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Veurne Market Square – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

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Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Oostende
Middelkerke

Veurne Market Square – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

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Veurne Market Square – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

02:31

42.3km

80m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

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3.34 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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4.65 km

Frontzate Railway Path

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Straight gravel road that connects an old railway line Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide. Important place during WWI. Fine gravel, so certainly possible with the regular bike and even a racing bike is not impossible.

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6.42 km

Nieuwpoort–Duinkerke Canal Path

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It is nice to see the roadside grazers, sheep here, grazing freely, in small herds. They are also not afraid of people at all.

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8.09 km

Nice cycle path along the canal, a bit narrow.

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14.5 km

Veurne Market Square

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Here you can take a look at the impressive skyline of Veurne, which is characterized by pointed towers and magnificently decorated, stepped gables.

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23.6 km

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Beach

7

36.3 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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36.6 km

Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance

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9

37.1 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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37.8 km

Oude Veurnevaart

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42.3 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.5 km

10.4 km

5.85 km

2.42 km

491 m

481 m

181 m

Surfaces

22.8 km

9.50 km

9.46 km

384 m

167 m

< 100 m

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