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France
Great East
Verdun
Haudiomont

Point X (La Crête des Éparges) – View of Thillot loop from Palcroix

Routes
France
Great East
Verdun
Haudiomont

Point X (La Crête des Éparges) – View of Thillot loop from Palcroix

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1

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Point X (La Crête des Éparges) – View of Thillot loop from Palcroix

04:09

56.3km

830m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc naturel régional de Lorraine

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

13.3 km

Viewpoint

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View of Le Longeau Valley

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2

14.2 km

In 1967, this granite monument was erected in honour of the sappers of the French army who played a key role in the mine warfare around Les Éparges. The seven …

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3

14.9 km

Les Éparges Memorial Site

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a nice little climb on the Eparges site, theater of the First World War

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4

15.0 km

Point X marks the eastern end of the Crête des Éparges, where fierce fighting took place between French and German troops in April 1915. It was captured by the 8th …

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15.3 km

These impressive craters are silent witnesses to the fierce mine warfare that raged here between 1915 and 1918. French and German troops dug tunnels under each other's positions and detonated …

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6

15.4 km

View of Les Éparges

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7

15.6 km

This monument, erected in 1924, is the oldest on the Crête des Éparges. Dedicated to the 12th French Infantry Division, it is topped with a stone cockerel – the symbol …

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25.9 km

View of Thillot

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Technical part towards the point (klimbing) and after the point downhill

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28.9 km

Étangs du Longeau.

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B

56.3 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.2 km

22.4 km

3.61 km

3.05 km

1.96 km

Surfaces

26.2 km

25.5 km

4.06 km

142 m

117 m

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Tuesday 19 May

18°C

11°C

84 %

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