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Dunkirk
Esquelbecq

Mont des Cats – Montée de Cassel loop from Esquelbecq

Routes
Road cycling routes
France
Northern France
Dunkirk
Esquelbecq

Mont des Cats – Montée de Cassel loop from Esquelbecq

Moderate

18

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Mont des Cats – Montée de Cassel loop from Esquelbecq

03:45

80.7km

890m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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After 24.7 km for 171 m

After 25.1 km for 393 m

After 65.3 km for 393 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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24.1 km

Château Vandamme

Castle

2

24.6 km

Cassel

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The Mont du Cassel, on which the beautiful little town of Cassel sits, is the highest point in French Flanders. It was strategically important in several wars. Nowadays you can …

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24.6 km

Porte d'Aire

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The Porte d'Aire in Cassel is one of the historic city gates that is part of the old defensive wall of the city. This gate is known for its Gothic …

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25.1 km

Cassel climb from Sainte-Marie-Cappel

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Beautiful climb of Cassel from the village of Ste Marie with arrival on the cobblestones and the Grand Place

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29.0 km

Antoine Demoitié Memorial

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Antoine Demoitié was a Belgian cyclist who tragically died during the Gent-Wevelgem cycling race in 2016. He fell after 115 kilometers of racing and was then hit by a motorcycle. …

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41.5 km

Berthen Pass

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The Nord-Pas-de-Calais troll sign. Our mountain friends have trouble doing this 😅

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48.8 km

Mont des Cats

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2.5 kilometers and a gradient of up to 18 percent, that's what cyclists expect on the Catsberg. Once at the top you will find the abbey of the same name in which Trappist beer is brewed.

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49.1 km

Mont des Cats Abbey

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Superb icon of Flanders and local culture. A good place to take a break and enjoy the view.

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66.8 km

Montée de Cassel

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Perfect for climbing, a small mount of the Northern Alps, climbers will be delighted.

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80.7 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.1 km

14.6 km

6.36 km

528 m

126 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

77.7 km

1.70 km

1.20 km

103 m

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Tuesday 19 May

18°C

12°C

42 %

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