Scenic Dune Path – Fort Napoleon Ostend loop from Blankenberge

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Scenic Dune Path – Fort Napoleon Ostend loop from Blankenberge

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Scenic Dune Path – Fort Napoleon Ostend loop from Blankenberge

02:31

42.7km

80m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 70 m for 2 m

After 20.0 km for 2 m

After 20.3 km for 2 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.77 km

Singletrack Along the Railway

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

No idea why there are dislikes, I'd rather ride the track than on the asphalt :-)

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13.3 km

View of the Lighthouse and Dunes

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Nice single track with a few climbs

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18.3 km

Twins Surf Club

Highlight • Beach

Here you can watch the Surfer and Sailor and take a belgian beer.

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19.9 km

Fort Napoleon Ostend

Highlight • Historical Site

Fort Napoleon, a pentagonal military fortress by the sea in Ostend, is now a modern museum. The exhibition tells the story of the fort in a lively way. If you …

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20.1 km

View of Central Ostend from Spinoladijk

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The views from this location are great, looking over the harbour area towards central Ostend

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21.0 km

HMS Vindictive Memorial

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The HMS Vindictive was sunk in port in May 1918 to prevent submarine operations by the Imperial Navy. The segment of the bow is at the point of sinking the "block ship".

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31.0 km

Duinbossen De Haan

Forest

33.0 km

Sandy singletrack at the Belgian coast

Highlight (Segment) • MTB Park

Nice segment but (in dry weather) very sandy and impossible to complete without very thick MTB tires.

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42.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.0 km

7.47 km

3.83 km

1.86 km

1.38 km

102 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.6 km

14.6 km

5.54 km

3.51 km

538 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 11 October

18°C

8°C

19 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

April 19, 2025,MTB Tour nach Oostende mit vielen Trails

Partly again tough dune trails and deep sand passages, S1

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November 20, 2022,Nice singletrack – Zicht op strand en duinen Loop from Vuurtorenwijk

No part of this route, opposed to what users indicated, contains legal off-road sections. All indicated sections are in nature areas explicitly indicated as no-cycling zones. Users, please follow local rules to protect these areas. Thanks