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    Location: Escalles, Calais, Hauts-De-France, France

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    December 6, 2024

    Hiking

    The rocks, with their cracks and small caves in the calcareous wall, provide an important nesting site for numerous bird species such as jackdaws, house martins, fulmars, kestrels, gulls, terns and herring gulls. As part of a renaturation project in 2006, a section of the asphalt road leading to the summit and the parking spaces there were completely removed. Instead, a parking lot about 300 meters inland was significantly expanded.
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    August 9, 2023

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    If you love nature and breathtaking panoramas, Cap Blanc-Nez is for you. It is the northernmost cliff in France. Chalk and marl cliffs overlook the English Channel, and opposite you can see the White Cliffs of Dover. As you walk along the sandy beach at low tide, you can see Cap Gris-Nez in the distance.
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    May 4, 2024

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    Cap Blanc-Nez is an impressive cliff located in Escalles, Pas-de-Calais, France, rising to 134 meters above a rocky beach. It is the northernmost cliff in France, consisting of chalk and …
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    1. The high balconies of Escalles and Blanc-Nez — loop from Escalles in the parc naturel régional des Caps et marais d'Opale

    8.90km

    02:29

    170m

    170m

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Elevation 130 m

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