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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Slijpe

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Slijpe

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Slijpe

01:54

31.6km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 221 m for 10 m

After 7.35 km for 9 m

After 18.2 km for 9 m

After 31.4 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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7.39 km

View of the Koning Albert I Monument

Highlight • Monument

If you cycle through West Flanders, you will inevitably come across remnants of the First World War, known in Flanders as the "Great War". The Museum Westfront Nieuwpoort tells how …

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8.47 km

Oude Veurnevaart

Lake

9.97 km

Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort

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Near Nieuwpoort, the Yser flows directly into the sea. Where salt and fresh water meet, a special biotope has developed with mud flats, salt marshes, dunes, beaches and polders. Thanks …

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16.4 km

Old Marina

Highlight • Structure

Upstream from the fishing port of Nieuwpoort is the “Euro Marina”. The three yacht clubs manage around 2,000 berths. Nieuwpoort thus has the largest marina in Northern Europe.

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19.8 km

Novus Portus - Nieuwpoort Marina

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The construction of the Novus Portus dock between 1974 and 1979 made the Nieuwpoort marina the largest in Northern Europe with approximately 2,000 berths. The dock provides space for VVW …

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26.0 km

I Can Hear It sculpture, Westende

Highlight • Monument

Artist: Ivars Drulle
I Can Hear It consists of two horns (similar to an old gramophone) that face the sea. A woman sits on a bench in front of it …

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26.2 km

Olnetop by Nick Ervinck - Westende-Bad Beach

Highlight • Monument

Nick Ervinck's Olnetop has something monstrous about it. You can recognize different elements in the hybrid form, but the installation mainly refers to splashing waves. The Belgian artist is inspired …

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26.4 km

Caterpillar + Flatbed Trailer by Wim Delvoye

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Delvoye's 'Caterpillar series' dates from 2002. With this collection of remarkable construction machines, Delvoye forges a timeless melting point between the past and the present. It used to take centuries …

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31.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

9.79 km

4.77 km

2.01 km

100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

8.92 km

8.90 km

134 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 7 July

24°C

16°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 18.0 km/h

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Comments

April 29, 2025,Beaufort> Middelkerk-Niewport

It's a shame...it was Tuesday...a strike day and therefore no service at the Niewport jetty...Grrr, what a shame

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Slijpe

View of the Koning Albert I Monument