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Northern France
Dunkirk
Gravelines

Rescue Museum – Leaning Tower loop from Gravelines

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Northern France
Dunkirk
Gravelines

Rescue Museum – Leaning Tower loop from Gravelines

Easy

4.3

(8)

68

riders

Rescue Museum – Leaning Tower loop from Gravelines

00:57

16.5km

10m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 23, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.13 km for 60 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

3.15 km

Rescue Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Formerly a boathouse, the Gravelines Rescue Museum exhibits the history of sea rescuers and uses a launching ramp. This site, essential to understanding rescue operations, allows you to discover the techniques and equipment used over the years.

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2

3.54 km

Grand-Fort-Philippe

Highlight • Other

The main activities have always been linked to fishing (ropemaking, smokehouse, shipbuilding). Two museums keep that memory alive. Maison du Sauvetage and Maison de la Mer.
Of the dozens of smokehouses, only one remains, which brine, dry and smoke the fish on beech wood in the traditional way.
(Michelin)

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3

4.17 km

Grand-Fort-Philippe Beach

Highlight • Beach

The calvary is located facing the sea. Access to the terrace is free, with a panorama of the Aa channel and its jetties. On August 15, a procession stops there for the traditional blessing of the sea.
Here is the text of the commemorative plaque affixed to this Calvary:
“On September 7, 1947 his Eminence Cardinal Lienart Bishop of Lille inaugurated and solemnly blessed this Calvary of the Sailors and this Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes erected by public subscription by the piety of the inhabitants of Grand-Fort-Philippe in memory of their dead and in recognition of the protection of their patroness Our Lady of Grace during the 1939-1944 war.
Architects M.M. Delcourt Bruyant Contractors M.M. A Cooks Sons »
petit-patrimoine.com/fiche-petit-patrimoine.php?id_pp=59272_1

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4

4.87 km

This nature reserve (400ha) is a large dune area, where many ducks and waders live.

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5

5.00 km

German bunker

Highlight • Historical Site

Complex of German World War II bunkers across from the campground.

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6

5.07 km

Parc de l'Estran

Highlight • Other

Foto Highlight, a place to stay, you will always discover something new

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7

8.27 km

Leaning Tower

Highlight • Structure

The Leaning Tower of Oye-Plage is a German blockhouse from the Second World War, designed to imitate a church steeple and mislead British aviators. Located a few kilometers north of the real bell tower, it resisted post-war demolition attempts, remaining tilted about twenty degrees, hence its nickname.

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8

11.1 km

Route des Dunes

Highlight • Other

Virtually car free route along the wetlands and dunes

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B

16.5 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.33 km

3.81 km

3.18 km

731 m

225 m

167 m

Surfaces

12.4 km

3.09 km

609 m

189 m

129 m

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