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Northern France
Dunkirk
Bailleul

Mont des Cats Abbey – Hellegatbos Forest Path loop from Bailleul

Routes
Mountain biking trails
France
Northern France
Dunkirk
Bailleul

Mont des Cats Abbey – Hellegatbos Forest Path loop from Bailleul

Moderate

4.6

(45)

546

riders

Mont des Cats Abbey – Hellegatbos Forest Path loop from Bailleul

04:29

57.2km

860m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 42.2 km for 287 m

After 48.2 km for 105 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

17.2 km

Ooljemullenweegel

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Descent via the Ooljemullenwegeltje, dead-end street.

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2

17.8 km

Mont des Cats Abbey

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Superb icon of Flanders and local culture. A good place to take a break and enjoy the view.

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3

27.2 km

MTB abbey path

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The forest part can be muddy at times.

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4

29.3 km

Catsberg Descent

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away in a decent condition where you can blast down smoothly

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30.4 km

Col de Berthen

Peak

39.5 km

Bois de la Fondation Marguerite Yourcenar

Forest

7

40.5 km

Chemin des Anglais

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Nice dirt road but there are small steps.
Preferable downhill.

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8

44.5 km

Kwadestraat

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Well rolling gravel path with a nice climb.

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46.2 km

De Sulferberg

Nature Reserve

48.3 km

Hellegatbos

Nature Reserve

11

49.5 km

Superb Trail

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Nice technical parkours (uphill/downhill)
Beware of riders

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12

50.3 km

Hellegatbos Forest Path

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In winter vastly different the path seems like a battlefield. The strip of unpaved grass where no grass grows is not even distinguishable anymore.

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51.2 km

Domein Behaegel

Forest

B

57.2 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.6 km

13.5 km

12.3 km

2.49 km

2.18 km

130 m

Surfaces

29.2 km

17.4 km

5.35 km

2.93 km

1.47 km

724 m

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Sunday 28 June

23°C

14°C

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Comments

July 27, 2022,Vtt Godewaersvelde tour 17/07 bis
watch out for thorns old railway,
attention aux épines vieux chemin de fer
Tour shortened due to time constraints.

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For those interested in the 66km lap that was to be driven on 17/07. Pour qui a interêt dans le tour de 66km, qui devait fait le 17/07.

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Lockedyze tour. The mud passages weren't too bad.

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July 26, 2022,6-Bergenroute
With start and finish in Dranouter we travel via the "Eeuwenhout" and the "Douve valley" to the Zwarte Berg (FR-152m), the Katsberg (FR - 164m), the Boeschepeberg (FR - 139m), Kokereelberg (FR - 125m) , Rodeberg (B - 138m) and finally the Scherpenberg (B - 125m) for a beautiful MTB tour through Heuvelland and French Flanders. Although we should of …

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