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La Ferté-Milon – Longpont Abbey loop from La Ferté-Milon

La Ferté-Milon – Longpont Abbey loop from La Ferté-Milon

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La Ferté-Milon – Longpont Abbey loop from La Ferté-Milon

02:01

44.2km

480m

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: June 21, 2026

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910 m

Ruins of Château de La Ferté-Milon and Canal View

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Nice little town.

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La Ferté-Milon

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Nestled on the banks of the Ourcq River, in the shadow of the ruins of the impressive fortress, lies the charming town of La Ferté-Milon. La Ferté-Milon Castle was founded at the end of the 14th century but was never completed due to the assassination of the Duke of Orléans in 1407. Nevertheless, you'll find interesting remains here, such as the impressive façade with its window openings, the machicolations, and the low reliefs, the most remarkable of which depicts the Coronation of the Virgin. Magnificent views over the Ourcq valley can be admired from the castle's forecourt...
Other monuments you can visit in La Ferté-Milon include the Saint-Nicolas Church, with its 16th-century stained-glass windows depicting scenes from the life of Christ and a vision of the Apocalypse, and the Church of Our Lady, dating from the 12th to the 16th centuries, where the famous fable writer Jean de La Fontaine married Jean Racine's cousin.
Literature enthusiasts should definitely visit the Jean Racine Museum, dedicated to the life and work of the famous playwright, which houses many memorabilia from his paternal grandmother's house, where the writer spent his childhood.

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5.02 km

Start of the Canal de l'Ourcq

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Peace and serenity await you at this natural site, which is the starting point of the Ourcq Canal.

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28.3 km

Grenadier, Coldstream, and Irish Guards Memorial

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A memorial to the first weeks of the war and an early front line for the Coldstream Guards. Today there is a road that goes straight along and you have to be careful. An information board reconstructs the events of 1914.

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28.4 km

Ruins of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Longpont

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The Ruines de l'abbaye cistercienne de Longpont is a former Cistercian abbey located in Longpont, Aisne, France. The abbey was founded in 1131 by Bernard of Clairvaux at the request of Josselin of Vierzy, the bishop of Soissons. The abbey was plundered in the 16th century and restored in the 18th century. The abbey is a historic monument and is included in the list of historic monuments of France. The ruins of the abbey are open to the public and offer beautiful views of the 13th century Gothic church, chapter house, cloister and cellars.

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