Bridge over the Wimereux River – Fort d'Ambleteuse loop from Boulogne - Tintelleries

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Bridge over the Wimereux River – Fort d'Ambleteuse loop from Boulogne - Tintelleries

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Bridge over the Wimereux River – Fort d'Ambleteuse loop from Boulogne - Tintelleries

01:41

27.5km

280m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.5 km for 90 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.80 km

Bridge over the Wimereux River

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13.8 km

Slack Estuary

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It is a small coastal river that flows into the sea, near the fortress of Ambleteuse.
Although the Slack is modest today, it was much more imposing in the past, when the gravel was mined near the fort. At the time of the Camp de Boulogne, between 1803 and 1805, Napoleon had even thought of bringing his fleet here. Suffice to say, the Slack was something else!

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13.9 km

Fort d'Ambleteuse

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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 in the already silted up harbour. When Napoleon planned an invasion of England, part of his fleet was located here. From the beach you have a view of the entrance to the port of Boulogne and in clear weather even of the English cliffs.

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16.1 km

La Slack Lock

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The Slack is a small coastal river, which flows into the sea, near Fort Ambleteuse.
Although modest today, the Slack was much more imposing in the past, when the gravel was mined near the fort. At the time of the Camp de Boulogne, between 1803 and 1805, Napoleon had even thought of bringing his fleet here. Suffice to say that the Slack was something else!

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18.3 km

Geese Point

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Here the future Napoleon III came ashore on August 6, 1840 to incite the garrison of Boulogne to revolt.

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21.1 km

Wimereux Beach

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The promenade, with characteristic white-blue cabins, offers a beautiful view of the Pas de Xalais, the Colonne de la Grande Armée and the port of Boulogne.

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23.3 km

Ambleteuse le touquet

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25.4 km

Nausicaá National Sea Centre

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Excellent museum and oceanographic research center, the largest aquarium in Europe. This marine environment discovery center, opened in 1991, is divided into two main routes: the historical exhibition "Des rivages et des Hommes" (Of Shores and Men) and the "Voyage en haute mer" (Journey into the Deep Sea) exhibition with its 10,000 m3 tank dedicated to recreating the ecosystem of Malpelo Island (which makes it the "largest aquarium in Europe"), as well as several small permanent and temporary exhibitions.

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