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Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Lanchères

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Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Lanchères

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Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Lanchères

02:57

48.6km

100m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.3 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.44 km

Beach

9.35 km

Brighton lighthouse at Cayeux-sur-Mer

Highlight • Other

Classic Lighthouse towering 28 m over the small Picard coast town. Built in 1951 to replace the old one destroyed by German troops in 1944.

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13.2 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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14.3 km

Beach and tip of Hourdel

Highlight • Beach

The pebble beach sometimes hosts seals and offers views of the lighthouse and the marshes.

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14.4 km

Le Hourdel Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

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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15.0 km

Le Hourdel Marina

Highlight • Structure

The significant tidal differences let this branch of the slough fall dry half of each day

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23.8 km

Viewpoint

24.5 km

Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme (Saint-Valery-sur-Somme)

Highlight • Monument

The great classic of a visit to St-Valéry-sur-Somme is to take the train to go to Crotoy. The journey crosses the lock bridge at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme and goes around the bay …

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27.2 km

Cape Hornu

Highlight • Beach

Cap Hornu is a cape located near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, on the south bank of the Bay of Somme.
The name Cap Hornu comes from the Picard word “hornu”, which means “horned” …

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35.7 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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48.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.6 km

12.5 km

6.81 km

6.36 km

2.15 km

157 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.8 km

12.9 km

4.36 km

2.11 km

713 m

699 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 2 September

23°C

17°C

46 %

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Max wind speed: 30.0 km/h

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Comments

July 4, 2022,Mit dem Tandem ans Meer

Hello Komoot'ler, our last location on the Somme is just before its mouth. A good reason to look to the sea. It was still surprisingly far, and then there was low tide. But we still made it. Was a nice tour. The last photo is for anyone who wants to know how the tandem fits into the camper.

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October 28, 2022,Saint-Valery-sur-Somme-Ault-cayeux-Le Hourdel-st valery

The D940 is quite dangerous by bike at the beginning of the route, (heavy goods vehicles and agricultural machinery) the path which runs along the coast between Ault and Cayeux is reserved for gravel or mountain bikes, all in pebbles

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Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Lanchères

Brighton lighthouse at Cayeux-sur-Mer

Blockhouse of Hourdel

Beach and tip of Hourdel

Le Hourdel Lighthouse

Le Hourdel Marina

Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme (Saint-Valery-sur-Somme)

Cape Hornu

White route of the Bay of Somme

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