Moroccan monument – Canadian Memorial loop from Vimy
Moroccan monument – Canadian Memorial loop from Vimy
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Moroccan monument – Canadian Memorial loop from Vimy
02:10
8.11km
90m
Hiking
Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: April 23, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.91 km
Forêt Domaniale de Vimy
Forest
3.67 km
Canadian National Vimy Memorial
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3.70 km
Moroccan monument
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To the men of the Moroccan Division who set out to assault Vimy Ridge
On the morning of May 9, 1915, they broke through the German lines, crossed Folie Wood, and reached Vimy Ridge. To track their advance and adjust artillery fire, squares of white cloth were sewn to their backs, making them prime targets for the Germans on their flank. Furthermore, the artillery was running low on ammunition, and reinforcements were not forthcoming: the order to withdraw came in the evening. The Moroccan soldiers were forced to abandon the conquered ground at the cost of heavy losses.
The riflemen of the Moroccan Division were among the approximately 820,000 men mobilized in French colonies or protectorates during the First World War, including 636,000 sent to France as soldiers or laborers. Of the 449,000 engaged in combat, the majority came from Algeria (150,000), and the rest from sub-Saharan Africa (135,000), Indochina (43,000), Tunisia (39,000), and Morocco (34,000). 70,000 of them would perish on French soil.
Plaques affixed to the monument pay tribute to other French army fighters from Greece, Sudan and Czechoslovakia.
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4.32 km
Canadian Memorial
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The Canadian National Vimy Memorial in Pas-de-Calais is today the largest national Canadian memorial site abroad. On site you can see that the underground facilities and trenches are still intact.
The Vimy ridge offers a magnificent panorama of the mining area and the hills of the Artois region.
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5.74 km
3rd Canadian Division Monument
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8.11 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
2.80 km
2.26 km
1.86 km
1.15 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.37 km
2.06 km
1.20 km
950 m
515 m
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