Hardelot-Plage – Hardelot Castle loop from Hardelot-Plage

Hardelot-Plage – Hardelot Castle loop from Hardelot-Plage

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Hardelot-Plage – Hardelot Castle loop from Hardelot-Plage

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51.6km

490m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 7, 2026

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The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 39.8 km for 238 m

After 46.5 km for 216 m

After 47.2 km for 656 m

After 48.0 km for 204 m

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Parking

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343 m

Hardelot-Plage

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At the start of the 1900s, Hardelot was still just a huge warren, mainly attracting hunters.
In 1905, an English patron, Sir John Whitley, already owner of the Château d'Hardelot and promoter of Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, wanted to make Hardelot the new fashionable seaside resort and social center for sports. He buys 400 hectares of land and creates "the company of Hardelot".
In 1911, the illustrious aviator Louis Blériot had a villa built on the dyke. He designed and marketed the first French aeroplage, the ancestor of the sand yacht, which would attract a large number of enthusiasts to the resort's beach.
The interwar period marked the peak of Hardelot, which rivaled Le Touquet Paris-Plage and attracted personalities from all over Europe. Many villas are built, where the big names in champagne, textiles and French gastronomy reside. But disfigured by the numerous destruction of the 2nd World War, the station must then be rebuilt. It has become a classic seaside resort lining up modern buildings on its seafront.
Note that here is judged the arrival of the Lille-Hardelot hiking-cycling race which takes place in May.

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14.4 km

Église Saint-Martin, Carly

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Church rebuilt in the 19th century and the baptismal font dates from the 13th century.
Church of elongated and occidentee plan and one can see a cemetery all around.
It consists of three bays and a bell tower.
A flanked chapel can also be seen on the north wall.
The chancel is semicircular.
Exterior elevation:
The bell tower has three levels with a simple door, the second level has bays surmounted by a semicircular arch and the last level has abat sons.
The openings of the aisles are also crowned by a semicircular arch.
The roof is double sided.

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22.9 km

Forest

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Ok asphalt, with 300m of gravel.

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39.9 km

La Liane

Lake

46.5 km

Condette Marsh Nature Reserve

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Smooth natural lakes in a protected nature area with excellent trails to pass by bike without car traffic

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47.2 km

Hardelot Castle

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This neo-Gothic mansion is located in front of the lake of mirrors. It was built in the 19th century by Sir John Hare, who drew inspiration from Windsor Castle but retained the remains of the 13th century fortification. In 2009 it was restored by the department, furnished and decorated in Victorian and Napoleon III style. Today, visitors are told about the history of the castle and what the Franco-English "accord cordial" is, as well as in a more general way the particular relations between these two countries.

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