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Hauts-De-France

Fort d'Ambleteuse – View over Wimereux loop from Boulogne-sur-Mer

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France
Hauts-De-France

Fort d'Ambleteuse – View over Wimereux loop from Boulogne-sur-Mer

Moderate

4.4

(38)

323

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Fort d'Ambleteuse – View over Wimereux loop from Boulogne-sur-Mer

01:22

21.5km

230m

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

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 10.6 km for 56 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.28 km

View of Wimereux and the Opal Coast

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The undulating course is fun to ride, especially since the cycle path is separated from the highway

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2

4.03 km

Villa Belle Époque

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3

8.37 km

4

10.4 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 …

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12.6 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 …

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6

14.8 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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16.7 km

View over Wimereux

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Beautiful overview of the seaside resort, which still boasts numerous Anglo-Norman style villas from the early 20th century.

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19.8 km

Crèche Point

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The Pointe de la Crèche is a cliff. Here was the Fort de Terlincthum, which was built between 1806 and 1808 by order of Napoleon Bonaparte. It consisted of an …

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21.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.3 km

5.59 km

2.86 km

1.98 km

773 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

5.54 km

1.64 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 11 July

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