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Chiry-Ourscamp walks
Chiry-Ourscamp route and remnants of the First World War
Local authority
6.18 mi
+328 ft
-328 ft
3h 10
Easy
Departure from Chiry-Ourscamp (Oise)
This route provides an insight into what Chiry-Ourscamp endured during the First World War, as it was the first German village on the road to Paris. You will discover numerous war relics and information panels. Not to mention the town's heritage, such as its abbey, castle and chapel.
The woods of Crisolles
Visorando Member
7.12 mi
+656 ft
-640 ft
3h 50
Moderate
Departure from Noyon (Oise)
A lovely walk in the Crisolles Forest. Wild animals, including deer and wild boar, will add to the enjoyment of your walk.
Les carrières de Montigny
5.43 mi
+381 ft
-374 ft
2h 50
Moderate
Departure from Machemont (Oise)
The spectacular Montigny quarries served as barracks for French soldiers during the First World War, who left their mark in the form of sculptures and graffiti. An association, La Machemontoise, is reviving these sites and organising visits. This hike takes you on foot to these quarries, mainly through woods, while exploring the heritage of the commune.
The Élincourt woods
3.15 mi
+276 ft
-308 ft
1h 40
Easy
Departure from Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite (Oise)
Walk starting from the Pays des Sources Nature and Hiking Centre.Mostly through woodland, so in the shade. Little elevation gain.
Paths of memory in Tracy-le-Mont
4.30 mi
+187 ft
-190 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Tracy-le-Mont (Oise)
Located less than two kilometres from the front line during the First World War, the village of Tracy-le-Mont saw many soldiers passing through on their way to the front and wounded soldiers returning. This memorial hike brings those difficult years back to life and passes through moving places such as the former temporary cemetery and the national necropolis that replaced it.
Le Mont des Singes and the former Abbey of Sainte-Croix
5.17 mi
+200 ft
-203 ft
2h 35
Easy
Departure from Saint-Crépin-aux-Bois (Oise)
This easy walk in the Laigue Forest allows you to discover the charming forest village of Saint-Crépin, admire the Laigue Forest, twin sister of the Compiègne Forest, less visited but just as attractive, and enjoy beautiful views of the wooded hills. A picnic in the shade of the trees with a view is recommended. Circular route.
The banks of the Aisne and the Laigue Forest between Choisy-au-Bac and Rethondes
10.97 mi
+253 ft
-230 ft
5h 15
Moderate
Departure from Choisy-au-Bac (Oise)
This easy circular walk between Choisy-au-Bac and Rethondes will allow you to discover the banks of the Aisne and the beautiful gardens of Francport, then the pretty little village of Rethondes, near the clearing where the 1914-18 armistice was signed, before returning to Choisy-au-Bac via the Laigue Forest and the Château des Bonshommes, ending at the little Chapelle des Trois Chênes, which is awash with wild blue hyacinths in the last fortnight of April.
Coudun-Jaux-Plessis-Brion
30.63 mi
+518 ft
-535 ft
4 hrs
Moderate
Departure from Coudun (Oise)
This shaded mountain bike trail starts in the town of Coudun and heads towards Compiègne via the greenway, then runs alongside the Oise river to Jaux. It crosses the Oise via the Jaux footbridge and enters the forest. It joins the Francport at the Aisne bridge, then crosses the Oise again via an unusual bridge on the Oise Canal at the Longueil-Annel locks. It then heads towards Mont Ganelon, descends to Clairoix and ends in Coudun.
The two cemeteries of Vignemont and the Fontaine Saint-Pierre
3.01 mi
+236 ft
-223 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Vignemont (Oise)
Starting from two moving military cemeteries, French and German, built simultaneously and side by side in 1918, a short circular route passes by a fountain in the middle of the woods.
