Canal de la Somme Cycle Path – Vaux Viewpoint loop from Carnoy-Mametz

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Canal de la Somme Cycle Path – Vaux Viewpoint loop from Carnoy-Mametz

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Canal de la Somme Cycle Path – Vaux Viewpoint loop from Carnoy-Mametz

02:57

36.8km

350m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.8 km for 79 m

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8.61 km

Bray military cemetery 14-18

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Those who fight for peace, always impressive

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12.1 km

The contrast is striking on this stretch of road which runs along the Somme, here transformed into a canal. In 2018 it was a grassy path. Today this comfortable macadam has replaced the jolts of the track.

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17.0 km

Drawbridges and not the only one!

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There are several of these bridges - unfortunately I didn't see any of them in action.

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17.1 km

Estate of the Little Corks

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Nathalie and Jérôme Follet run a small restaurant on the water, right on the V30 cycle path. Whether in the small old restaurant, in the larger modern hall, on the terrace or simply in the garden on the lawn, the lovingly prepared dishes can be enjoyed wonderfully everywhere. After a lunch like that, the only thing that becomes a little tiring is continuing to cycle. Since there are few shops and very few restaurants in the area, we were happy to accept this small effort.
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3 Chaussee d‘Eclusier
80340 Eclusier-Vauxhall
+33 6 86954908
bouchons@orange.fr
domainedesptitsbouchons.eatbu.com

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17.4 km

Crossing Over the Somme

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The Somme 245 km is a river in Hauts-de-France (France). The old Gallic name of the river is "Samara", meaning "the calm one". It is the river from which the Somme department derives its name.

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17.7 km

Eclusier-Vaux

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Welcome to Eclusier-Vaux, a municipality in the Somme with 85 inhabitants.

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19.7 km

Vaux Viewpoint

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This belvedere overlooks the upper Somme valley and offers an exceptional panorama of ponds, marshes and meanders. You will appreciate the tranquility and beauty of nature while admiring the view from the Belvédère de Vaux.

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31.6 km

Pipers' Memorial Longueval

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The Pipers Memorial in Longueval is a special tribute to all pipers who died during the First World War, regardless of their regiment or origin. It was unveiled on 20 July 2002 and stands in the village square, just off the Rue de Bazentin. The bronze statue, designed by Andy De Comyn, shows a piper in full uniform climbing out of a trench playing—a powerful symbol of courage and moral support for troops under fire. Plaques around the plinth list the regiments that lost pipers, and the memorial also remembers heroes such as Piper James Richardson VC, who led his battalion into the attack with his music and was later killed trying to retrieve his bagpipes. It is a rare monument that honours not only military valour but also cultural identity and tradition. A place where music and memory come together in stone and bronze.

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