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The Maerebrug in De Panne is an elegant steel bridge spanning the Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal and playing a vital role in the Westhoek recreational network. Designed with gentle slopes on both sides, it is easily accessible for cyclists, walkers, and horse riders. With a width of four meters and a span of 33 meters, the bridge offers safe and comfortable passage over the water and forms a link between Belgian and French nature reserves.

The Frontzate in Nieuwpoort, also known as railway line 74, played an important role during the First World War. This former railway line between Diksmuide and Nieuwpoort-Bad became a strategic line of defense against the German army. During the Battle of the Yser in October 1914, the railway bed was used as a water barrier to limit the flooding of the Yser plain to the area between the Yser and the railway. This stopped the German advance and the area between the Yser and the railway bed became a swampy no man's land. The railway bed itself was reinforced with shelters and trenches, and served as the first line of the Belgian army.

Nature reserve. You're pretty much alone here.

Giant monument commemorating World War I.

Impressive buildings, cafes and parks invite you to linger

Memorial and peace monument on the Yser. Inscription 'Never again War'. At the same time symbol or expression of Flanders' will for political independence (after the First World War). The tower and its associated crypt are Unesco world heritage. The old tower was built after the First World War but was dynamited in 1945-1946. The PAX gate was built with the rubble of the old tower. A new tower (84m high and 462 steps) was built (1951-1965) with a new crypt and now contains a 22-storey museum about the First World War (1914-1918).

The Maerebrug was installed in 2013 as part of the functional and recreational cross-border project Dunkirk-De Panne and is a fixed, steel bridge for cyclists, pedestrians and horse riders. There are gentle access ramps on both sides of the bridge so that road users can use the bridge easily. The bridge is 4 meters wide and spans a length of 33 meters. The construction of the bridge was integrated into the rural environment as much as possible. The bridge was given the name 'Maerebrug' as a reference to the connection that this bridge makes to the two parts of the Maerestraat, once one whole, but cut in two by the construction of the Nieuwpoort-Duinkerke canal. 'Maere' refers to 'mer', 'mar' (sea) and 'Moere' (so between the sea and the marshes).

Beautiful railway cycle path, beautiful landscape, lots of history. More info: https://www.west-vlaanderen.be/vrije-tijd-toerisme/groene-assen/frontzate-13-km