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Lys River – Lys Towpath loop from Houplines

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Lys River – Lys Towpath loop from Houplines

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Lys River – Lys Towpath loop from Houplines

02:43

40.6km

60m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

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Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 34.4 km for 12 m

After 37.8 km for 20 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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852 m

⚠️ Flood zone

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Be careful, this passage is often inaccessible when there are heavy floods. Sometimes, we just have our feet in the water but sometimes, we have to go around this passage to follow the Lys.

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1.31 km

Armentières Barrages

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Barrages d'Armentières: On the edge of Armentières lies a unique weir on the Lys, a technical junction that regulates the water level and keeps the river navigable. This weir is …

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2.12 km

Cycle Path Along the Lys in Armentières

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Tarmac towpath along the Lys.
A little busy at the weekend near Armentières.

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9.09 km

Berguette Walk

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Be careful, the closer you get to Sailly sur la Lys, the more crevasses there are. Summer anyway.

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10.7 km

Berguette Walk

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Be careful, the closer you get to Sailly sur la Lys, the more crevasses there are. Summer anyway.

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18.3 km

Lys River

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Nice gravel passage along the banks of the Lys. Possibility to drive quickly, you just have to be careful, there are quite a few people walking their dogs in the evening.

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18.6 km

Réserve naturelle des prés du Moulin Madame

Nature Reserve

20.1 km

Lys Towpath

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A little rough dirt road on the banks of the Lys.

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34.1 km

Newly constructed buildings along the Leie in 1922 for Bières Motte-Cordonnier (bières de l'Etoile) and revived in 2018 with a brewery and bottling plant (can be visited on Fridays or by appointment).

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40.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.8 km

10.2 km

7.22 km

4.40 km

2.22 km

1.70 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.6 km

10.5 km

5.10 km

5.00 km

434 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 22 May

31°C

14°C

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Lys River – Lys Towpath loop from Houplines

⚠️ Flood zone

Armentières Barrages

Cycle Path Along the Lys in Armentières

Berguette Walk

Berguette Walk

Lys River

Lys Towpath

Brasserie Motte-Cordonnier.

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