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Leaning Tower – Rescue Museum loop from Gravelines

Leaning Tower – Rescue Museum loop from Gravelines

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Leaning Tower – Rescue Museum loop from Gravelines

00:47

19.3km

20m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.22 km for 67 m

After 14.9 km for 60 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.41 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 …

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8.25 km

Platier d'Oye National Nature Reserve

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A set of wooden paths leads through the dunes in the Platier d'Oye national nature reserve.

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9.40 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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15.0 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 …

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15.6 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 …

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16.0 km

Formerly a boathouse, the Gravelines Rescue Museum exhibits the history of sea rescuers and uses a launching ramp. This site, essential to understanding rescue operations, allows you to discover the techniques and equipment used over the years.

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19.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

1.62 km

1.49 km

321 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

17.9 km

1.10 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

24°C

18°C

0 %

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Leaning Tower – Rescue Museum loop from Gravelines

Leaning Tower

Platier d'Oye National Nature Reserve

Entering Le Tap Cul

Grand-Fort-Philippe Beach

Grand-Fort-Philippe

Rescue Museum

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