Tower of the Château de Ham – Canal du Nord loop from Villers-Saint-Christophe

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Villers-Saint-Christophe

Tower of the Château de Ham – Canal du Nord loop from Villers-Saint-Christophe

Moderate

4.5

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Tower of the Château de Ham – Canal du Nord loop from Villers-Saint-Christophe

04:58

84.6km

240m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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19.4 km

Tower of the Château de Ham

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More exactly the only remaining tower of the castle.

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42.8 km

Cycle path of the Somme Valley

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The creation of this cycle route is quite recent. The bitumen coating dates from 2019. Until that date, to make these 200 kilometers of journey, it was largely necessary to …

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50.1 km

Château d'Happlincourt

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This 12th-century castle was almost destroyed during World War I. Its ruins can be seen near a pond that was once the moat.

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55.1 km

Bridge

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56.2 km

La Somme canalisée

Lake

56.6 km

Canalized Somme (Chemin de Halage)

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63.0 km

Cargo ships on the Canal du Nord

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There is still a lot of cargo ship traffic here.
There are also several loading and unloading stations.

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64.4 km

Canal du Nord

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The Canal du Nord is a 95 km long canal in northern France that connects the Oise Valley to the Dunkirk-Scheldt Canal. Construction began in 1908, but was interrupted by …

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74.7 km

Village of Y

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If you are looking for a unique destination in France, you could visit the village of Y, near Péronne. Y is the shortest place name in France and one of …

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84.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.4 km

37.4 km

1.47 km

1.44 km

677 m

320 m

Surfaces

70.1 km

9.37 km

4.63 km

527 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 16 October

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Comments

September 29, 2023,Véloroute Vallée de Sommes - J1 de Tergnier a Péronne

This stage is not the most beautiful of the Veloroute. If I wanted to do the gravel route again, I would look for a route via the towpaths to Péronne.

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