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Seal sandbank at Berck-sur-Mer – Authie Bay loop from Berck

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Hauts-De-France

Seal sandbank at Berck-sur-Mer – Authie Bay loop from Berck

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4.8

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377

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Seal sandbank at Berck-sur-Mer – Authie Bay loop from Berck

00:55

3.57km

10m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

35 m

War Memorial

Highlight • Monument

2

1.58 km

Plage des Phoques, Berck-sur-Mer

Highlight • Beach

A few hundred meters from the Berck lighthouse, the Phoques beach is home to colonies of grey seals and harbour seals. You can observe them at low tide, when the seals come to rest on the fine sandbanks.

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3

1.61 km

Seal sandbank at Berck-sur-Mer

Highlight • Beach

You rarely get this close to seals

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4

1.75 km

Seal watching

Highlight • Other

Robbing seals and watching 🤣

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5

1.88 km

Authie Bay

Highlight • Natural

Here gathers a whole colony of seals from the Bay of Authie who come to rest on the sandbank in front of the nautical base. An incredible and magical spectacle, …

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6

3.05 km

Autie Bay, Berck

Highlight • Other

View of the Berck Sanatorium

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7

3.27 km

Berck-sur-Mer International Kite Festival

Highlight • Beach

Every year since 1987, in April, the International Kite Meetings take place on the beach of Berck. An unmissable event that attracts 800,000 people over ten days.

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8

3.27 km

Berck Ferris Wheel

Highlight • Monument

B

3.57 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.68 km

532 m

308 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.69 km

543 m

182 m

161 m

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Wednesday 21 October

16°C

9°C

86 %

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February 7, 2024,Berck-Plage vom Womo-Stellplatz

You can find the video of this walk here:

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