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Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Routhiauville

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France
Hauts-De-France
Abbeville
Pendé

Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Routhiauville

Hard

4.8

(13)

90

hikers

Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Routhiauville

06:14

24.6km

60m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parc naturel régional Baie de Somme Picardie Maritime

Parc naturel marin des Estuaires picards et de la mer d'Opale

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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7.45 km

Dunes

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Very beautiful dunes, even more colorful in spring

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8.49 km

Please note, this trail is only passable at low tide or at least 3 ½ hours before the tide is completely high. It leads to seal colonies.
Tide times and coefficients in Cayeux-sur-Mer: maree.info/11

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10.2 km

Blockhaus du Hourdel

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At low tide you can see the seals on the sandbanks

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10.2 km

It remains a strange feeling to come across traces so long after the war.

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10.6 km

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11.4 km

Le Hourdel Lighthouse

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In 1943, a military base was installed by General Erwin Rommel, in charge of the defense of the Atlantic Wall on the Northwest. He transformed the beach into a vast …

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7

19.2 km

sr Valery beach

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Here you can enjoy the beach and the view on a beach towel.

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21.3 km

Cape Hornu

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Cap Hornu is a cape located near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, on the south bank of the Bay of Somme.
The name Cap Hornu comes from the Picard word “hornu”, which means “horned” …

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24.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

7.95 km

3.51 km

1.53 km

521 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

5.20 km

3.70 km

3.04 km

1.35 km

< 100 m

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Saturday 17 October

14°C

7°C

47 %

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