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Beuvry-La-Forêt

Scarpe towpath – Gibus Bridge loop from Croix-ou-Pile

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France
Hauts-De-France
Douai
Beuvry-La-Forêt

Scarpe towpath – Gibus Bridge loop from Croix-ou-Pile

Hard

2,143

riders

Scarpe towpath – Gibus Bridge loop from Croix-ou-Pile

03:30

61.4km

120m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.9 km for 64 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

9.12 km

Path Along the Broutin Canal and the Scarpe

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Along the watercourse, at the meeting of the Broutin canal and the Scarpe

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2

11.7 km

Scarpe towpath

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Great place in good weather!

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3

16.2 km

Drève de Wallers

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4

19.8 km

Gibus Bridge

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Not a particularly difficult cobbled sector, but the site of many iconic Paris Roubaix photographs over the years.

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5

33.3 km

Superb paved road, well rolling.
It winds through the green countryside.

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6

42.8 km

Marc Madiot cobbled sector

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Paved area of Paris-Roubaix with a length of 1400m.
It pays tribute to Marc MADIOT winner of the Paris-Roubaix in 1985 and 1991.

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7

60.3 km

Abbé Car Park

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Ideal for the picnic

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8

61.3 km

Croix-ou-Pile

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Very good restaurant with good choice of Belgian and local beers.
Quality cuisine and welcoming staff.

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61.4 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.2 km

20.7 km

5.50 km

2.58 km

1.37 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.4 km

12.5 km

5.08 km

1.17 km

127 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 12 September

21°C

17°C

85 %

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Comments

September 24, 2024,2024-09-24-TACX-Wallers-Arenberg-Hell-of-the-North-Stage-1
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Paris-Roubaix, or "Hell of the North," is one of the most difficult one-day bike races in the world. In stage one of this two-stage homage to the iconic race, you'll ride through the forest of Wallers Arenberg, one of the most infamous sections of the course.
Paris-Roubaix, or the "Hell of the North", is one of the most difficult one-day races in the world. On the first of two stages, which are a tribute to the cult race, you ride through the Wallers Arenberg forest - one of the most infamous sections of the course.

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