparations for the attack on Vimy Ridge in April 1917. The Canadian divisions used an underground quarry and created additional corridors towards the front. These tunnels and trenches played a crucial role in the success of the attack, with the Canadians managing to retake the strategically important ridge in just three days.

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8.85 km

Canadian Trail

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Pretty road in the middle of the forest with a great coating in the Vimy Memorial Park.

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9.25 km

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

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The Mémorial national du Canada à Vimy is an impressive war memorial, commemorating the members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force who died during the First World War. The memorial, designed by Walter Seymour Allward, was unveiled on 26 July 1936 by King Edward VIII. It commemorates the 11,169 Canadian soldiers who died in France and have no known grave.

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9.31 km

Monument to the Moroccan Division

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The Monument à la Division Marocaine in Givenchy-en-Gohelle commemorates the courage and sacrifice of the Moroccan Division during the First World War. This monument was erected in honour of the breakthrough made by the division during the Battle of Artois on 9 May 1915. The Moroccan Division, led by General Georges Louis Humbert, played a crucial role in breaking through the German lines and capturing strategic terrain.

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17.5 km

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette National Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

The Nécropole nationale de Notre-Dame-de-Lorette is one of the largest and most impressive military cemeteries in France. Situated on a hill in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, this cemetery contains the graves of more than 42,000 soldiers who died during the First World War. The cemetery was inaugurated in 1925 and includes a basilica, a tower-lantern and a museum.

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17.8 km

The White Way

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

From the ruins of the old church of Ablain. 8% on average over a little over 1km, great reward at the top with the view of the valley on one side and the necropolis on the other.

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25.3 km

Mont-Saint-Éloi Abbey Ruins and View over the Scarpe Valley

Highlight • Historical Site

De H elooi founded an abbey on this hill (135m) that dominates the Scarpe Valley in the 7th century. The army of Louis XI camped there in the 15th century during the siege of Arras, as the Prince of Condé did opposite Turenne two centuries later. The battered abbey was rebuilt in the 18th century by Augustinians. But the revolution sold the walls as a national asset and during the world wars (especially in 1915 and 1940) the building was almost completely destroyed. Only the two impressive towers (53m) are still standing.

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26.9 km

Bray Chalk Quarry

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La Carrière de Craie de Bray is a quarry in the municipality of Mont-Saint-Éloi. It is a popular place for hikers and nature lovers because of its beautiful surroundings. The hills around Mont-Saint-Éloi consist of a thick layer of secondary-age chalk, formed by the accumulation of skeletons of marine animals when Artois was submerged in a shallow sea.

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29.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.6 km

5.09 km

3.33 km

296 m

165 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.8 km

5.42 km

112 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Wednesday 8 July

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Canadian Trail – The White Way loop from Marœuil

Towards the Canadian trenches of Vimy

Canadian Trail

Canadian National Vimy Memorial

Monument to the Moroccan Division

Notre-Dame-de-Lorette National Cemetery

The White Way

Mont-Saint-Éloi Abbey Ruins and View over the Scarpe Valley

Bray Chalk Quarry

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