VISIT TO ARGONNE
FIRST DAY: 155 km.—Verdun, Buzancy, Varennes, Vauquois, Clermont-en-Argonne, and Sainte-Menehould.
ITINERARY FOR THE FIRST DAY
Leave Verdun[1] by the Chaussée Gate. Beyond the ramparts, turn to the left into N. 64 (leaving N. 3 in front, and, fifty yards further on, N. 18 on the right).
[1] For particulars concerning Verdun, Bras, Charny, Esnes, Malancourt, see The Michelin Illustrated Guide. “The Battle of Verdun.”
N. 64 follows the right bank of the Meuse, crosses the Faubourg of Belleville, climbs the Hill of Belleville Fort, and passes close to Froide-Terre Hill. Opposite stands Bras, at the foot of Poivre Hill.