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Worth the climb up the hill. Small park at the top accesses the mill. Best example I have ever seen

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.

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 as before.

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.

The Euroroute R1 passes here! The French section of the Euroroute R1 is about 97 km long and leads from the channel coast, either from Boulogne-sur-Mer or Calais, through Nord-Pas-de-Calais to the Belgian border. The route from Boulogne-sur-Mer to Watten is 64 km long and is surprisingly hilly, while the route from Calais to Watten is 36 km long and nearly flat. The Euroroute R1 between Watten and the Belgian border at Oost-Cappel is 35 km long and crosses the plane of Yser in French Flanders. The route in France is rather rural and passes through contemplative villages and small towns with worth seeing churches along the way.

This path leads nowhere, but it does have a nice view of the wide Aa.

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.