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Dunkirk
Grande-Synthe

Cassel – Montée de Merckeghem loop from Grande-Synthe

Routes
Road cycling routes
France
Northern France
Dunkirk
Grande-Synthe

Cassel – Montée de Merckeghem loop from Grande-Synthe

Moderate

11

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Cassel – Montée de Merckeghem loop from Grande-Synthe

04:36

110km

560m

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 accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 24, 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 21.0 km for 116 m

After 46.9 km for 393 m

After 58.6 km for 281 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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15.1 km

Socx Climb

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nice little climb to Socx

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2

21.2 km

Château d'Esquelbecq

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The Castle with its feudal charm, restored in 0606, with its dovecote (1606), gatehouse, farm (housing the Maison du Westhoek) and bailiff's house (1615), still looks exactly like the print …

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44.0 km

Antoine Demoitié Memorial

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Antoine Demoitié was a Belgian cyclist who tragically died during the Gent-Wevelgem cycling race in 2016. He fell after 115 kilometers of racing and was then hit by a motorcycle. …

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47.8 km

Cassel

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The Mont du Cassel, on which the beautiful little town of Cassel sits, is the highest point in French Flanders. It was strategically important in several wars. Nowadays you can …

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47.8 km

Porte d'Aire

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The Porte d'Aire in Cassel is one of the historic city gates that is part of the old defensive wall of the city. This gate is known for its Gothic …

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49.9 km

One of the few farms that still hold the vaches rouges flamandes. Delicious cheese, jam and products from the farm are available in the farm shop.

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78.2 km

Montée de Merckeghem

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110 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

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94.6 km

6.77 km

6.42 km

1.58 km

293 m

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< 100 m

Surfaces

105 km

3.69 km

746 m

273 m

192 m

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