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Leaning Tower – Grand-Fort-Philippe loop from Nordausques

Leaning Tower – Grand-Fort-Philippe loop from Nordausques

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Leaning Tower – Grand-Fort-Philippe loop from Nordausques

02:55

73.0km

120m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 43.7 km for 60 m

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29.8 km

Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Fort-Vert

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Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception was a Catholic Church at Fort-Vert. The chapel was purchased by the city in 2017. The municipality plans to make it a living space hosting various events, such as exhibitions and shows.

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38.2 km

Entering Le Tap Cul

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A tapecul (also written tape-cul or tapecu) is a sail set at the rear of a sailboat, then often called a yawl, on the tapecul mast.

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39.9 km

Leaning Tower

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The Leaning Tower of Oye-Plage is a German blockhouse from the Second World War, designed to imitate a church steeple and mislead British aviators. Located a few kilometers north of the real bell tower, it resisted post-war demolition attempts, remaining tilted about twenty degrees, hence its nickname.

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43.8 km

Grand-Fort-Philippe Beach

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The calvary is located facing the sea. Access to the terrace is free, with a panorama of the Aa channel and its jetties. On August 15, a procession stops there for the traditional blessing of the sea.
Here is the text of the commemorative plaque affixed to this Calvary:
“On September 7, 1947 his Eminence Cardinal Lienart Bishop of Lille inaugurated and solemnly blessed this Calvary of the Sailors and this Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes erected by public subscription by the piety of the inhabitants of Grand-Fort-Philippe in memory of their dead and in recognition of the protection of their patroness Our Lady of Grace during the 1939-1944 war.
Architects M.M. Delcourt Bruyant Contractors M.M. A Cooks Sons »
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44.4 km

Grand-Fort-Philippe

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The main activities have always been linked to fishing (ropemaking, smokehouse, shipbuilding). Two museums keep that memory alive. Maison du Sauvetage and Maison de la Mer.
Of the dozens of smokehouses, only one remains, which brine, dry and smoke the fish on beech wood in the traditional way.
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48.2 km

Saint Willibrord Church ⛪

Highlight • Religious Site

Except for the refined Renaissance portal, the church was built in a flamboyant Gothic style. It is dedicated to Saint Willibrordus, apostle of the Low Countries (7th century). The walls of the nave are covered with 17th century wood carvings. Eye-catchers are the confessionals, the organ case, some funerary monuments, including the very expressive medallion portrait of the governor of Gravelines, who died during the siege of Saint-Venant in 1657. the cistern, a water reservoir from the 18th century, is connected to the church by a arcade. The pumps have fittings in the shape of dolphins.
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48.5 km