Leaning Tower – Rescue Museum loop from Oye-Plage

Leaning Tower – Rescue Museum loop from Oye-Plage

Easy

3.0

(1)

riders

Leaning Tower – Rescue Museum loop from Oye-Plage

01:18

32.1km

40m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.48 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

669 m

Leaning Tower

Highlight • Structure

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 the real bell tower, it resisted post-war demolition attempts, remaining tilted about twenty degrees, hence its nickname.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

4.50 km

Grand-Fort-Philippe Beach

Highlight • Beach

The calvary is located facing the sea. Access to the terrace is free, with a panorama of the Aa channel and its jetties. On August 15, a procession stops there for the traditional blessing of the sea.
Here is the text of the commemorative plaque affixed to this Calvary:
“On September 7, 1947 his Eminence Cardinal Lienart Bishop of Lille inaugurated and solemnly blessed this Calvary of the Sailors and this Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes erected by public subscription by the piety of the inhabitants of Grand-Fort-Philippe in memory of their dead and in recognition of the protection of their patroness Our Lady of Grace during the 1939-1944 war.
Architects M.M. Delcourt Bruyant Contractors M.M. A Cooks Sons »
petit-patrimoine.com/fiche-petit-patrimoine.php?id_pp=59272_1

Translated by Google •

Tip by

12.6 km

Ceinture Verte de Gravelines

Forest

20.9 km

Petit Fort Beach

Highlight • Other

A combination of fishing port, marina and nautical base, everything you need for a great holiday

Translated by Google •

Tip by

23.4 km

Gravelines Hotel de Ville and Belfry

Highlight • Other

The Grevelingen Belfry is the medieval belfry in the northern French city of Grevelingen (Gravelines). Grevelingen has had a belfry since the Middle Ages, which was then a simple wooden structure. The current belfry was built in 1827. It is a square tower, made of yellow brick and equipped with an octagonal dome. The tower has a clockwork with four dials. It is one of 56 belfries in Belgium and France that have been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravelines?wprov=sfla1

Tip by

23.5 km

Charles Valentin Square, Gravelines

Highlight • Other

Beautiful village, surrounded by water and city walls

Translated by Google •

Tip by

23.5 km

Belfry

Highlight • Monument

Translated by Google •

Tip by

26.9 km

Rescue Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Formerly a boathouse, the Gravelines Rescue Museum exhibits the history of sea rescuers and uses a launching ramp. This site, essential to understanding rescue operations, allows you to discover the techniques and equipment used over the years.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

27.2 km

Grand-Fort-Philippe

Highlight • Other

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 smokehouses, only one remains, which brine, dry and smoke the fish on beech wood in the traditional way.
(Michelin)

Translated by Google •

Tip by

32.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types