Remembrance Trail

Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE

Scale : 1:25 000

13.90€

102 LILLE MAUBEUGE PNR SCARPE ESCAUT PNR DE L'AVESNOIS

101 LILLE CALAIS LE TOUQUET-PARIS-PLAGE PNR DES CAPS ET MARAIS D'OPALE

D59-62 NORD PAS-DE-CALAIS

Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN

Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN

Scale : 1:150 000

5.90€

NR04 - GRAND EST RECTO/VERSO ARDENNE CHAMPAGNE

Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN

Scale : 1:250 000

6.80€

NR05 GRAND EST RECTO/VERSO MASSIF DES VOSGES ALSACE LORRAINE

Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN

Collection : CARTES RÉGIONALES IGN

Scale : 1:250 000

6.80€

PAYS-BAS BELGIQUE LUXEMBOURG

Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN

Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN

Scale : 1:2 500 000

7.00€

87080 - BATAILLE DE LA SOMME

17 Rue du 8 Mai 62580 Neuville-saint-vaast

Collection : ÉVÈNEMENT

Scale : 1:75 000

8.50€

Description

This tour offers panoramic views of the various main sites commemorating the Battles of Artois which took place during the First World War, including the impressive German cemetery at La Maison Blanche, which you can visit.

The trail is certified by the French Federation of Hiking (FFRP).

Technical Information

Walking

Difficulty

Easy

Duration

3h15mn (1d)

Dist.

13 km

Altimetric profile

Starting point

1-3 Place Dorgeles , 62580 Neuville-Saint-Vaast

Lat : 50.355Lng : 2.75984

Steps

1

Take the path to the left of the small cross, which will lead you to the : Labyrinth sector.

2 Route de Béthune 62580 Neuville-saint-vaast

2

After passing the largest German military cemetery (44,830 graves), take care crossing the RD 937.

D937 62580 Neuville-saint-vaast

3

After crossing the Ouvrages Blancs sector, which the Foreign Legion retook on 9 May 1915, cross the RD 937 with care. 500m ahead you will see the Czech, Slovak and Polish monuments: just a few of the 43 different nationalities that fought here. Looking to the horizon you will see the hill of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette and the lantern tower of its necropolis.

Route d'Arras 62580 Neuville-saint-vaast

4

Take a right to head down into the Vallée des Zouaves, where, in some places, the grassy hillsides still bear marks left by trenches and shells.

Chemin d'Angres 62580 Neuville-saint-vaast

5

Head down the path to your right and take one last look at the Canadian Memorial at Vimy Ridge.

7 Rue du 11 Novembre 62580 Neuville-saint-vaast

6

A detour to the “Flame of Peace” statue, straight ahead at the end of Rue du 11 novembre 1918, will give you the chance to see the houses of the Cité des Mutilés.