Hardelot-Plage – Hardelot Beach loop from Outreau

Hardelot-Plage – Hardelot Beach loop from Outreau

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Hardelot-Plage – Hardelot Beach loop from Outreau

02:03

47.5km

310m

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: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.0 km for 108 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.74 km

Entente Cordiale Bridge, La Liane

Highlight • Bridge

Main bridge across the Liane with bike paths on both sides, overlooking the river (on the inland side protected by locks), and seawards the harbor for small pleasure and fishing boats.

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14.1 km

La Liane

Lake

24.1 km

Magnificent 90% trail walk

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Rolling segment with small hazards

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24.7 km

Réserve biologique dirigée de la Claireau

Nature Reserve

28.7 km

At the start of the 1900s, Hardelot was still just a huge warren, mainly attracting hunters.
In 1905, an English patron, Sir John Whitley, already owner of the Château d'Hardelot and promoter of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, wanted to make Hardelot the new fashionable seaside resort and social center for sports. He buys 400 hectares of land and creates "the company of Hardelot".
In 1911, the illustrious aviator Louis Blériot had a villa built on the dyke. He designed and marketed the first French aeroplage, the ancestor of the sand yacht, which would attract a large number of enthusiasts to the resort's beach.
The interwar period marked the peak of Hardelot, which rivaled Le Touquet Paris-Plage and attracted personalities from all over Europe. Many villas are built, where the big names in champagne, textiles and French gastronomy reside. But disfigured by the numerous destruction of the 2nd World War, the station must then be rebuilt. It has become a classic seaside resort lining up modern buildings on its seafront.
Note that here is judged the arrival of the Lille-Hardelot hiking-cycling race which takes place in May.

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28.7 km

Hardelot Beach

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29.0 km

Place Cordonnier

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Large green square, with playground for small children, pétanque court and interesting architecture!

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33.1 km

Lac des Mirroir

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33.2 km

Lake of Mirrors (Spiegelsee) – Condette Marsh

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The pretty Lac des Miroirs (Spiegelsee) is picturesquely situated in the Marais de Condette nature reserve.

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34.0 km

Hardelot Castle

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This neo-Gothic mansion is located in front of the lake of mirrors. It was built in the 19th century by Sir John Hare, who drew inspiration from Windsor Castle but retained the remains of the 13th century fortification. In 2009 it was restored by the department, furnished and decorated in Victorian and Napoleon III style. Today, visitors are told about the history of the castle and what the Franco-English "accord cordial" is, as well as in a more general way the particular relations between these two countries.

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