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Leaning Tower – Grand-Fort-Philippe loop from Les Fontinettes

Leaning Tower – Grand-Fort-Philippe loop from Les Fontinettes

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3.2

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Leaning Tower – Grand-Fort-Philippe loop from Les Fontinettes

02:03

52.4km

60m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 49.5 km for 109 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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401 m

Our Lady of the Armies Church

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In 1882, Father Debras was already thinking about building a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Seeing the deplorable state of the district known as "Cailloux", he intended to echo …

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2.23 km

Calais Protestant Church

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The Calais Protestant church was built during the interwar period, inaugurated in 1934, and restored to worship[1].

A first Methodist church, located on Rue du Pont-Lottin in Calais, was built …

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4.16 km

Bassin Carnot

Lake

6.68 km

Bois Dubrulle

Forest

21.7 km

Leaning Tower

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The Leaning Tower of Oye-Plage is a German blockhouse from the Second World War, designed to imitate a church steeple and mislead British aviators. Located a few kilometers north of …

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26.5 km

Grand-Fort-Philippe

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The main activities have always been linked to fishing (ropemaking, smokehouse, shipbuilding). Two museums keep that memory alive. Maison du Sauvetage and Maison de la Mer.
Of the dozens of …

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34.6 km

Entering Le Tap Cul

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A tapecul (also written tape-cul or tapecu) is a sail set at the rear of a sailboat, then often called a yawl, on the tapecul mast.

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49.3 km

Calais Lighthouse

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The Calais lighthouse, erected in 1848, stands proudly on the banks of the English Channel. With its 271 steps, it offers visitors a spectacular panoramic view of the port of …

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49.5 km

Paradise Basin

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The "Bassin du Paradis" is the oldest part of the medieval port which can accommodate up to a hundred boats. Only about twenty fishing boats perpetuate the tradition.

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50.0 km

Place d'Armes

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Beautiful square in Calais, which the children like to use as a water playground on hot days.

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52.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.1 km

11.7 km

4.53 km

750 m

242 m

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

48.6 km

3.47 km

189 m

131 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

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Leaning Tower – Grand-Fort-Philippe loop from Les Fontinettes

Our Lady of the Armies Church

Calais Protestant Church

Leaning Tower

Grand-Fort-Philippe

Entering Le Tap Cul

Calais Lighthouse

Paradise Basin

Place d'Armes

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