Paths of memory in the Bois des Loges
4.63 mi
+69 ft
-69 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Fresnières (Oise)
The Bois des Loges was the scene of fierce fighting at the beginning and end of the First World War. Starting from the monument that pays tribute to the soldiers who fell in the area, as well as a stele in honour of a soldier who was shot there as an example, this hike, mainly through fields, retraces the painful history of these places.
The tour of Mont Saint-Mard
4.59 mi
+33 ft
-33 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Vieux-Moulin (Oise)
A beautiful, easy, flat walk around Mont Saint-Mard in the Compiègne forest. You can enjoy views over the forest from several vantage points, discover remarkable trees and quench your thirst at the Fontaine Maitre Jean fountain. There are two access points by car, one of which is next to a shaded picnic area.
The Clairière de l'Armistice and Mont du Tremble
12.47 mi
+358 ft
-344 ft
6h 05
Difficult
Departure from Compiègne (Oise)
A memorial hike starting from a town steeped in history and in a forest that is equally steeped in history. The route alternates between forest paths (mostly), trails, including the one that allows you to "climb" Mont du Tremble, paths along the Aisne river and urban sections rich in heritage.
The Allée des Beaux Monts and its remarkable trees at the start of Compiègne
8.51 mi
+400 ft
-377 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Compiègne (Oise)
This walk starts at Compiègne Castle and takes you through its grounds, then on to the remarkable trees near the Allée des Beaux Monts, passing by the Boute des Beaux Monts and its viewpoint over Compiègne. It is a condensed version of the beauty and pleasures of Compiègne and its forest.
Memory trails around Autrêches
4.37 mi
+407 ft
-423 ft
2h 20
Easy
Departure from Autrêches (Oise)
During the First World War, the front line divided the commune of Autrèches in two! This memorial hike recounts the lives of the combatants on both sides as well as those of the inhabitants during those four difficult years.
Circular in the forest between Vieux-Moulin and Pierrefonds
10.56 mi
+476 ft
-502 ft
5h 15
Moderate
Departure from Vieux-Moulin (Oise)
This lovely forest walk takes you to the small village of Vieux Moulin and the beautiful spa town of Pierrefonds, known throughout France for its 19th-century medieval castle! Also worth seeing on the way back are the Priory of Mont Saint-Pierre, the Pavillon Eugénie and the Étang Saint-Pierre.
Memories of the First World War in Saint-Christophe, Vingré and Confrécourt
9.29 mi
+466 ft
-489 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Vic-sur-Aisne (Aisne)
A walk retracing the period from September to November 1914 and June 1916. This marks the end of the war of movement and the transition to a war of position in the north of the Aisne. We will visit Lieutenant-Colonel Reboul’s command post (June 1916), the monument to those executed at Vingré (November–December 1914), the Broken Cross, the ruins of the Confrecourt farm and the quarries (September 1914).
The Saint-Martin fountain
9.73 mi
+814 ft
-823 ft
5h 10
Difficult
Departure from Courtieux (Oise)
A hike through the hills and valleys around the Saint-Martin fountain.
Paths of remembrance for those shot at Vingré
3.37 mi
+210 ft
-210 ft
1h 45
Easy
Departure from Nouvron-Vingré (Aisne)
In December 1914, six French soldiers were shot as an example in the village of Vingré. This memorial hike retraces these events from the beginning of the First World War. The route is first marked by a transcription of the last letter written by these unfortunate men and by the sober monument that pays tribute to them. We pass by the Broken Cross, then the ruins of the Farm and the quarries of Confrécourt, all of which bear witness to the unprecedented violence of this war.
La Brévière and Étang Sainte-Périne in Saint-Jean-aux-Bois
4.56 mi
+79 ft
-79 ft
2h 10
Easy
Departure from Saint-Jean-aux-Bois (Oise) (Oise)
This route through the Compiègne Forest will take you to the charming village of Saint-Jean-aux-Bois, a candidate for the TV show "The Most Beautiful Village in France", its abbey and, during a lovely, easy hike in the forest, the village of La Brévière and the Étang Sainte-Pérrine.
