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Watten Hill

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Watten Hill

Name: Watten Hill
Rating: 2

Recommended by 75 cyclists

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Parc naturel régional des Caps et marais d'Opale

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Location: Watten, Dunkirk, Northern France, France

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1. Réserve biologique dirigée de Long Chêne — loop from Audruicq in the parc naturel régional des Caps et marais d'Opale

74.1km

04:41

530m

Expert bike ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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2. Chestnut tree bridge – Mont de Watten loop from Houlle

33.8km

02:01

170m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Mont de Watten – Chestnut tree bridge loop from Saint-Omer

32.2km

01:57

170m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Willem VS

August 15, 2023

The Montagne de Watten site is a viewpoint located in Watten, in the Nord department in France. It offers a panoramic view of the city and its surroundings.

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Willem VS

July 15, 2023

The Mont de Watten is the westernmost extension of the West Flemish Hills. With its 72m it dominates the Aa valley and the Flemish plain. Turenne used the hill as a lookout post for the battle of Dunkirk (1658) and much later the German general Guderian, strategist of the Blitzkrieg, did the same (1940).
The Watten mill was built in the 18th century on the site of a bastion. It has been restored and in the summer the blades turn again as before.
On the hills are also the ruins of an abbey (privately owned) with a square Gothic tower. The esplanade in front of the entrance to the abbey offers a view of the gorge formed by the Aa (canal, railway) and the Forêt Domaniale d'Eperlecques.

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Willem VS

August 15, 2023

On the hills are also the ruins of an abbey (private property) with a square Gothic tower. The esplanade in front of the abbey entrance offers a view of the gorge formed by the Aa (canal, railway) and the Forêt Domaniale d'Eperlecques.

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Location: Watten, Dunkirk, Northern France, France

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Watten Hill

1. Réserve biologique dirigée de Long Chêne — loop from Audruicq in the parc naturel régional des Caps et marais d'Opale

2. Chestnut tree bridge – Mont de Watten loop from Houlle

3. Mont de Watten – Chestnut tree bridge loop from Saint-Omer

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