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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Ramskapelle

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Ramskapelle

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Ramskapelle

02:27

41.9km

40m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 10.6 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.53 km

Koolhofput Nature Reserve

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The De Koolhofput nature reserve is the ideal place for hikers, nature lovers, anglers and a stopping point for cyclists. This spot is accessible via the Frontzate bicycle connection between …

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4.65 km

Straight gravel road that connects an old railway line Nieuwpoort and Diksmuide. Important place during WWI. Fine gravel, so certainly possible with the regular bike and even a racing bike is not impossible.

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6.32 km

Oude Veurnevaart

Lake

7.60 km

Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance

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7.88 km

Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort

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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 …

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8.70 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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10.4 km

King Albert I Monument and the Ganzepoot Locks

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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 …

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10.6 km

View of the Koning Albert I Monument

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If you cycle through West Flanders, you will inevitably come across remnants of the First World War, known in Flanders as the "Great War". The Museum Westfront Nieuwpoort tells how …

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12.0 km

Spaarbekken IJzer

Lake

32.4 km

Yser Tower and Pax Gate Memorial, Diksmuide

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In the IJzer Tower you will find the Museum on the IJzer. It tells the story of the Belgian-German front during World War I through the stories of soldiers, refugees …

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41.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.3 km

13.5 km

5.48 km

1.55 km

1.17 km

414 m

158 m

Surfaces

19.9 km

12.2 km

4.98 km

3.86 km

689 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 20 June

24°C

17°C

16 %

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Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance – Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort loop from Ramskapelle

Koolhofput Nature Reserve

Frontzate Railway Path

Nieuwpoort Harbour Entrance

Yser Estuary, Nieuwpoort

Old Marina

King Albert I Monument and the Ganzepoot Locks

View of the Koning Albert I Monument

Yser Tower and Pax Gate Memorial, Diksmuide

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