Porte de Boulogne – Banks of the Canche loop from Estrée

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Porte de Boulogne – Banks of the Canche loop from Estrée

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Porte de Boulogne – Banks of the Canche loop from Estrée

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26.2km

260m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces.

Last updated: August 16, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.8 km for 283 m

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Guest House

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7.47 km

Saint Firmin Church, Marles-sur-Canche

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The Bras de Bronne, a tributary of the Canche that crosses the city, once served as a natural border. While part of the village was in Artois, the bell tower was in Boulogne: the parish came under the diocese of Boulogne. The patron saint is the founder of the neighboring diocese, Firmin, first bishop of Amiens. In the choir is a beautiful effigy of the saint, sculpted in the 16th century. Marles-Sur-Canche and its parish church dedicated to Saint Firmin contain treasures such as the statue of Saint Nicolas from the 16th century, the bronze bells from 1805 or the Altar from the 18th century. Despite its humble appearance, its history is set in stone. The building combines a sober nave with a beautiful choir in Flamboyant Gothic style, more slender. This contrast between the two sides is astonishing. The Saint Firmin church is thus strongly marked by the architectural heritage of the 15th century. The Marlois are attached to their church which, despite regular work since 1812 and the numerous renovations, shows a worrying state of health, visible by the numerous deteriorations: cracks, detachment of the cladding, broken stones, crumbling, weakened masonry of the buttresses, decaying structural wood.

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13.3 km

Porte de Boulogne

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The Porte de Boulogne is a historic gate in Montreuil-sur-Mer, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. The gate was rebuilt in 1828.

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14.9 km

promenade-des-remparts

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The town of Montreuil-sur-mer is surrounded by a rampart, built between the 13th and 17th centuries. Take advantage of this walk of about 3 km, in the cool of the trees, to discover the impressive military heritage of the town.
Be careful around the ramparts (over 40 metres high)
Bikes must be kept on a leash.

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15.0 km

Base of the Cliff

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Impressive cliffs, but you can't cycle underneath them.

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16.2 km

The statue of Marshal Douglas Haig

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From 1916, the town of Montreuil-sur-Mer became the decision-making center of the British armies under the command of Marshal Douglas Haig. For 3 years the small town lived in English time. In residence at Beaurepaire Castle, Marshal Douglas Haig receives prestigious guests such as Raymond Poincarré or the King of England George V. In 1928, Douglas Haig died at his Bermersyde Castle in Scotland. In 1931, a committee wishing to pay tribute to this important British figure, considered one of the architects of victory, entrusted the sculptor Paul Landowski with the creation of an equestrian statue representing him.
The famous director of Christ the Redeemer of Rio delivers his work that will be inaugurated with great pomp in the presence of the Marshal's widow and André Maginot.
In 1940, the Germans unlocked the statue and sent it to Germany to be melted down. In 1950 a second impression was made from the original plaster. This sculpture is enthroned in front of the Montreuil theater and is now a listed monument.
ville-montreuil-sur-mer.fr/patrimoine

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18.7 km