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roadtrip 2020

roadtrip 2020

Erwin planned a bike ride

June 30, 2020

roadtrip 2020

Hard

33:04

554km

16.8km/h

2,460m

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Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 356 km for 758 m

After 369 km for 269 m

After 374 km for 269 m

After 378 km for 710 m

After 415 km for 121 m

Most people would complete this in 5-11 days

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84.3 km

French Ossuary on the Kemmelberg

Highlight • Historical Site

As many as 5,294 French officers and soldiers are buried here in a mass grave, the vast majority of them victims of the German attack on the Kemmelberg in April 1918. Only 57 of them could be identified.

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238 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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239 km

Blockhouse of Hourdel

Highlight • Structure

The bunker's slanted position in the water impressively shows how the coastline has developed over the decades. Only at low tide can you still reach the bunker with dry feet. …

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239 km

White route of the Bay of Somme

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This trail runs along the coast, always staying close to the beach, with several access opportunities and a rich diversity of fauna (seals, birds...).

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322 km

Hardelot Castle

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This neo-Gothic mansion is located in front of the lake of mirrors. It was built in the 19th century by Sir John Hare, who drew inspiration from Windsor Castle but …

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329 km

Équihen-Plage Bay

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Small sandy beach at the foot of the cliffs.
Above there is a fee-based mobile home parking space on the outskirts for about 20 mobile homes.
To get to the beach you have to take a steep staircase.

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348 km

Fort d'Ambleteuse

Highlight • Historical Site

This fort is the only one left of the seven that defended the coast of Boulogne.
In 169, the English king James II, chased away by his subjects, came ashore …

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356 km

Cape Gris-Nez

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Very beautifully designed, small nature park on the headland "Cap Gris Nez". In good weather, you can see as far as the chalk cliffs of Dover from the vantage points. …

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371 km

Cliffs of Escalles and Wissant

Highlight • Natural Monument

A steep, bikeable trail leads down to the beach below the towering white cliffs. A Blockhaus in good condition sits along a sidetrail in the cliffs high above the water level. As the beach faces Nordwest, summers have great sunsets.

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379 km

Cap Blanc-Nez Monument and Viewpoint

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From this Cap Blanc-Nez you have an extraordinary view. Accessible at low tide by a staircase, the beach of Cap Blanc-Nez stretches to infinity: the sea recedes several tens of …

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411 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 …

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415 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 …

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477 km

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwehoekje

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554 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

255 km

199 km

41.4 km

37.9 km

13.3 km

6.52 km

468 m

Surfaces

343 km

192 km

10.3 km

5.25 km

2.08 km

319 m

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roadtrip 2020

French Ossuary on the Kemmelberg

Le Hourdel Lighthouse

Blockhouse of Hourdel

White route of the Bay of Somme

Hardelot Castle

Équihen-Plage Bay

Fort d'Ambleteuse

Cape Gris-Nez

Cliffs of Escalles and Wissant

Cap Blanc-Nez Monument and Viewpoint

Leaning Tower

Grand-Fort-Philippe Beach

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