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Northern France
Dunkirk
Esquelbecq

Château d'Esquelbecq – Watten Hill loop from Esquelbecq

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Bike touring routes & trails
France
Northern France
Dunkirk
Esquelbecq

Château d'Esquelbecq – Watten Hill loop from Esquelbecq

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Château d'Esquelbecq – Watten Hill loop from Esquelbecq

08:39

148km

740m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 12, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 31.9 km for 34 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1.44 km

Esquelbecq

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This village, bisected by the Yser in the middle of the French Westhoek, is typically Flemish with its Grand Place, surrounded by brick houses from the 17th and 18th centuries, …

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1.49 km

Château d'Esquelbecq

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The Castle with its feudal charm, restored in 0606, with its dovecote (1606), gatehouse, farm (housing the Maison du Westhoek) and bailiff's house (1615), still looks exactly like the print …

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20.5 km

Café De Miserie

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In the past 2 years, recordings for the fiction series "Chantal" took place at various locations in the Westhoek. The series takes place in the fictional village of Loveringem. Inspector …

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4

31.8 km

Ijzer Bridge

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Very small bridge, almost a gangway over a stream along the Yser

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33.2 km

Eversambos

Forest

6

36.7 km

Stavele Bridge

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The Stavelebrug is located in Stavele and is located next to the café-restaurant 't Hof van Commerce. The café-restaurant is beautifully situated with a view of the Yser.

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78.9 km

Watten Hill

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The Montagne de Watten site is a viewpoint located in Watten, in the Nord department in France. It offers a panoramic view of the city and its surroundings.

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81.9 km

Rue du Fort Vesques

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With the North Sea Route (LF1) through a tunnel.

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89.2 km

Panorama sur Muncq Nieurlet

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The Euroroute R1 passes here! The French section of the Euroroute R1 is about 97 km long and leads from the channel coast, either from Boulogne-sur-Mer or Calais, through Nord-Pas-de-Calais …

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148 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

124 km

18.3 km

5.07 km

529 m

310 m

142 m

131 m

Surfaces

124 km

22.8 km

647 m

219 m

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Sunday 12 July

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Comments

August 15, 2023,GV: De Groene Valleien - Dag 2 - Van Lo naar Audenfort
Left this morning in a drizzly weather, but after the first km the coats were taken off.
After capturing a few more sights in Lo, it quickly went up the Yser.
We enter France in Oost-Cappel, where an old border post was immortalized. In le Petit Bazar Belge we stock up on some supplies.
After 30 Km we are in …

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