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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

01:13

19.9km

40m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.67 km for 72 m

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5.71 km

Nieuwpoort Town Hall and Market Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

The Nieuwpoort grain hall belongs to the type of smaller Flemish halls from the Middle Ages. The late Gothic style suggests that this building was built around 1480. The flourishing trading history of our coastal city emphasizes that there was a halle in Nieuwpoort in 1280.
The halle is mentioned again when the count tax was collected in 1313.
After the fire disaster in 1383, when a large part of the city was destroyed, the halle even temporarily functioned as City Hall.
The Stadshalle also did not escape the destruction during the First World War. On October 17, 1914, the halletoren was dynamited by the Belgian army. This was to prevent the belfry from becoming a target for the German artillery. Four years of shelling did the rest. The medieval market building was transformed into a desolate mess.

During the reconstruction of Nieuwpoort, the Stadshalle and the belfry were reconstructed in the original style and with the same material. The reconstruction was carried out under the direction of architect Jozef Viérin.

In May 1940, the Stadshalle was hit during a German air raid, resulting in a partial collapse of the roof.

After the damage from World War II was repaired, the ground floor was converted into a Museum for Birds and Crustaceans in 1956. There was a panoramic painting of 60 meters in length, which was restored in 1986 by Marc Bollion. In 1972 the Museum of History and Folklore was housed in the upper room of the Stadshalle. The museums were dismantled in the 1990s to enable a total restoration of the Stadshalle.

The City Hall is now mainly used as a reception and exhibition space for the City. The belfry has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1999, together with 23 other belfry towers in Flanders.

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8.09 km

Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance

Highlight • Structure

8.37 km

Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort

Highlight • River

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 to an extensive network of cycling and hiking trails, you can enjoy the natural beauty of the Yser estuary. Handy information panels tell you everything about this wonderful nature reserve along the way.

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9.49 km

Nieuwpoort Pier and Lighthouses

Highlight • Structure

The IJzermonding nature reserve is a former naval port on the right bank of the IJzer. The concrete paths are still reminiscent of the military past. The viewing huts with a view of the Yser estuary make us believe that the bird population is doing well here.

More info at verrassingenomdehoek.be/2016/06/08/ijzermondingwandeling

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12.4 km

Searching for Utopia by Jan Fabre

Highlight • Monument

One of his most famous works of art, Utopia or the "tortoise" by Jan Fabre in the vernacular, is a real eye-catcher in Nieuwpoort-Bad.

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14.3 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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16.0 km

King Albert I Monument and the Ganzepoot Locks

Highlight • Monument

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 War. In October 1914, the opening of the locks caused the flooding of the IJzervlakte. This put an end to the advance of the German troops. With the help of the locks, the IJzervlakte remained flooded throughout the war.
At the end of 2014, the Westfront Nieuwpoort Visitor Center opened here, where you can learn more about the role of the lock complex and the flooding during WWI.

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Westfront Visitor Centre, Nieuwpoort

Highlight • Historical Site

Under the King Albert I monument you will find the Westfront visitors centre. You will learn how the German invasion was stopped in 1914 by flooding the polder plain. On top of the monument you will find a 360° view of the sea, the coastal strip and the polders of the Westhoek.

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19.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.1 km

6.38 km

1.70 km

550 m

117 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.04 km

5.62 km

4.46 km

486 m

264 m

Elevation

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Saturday 4 July

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Westende

Nieuwpoort Town Hall and Market Hall

Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance

Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort

Nieuwpoort Pier and Lighthouses

Searching for Utopia by Jan Fabre

Old Marina

King Albert I Monument and the Ganzepoot Locks

Westfront Visitor Centre, Nieuwpoort

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