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Dunes Marchand – Plage des Dunes Marchand Rondje vanuit Leffrinckoucke

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Dunes Marchand – Plage des Dunes Marchand Rondje vanuit Leffrinckoucke

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August 28, 2022

Dunes Marchand – Plage des Dunes Marchand Rondje vanuit Leffrinckoucke

Moderate

04:44

18.7km

4.0km/h

30m

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Overview

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

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Start point

Bus stop

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190 m

National Necropolis Le Fort des Dunes de Leffrinckoucke

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The French War Cemetery Fort des Dunes in Leffrinckoucke contains 190 graves from the Second World War. The unknown soldiers lie together in a grave monument.
This cemetery also contains …

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4.64 km

Dune Marchand Nature Reserve

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Everywhere along the former Atlantic Wall there are bunkers from the Second World War. They hardly rot, sometimes they slide down the dune ...
They are important as a memorial - but they are not really beautiful.

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5.21 km

Marchand Dunes

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The Marchand dune is part of the dunes of Flanders. It is a natural environment in constant evolution. The small paths take you through magnificent and varied landscapes.

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8.04 km

Marchand Dunes Beach

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Along the beach between Zuydcoote and Bray-Dunes at low tide, some shipwrecks appear, which were destroyed during the Battle of Dunkerque in 1940. As a memorial, they remained on the beach.

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9.19 km

Zuydcoote Beach

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An uncrowded and very pretty place, ideal for a walk on the beach and/or a picnic

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9.94 km

Shipwreck

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The remains of the shipwreck of the HMS Crested Eagle can be seen here at low tide.
The paddle steamer was sunk on May 29, 1940 during the evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo).

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11.0 km

Hospital Sanatorium Vancauwenberghe

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Sanatorium Vancauwenberghe became a military hospital in both the First and Second World Wars.
At the outbreak of the war in 1939, the sanatorium was largely cleared and converted into …

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12.1 km

Zuydcoote military battery

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Built from 1877 to 1878, the Zuydcoote battery is a set of fortifications built along the French borders and first integrated into the Maginot line, before being supplemented by blockhouses and forming part of the Atlantic Wall .

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18.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.3 km

2.93 km

1.60 km

917 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

2.89 km

2.44 km

1.62 km

1.35 km

361 m

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Dunes Marchand – Plage des Dunes Marchand Rondje vanuit Leffrinckoucke

National Necropolis Le Fort des Dunes de Leffrinckoucke

Dune Marchand Nature Reserve

Marchand Dunes

Marchand Dunes Beach

Zuydcoote Beach

Shipwreck

Hospital Sanatorium Vancauwenberghe

Zuydcoote military battery

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