30 km
1 h 48 min
I cycle often
Gravelines
Dunkerque
Seaside

Leaving the fortified town of Gravelines, your Vélomaritime cycling adventure leads you to France's third largest port, Dunkirk. Known to the French as the home of naval adventurer Jean Bart, it has a major maritime heritage, celebrated at its Musée Portuaire and with its tall ship, Le Duchesse-Anne. Also do visit the Musée Dunkerque 1940 - Operation Dynamo, as well, of course, as the town's belfries, part of a regional UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Gradients and elevation

Ascents: 11m
Descents: 11m
Lowest point: 0m
Highest point: 12m
Pentes mesurées sur 500 m

Répartition des pentes

0.51km descente légère (-5% à -1%)
30km plat (-1% à 2%)

Road types

19km (63%) de voies cyclables
11km (37%) de routes partagées
11km (38%) de parcours provisoire

Surface

20km (64%) de surface lisse
4km (12%) de surface rugueuse
3km (10%) de surface accidentée
4km (13%) de surface indéterminée

The route

The Vélomaritime route from Gravelines to Dunkerque is along segregated tracks (greenways or cycle paths). The stretch at the level of Grand-Fort-Philippe was being laid out at time of writing. Signposting is planned for 2021.

SNCF

  • Nearby train stations: Gravelines Dunkerque (TGV)

Trains and transport on the route

Nearest SNCF stations

Dunkerque
gare
274 m de l'étape
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Gravelines
gare
441 m de l'étape
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Bourbourg
gare
507 m de l'étape
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Grande-Synthe
gare
677 m de l'étape
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Coudekerque-Branche
gare
935 m de l'étape
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Reviews for Gravelines / Dunkerque

1.5/5
Out of 3 reviews
1.7/5
Sécurité
1/5
Intérêt
1.3/5
Services
2/5
Signposting

Beau parcours difficile a suivre

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· August 2022
4/5
Sécurité
4/5
Intérêt
3/5
Services
1/5
Signposting
Gravelines / Dunkerque

Très agréable sortie de Gravelines et pas beaucoup de chemins partagés avec voitures. Par contre aucun balisage ou symbole qui indique le chemin a suivre, impossible a trouver sans le GPX.

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