Porte Saint Paul – Verdun loop from Vacherauville

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Porte Saint Paul – Verdun loop from Vacherauville

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Porte Saint Paul – Verdun loop from Vacherauville

02:46

45.9km

130m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 25, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 34.5 km for 17 m

After 39.6 km for 12 m

After 39.7 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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7.76 km

Cumières-le-Mort-Homme

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Cumières-le-Mort-Homme (with the predestined name) is one of the eight completely destroyed villages in the red zone of Verdun.

It was in February 1916 that the heaviest fighting took place. 10,000 hairy people died in this sector. In 1922, the town was declared a "dead village for France".

Two kilometers in the woods of the hill, you find the statue of the sculptor Jacques Froment-Meurice which is related to the event.

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25.4 km

Maaskanaal Terrace in Vacherauville

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Beautiful, peaceful location to take a break.
Lovely to stay at the waterfront of the Maas Canal. Information boards provide information about fauna and flora

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27.2 km

National Necropolis of Bras-sur-Meuse

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Military cemetery created in 1916 during the Battle of Verdun. It contains the remains of 6,537 French soldiers, including 2,000 in ossuaries. Most of them died in 1916 on the right bank of the Meuse, near strategic points such as Côte 344 and Thiaumont. In 1961, 151 soldiers who died in the Second World War were also buried there. The necropolis covers 3.2 hectares and was set up between 1919 and 1934

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27.3 km

Water on both sides

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It is nice to see that the water level of the canal is much higher than the water level of the stream.

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34.4 km

Verdun: Chaussée Gate

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The old city tour of Verdun is very impressive to see.

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35.4 km

Porte Saint Paul

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The Saint Paul Gate was built into the city walls in the 19th century and consists of two arches (entrance/exit), each arch equipped with a drawbridge. It connected the Verdun station, where the conscripts came from, to the city centre and in particular to the Jeanne d'Arc barracks. In the 1920s, the destruction of the city walls, already weakened by the bombardments, was completed.

Only the Saint Paul Gate was spared and was embellished with commemorative columns in honour of the victory of Verdun and the reconstruction of the city.

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36.0 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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39.6 km

The Meuse

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The Meuse and the Canal de Meuse run together near the city of Verdun through the Maasvlakte.
Know that it can be quite busy here. Enjoy together, each at their own pace.

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45.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.1 km

14.2 km

9.27 km

3.32 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.6 km

11.6 km

2.43 km

1.96 km

317 m

118 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Sunday 8 November

9°C

2°C

19 %

Additional weather tips

Fog is expected during your activity. Consider wearing some high-visibility clothing so you’re easier to see.

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Comments

March 22, 2025,🇨🇵 Verdun - Fietsen langs de Maas en Canal de la Meuse VV2

VV2 Cycling tour from the city of Verdun through the Maasvlakte and along the Maas Canal

This tour is a stark contrast to the bloody battlefields on the northern hills of Verdun. The tour departs from the city of Verdun and takes you through the Maasvlakte.
You leave the city along industrial estates to quickly connect with the gravel strip …

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