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Hellfire Corner

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Hellfire Corner

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

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    1. Walk along the seafront – Belvédère du cap Gris-Nez loop from Tardinghen

    21.5km

    05:49

    280m

    280m

    Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    June 25, 2022

    Cap Gris Nez as part of the German base on the Atlantic Wall is also known as "Hellfire Corner". More than 2,200 shells were fired here during the artillery battle of the English Channel. The German battery "Großer Kurfürst" fired at England with 280mm guns, the British had the guns Winnie and Pooh.

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      August 14, 2022

      The German writer and later winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Heinrich Böll was also stationed at Cap Gris-Nez as a soldier in World War II.
      Source: Wikipedia.de

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          Elevation 80 m

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          Location: Audinghen, Boulogne-Sur-Mer, Hauts-De-France, France

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