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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

01:13

19.9km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.67 km for 72 m

Waypoints

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Parking

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5.71 km

Nieuwpoort Town Hall and Market Hall

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The Nieuwpoort grain hall belongs to the type of smaller Flemish halls from the Middle Ages. The late Gothic style suggests that this building was built around 1480. The flourishing …

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8.09 km

Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance

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8.37 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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9.49 km

Nieuwpoort Pier and Lighthouses

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The IJzermonding nature reserve is a former naval port on the right bank of the IJzer. The concrete paths are still reminiscent of the military past. The viewing huts with …

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12.4 km

Searching for Utopia by Jan Fabre

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One of his most famous works of art, Utopia or the "tortoise" by Jan Fabre in the vernacular, is a real eye-catcher in Nieuwpoort-Bad.

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14.3 km

Old Marina

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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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16.0 km

King Albert I Monument and the Ganzepoot Locks

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The Nieuwpoort lock complex is better known as 'De Ganzepoot'. The name refers to the shape of the entire complex. This place played a crucial role during the First World …

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16.4 km

Westfront Visitor Centre, Nieuwpoort

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Under the King Albert I monument you will find the Westfront visitors centre. You will learn how the German invasion was stopped in 1914 by flooding the polder plain. On …

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19.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

6.38 km

1.70 km

550 m

117 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.04 km

5.62 km

4.46 km

486 m

264 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 7 July

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16°C

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

Nieuwpoort Town Hall and Market Hall

Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance

Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort Pier and Lighthouses

Searching for Utopia by Jan Fabre

Old Marina

King Albert I Monument and the Ganzepoot Locks

Westfront Visitor Centre, Nieuwpoort

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