Zuydcoote Beach – long beautiful beach loop from Leffrinckoucke

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Zuydcoote Beach – long beautiful beach loop from Leffrinckoucke

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Zuydcoote Beach – long beautiful beach loop from Leffrinckoucke

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18.0km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Réserve naturelle de la dune Marchand

Banc des Flandres

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.36 km

Marchand Dunes

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The Marchand dune is part of the dunes of Flanders. It is a natural environment in constant evolution. The small paths take you through magnificent and varied landscapes.

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8.20 km

Marchand Dunes Beach

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Along the beach between Zuydcoote and Bray-Dunes at low tide, some shipwrecks appear, which were destroyed during the Battle of Dunkerque in 1940. As a memorial, they remained on the beach.

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9.35 km

Zuydcoote Beach

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An uncrowded and very pretty place, ideal for a walk on the beach and/or a picnic

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11.6 km

Strand

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Very beautiful nature reserve, winding paths through the dunes.
Highly recommended.👍

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12.2 km

Leffrinckoucke Battery / Zuydcoote Battery

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Defense bunkers 1940-1945 to prevent the Allied troops from England towards inland France

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14.4 km

long beautiful beach

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Beautiful sandy beach that invites you to walk in the sand along the bunkers.

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16.0 km

Built from 1877 to 1878, the Zuydcoote battery is a set of fortifications built along the French borders and first integrated into the Maginot line, before being supplemented by blockhouses and forming part of the Atlantic Wall .

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16.2 km

There are still artists

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The bunker systems are contemporary witnesses and now lead a peaceful existence; some bunkers are slowly disappearing into the dune sand. Graffiti artists have immortalized themselves on some of the bunkers.

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18.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.03 km

3.95 km

3.03 km

1.51 km

1.50 km

Surfaces

10.5 km

4.26 km

1.36 km

831 m

810 m

242 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Thursday 15 October

18°C

12°C

85 %

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Max wind speed: 25.0 km/h

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Comments

October 30, 2022,Dunes Marchand – Plage des Dunes Marchand Circuit à partir de Leffrinckoucke

Magnificent hike through the dunes which ends with Bray dune beach in Malo

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February 4, 2024,Randonnée

Departure from the Malo-les-bains dike towards Bray-dunes via the beach and return via the greenway.

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February 7, 2022,Wandeling Bray-Dunes - Dune Marchand/Dune Dewulf

Just visited the neighbors!! Wonderful walk through beautiful dunes! Also a piece of forest with a nice round. Several bunkers can still be seen along the entire route, which remind us of the many battles that took place in this region during WWII. All in all an easy and very pleasant day in nature.

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