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Great East
Verdun
Montmédy

Scenic Country Road – Citadel of Montmédy loop from Montmédy

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Road cycling routes
France
Great East
Verdun
Montmédy

Scenic Country Road – Citadel of Montmédy loop from Montmédy

Moderate

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Scenic Country Road – Citadel of Montmédy loop from Montmédy

02:27

52.2km

580m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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9.87 km

Fresco tribute to the soldiers of 14-18

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Behind the war memorial, the artist Éléonore Giraud created a gigantic fresco depicting the warriors, humans and animals, of the war of 14-18. This fresco was unveiled on November 11, during the commemoration of the 1918 armistice.

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10.4 km

Mont-devant-Sassey

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11.0 km

Le Moulin de Loison

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Rural building
Located in Juvigny sur Loison in Lorraine Gaumaise, you will be charmed by this haven of peace and silence full of history, in the heart of rich and green nature. So-called “water” mills, known to the Romans before the Christian era, began to be used in France from the 6th century. It was a question of transforming the energy produced by water (running or falling) into mechanical energy using a hydraulic wheel which behaves like a real motor (the only one which will be in use until the invention of the steam engine). A transmission system will activate millstones which, by grinding it, will extract the flour from the grain. This milling process will spread wherever the hydrographic network allows it. Many will be provided with them, some “ordinary” mills of a lordship even forcing residents to grind their wheat there for a fee. In recent years, this old mill has been transformed into guest rooms and tables. The mill garden is an LPO (League for the Protection of Birds) refuge.

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13.6 km

Municipality located in the Meuse department and crossed by the Loison. The village is known for its castle, the Château de Louppy-sur-Loison: one of the most surprising examples of the Renaissance style in the Lorraine region.

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14.1 km

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18.9 km

Scenic Country Road

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Beautiful quiet road in the middle of a magnificent rural landscape

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42.9 km

Village view

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Nice traditional village in yellow sandstone.

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50.6 km

Citadel of Montmédy

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The Citadel of Montmédy is a beautiful piece of military history that has been preserved. A fortress was built on top of this hill as early as the Middle Ages. From this high point you have a great view of the entire area. After the conquest of the area by Louis XIV, he had his master architect Vauban improve and strengthen the fort. Vauban renovated the fort according to the most modern military ideas at the time and gave it his characteristic shape. The fort has a number of defensive walls around it in a kind of star shape. The idea behind this is that the enemy becomes disoriented once within the first walls. To reach the fort you first have to go through a number of walls and canals. The fort experienced several wars. Its first major test was the Napoleonic Wars, during which it was severely damaged. In the second half of the 19th century there was a confrontation between France and Prussia. Some damaged houses in the village were bombed during that period. In the First World War the garrison left the fortress to flee to nearby Verdun. It was never given a defensive function again.

The village itself within the walls is also very nice, although it is still being restored. A large number of houses are still badly damaged.

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52.2 km

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47.9 km

2.62 km

1.67 km

Surfaces

46.4 km

5.73 km

104 m

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