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Lower Colme Canal – Bois des Forts loop from Steene

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Lower Colme Canal – Bois des Forts loop from Steene

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Lower Colme Canal – Bois des Forts loop from Steene

02:09

33.5km

60m

Cycling

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

Last updated: May 15, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 16.7 km for 195 m

After 17.7 km for 81 m

After 18.4 km for 191 m

After 19.0 km for 81 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.26 km

Belfry of Bergues

Highlight • Monument

Welcome to the Chti's. The filming locations can be explored within 30 minutes. The Belfry towers imposingly in the center of the town.

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7.63 km

The Benedictine abbey was destroyed in 1789, with the exception of the marble entrance gate (18th century), the Tour pointue (rebuilt in 1815), which marks the site of the facade of the abbey church and the Tour Carrée (12th-13th century), the crossing tower.
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8.41 km

Lower Colme Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Beautiful views of the former fortress.

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14.3 km

Bois des Forts - Passage through the forest

Highlight • Forest

A must-see for reaching the coast from Bergue.
The gravel roads are in perfect condition and suitable for gravel bikes or mountain bikes.

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14.9 km

Forts' Woods

Highlight • Forest

The Bois des Forts is crossed by a pretty fine gravel path.

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23.2 km

Bois des Forts Pond

Highlight • Lake

A must-see for reaching the coast from Bergue.
The gravel roads are in perfect condition and suitable for gravel bikes or mountain bikes.

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24.5 km

Beautiful forest

Highlight • Other

26.1 km

Old triangular lock

Highlight • Structure

Old lock along the Lower Colme canal. You can drive on a fine gravel road to enter Bergues.

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33.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

10.5 km

3.57 km

2.92 km

1.65 km

384 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.1 km

11.8 km

3.89 km

3.15 km

1.60 km

Elevation

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Sunday 5 July

29°C

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Lower Colme Canal – Bois des Forts loop from Steene

Belfry of Bergues

Abbaye Saint-Winoc

Lower Colme Canal

Bois des Forts - Passage through the forest

Forts' Woods

Bois des Forts Pond

Beautiful forest

Old triangular lock

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