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Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Arrêté de Protection de Biotope « Cordon de galets de la Mollière »

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Mountain biking trails
France
Hauts-De-France
Abbeville
Cayeux-Sur-Mer

Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Arrêté de Protection de Biotope « Cordon de galets de la Mollière »

Moderate

4.5

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Le Hourdel Lighthouse – Cape Hornu loop from Arrêté de Protection de Biotope « Cordon de galets de la Mollière »

01:53

30.0km

100m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 3.77 km for 71 m

After 12.7 km for 308 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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2.58 km

La pointe du Hourdel, its seals and Blockauss

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Atypical in Normandy, At low tide a large colony of seals are located on the sandbanks opposite the Blockauss

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3.76 km

Beach and tip of Hourdel

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The pebble beach sometimes hosts seals and offers views of the lighthouse and the marshes.

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3.86 km

Le Hourdel Lighthouse

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In 1943, a military base was installed by General Erwin Rommel, in charge of the defense of the Atlantic Wall on the Northwest. He transformed the beach into a vast …

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4.18 km

At the entrance to the village, there is a splendid view over the Somme estuary and the small port of Hourdel.

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14.6 km

Beach

Beach

6

16.5 km

Terminus of the historic steam-powered railway to the other seaside resorts of the Baie de Somme.

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17.3 km

Saint Valery sur Somme

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19.6 km

Cape Hornu

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Cap Hornu is a cape located near Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, on the south bank of the Bay of Somme.
The name Cap Hornu comes from the Picard word “hornu”, which means “horned” …

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21.0 km

Somme Bay

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The most beautiful bay in the world !

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30.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

9.42 km

3.90 km

2.18 km

1.53 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.5 km

7.39 km

3.04 km

1.70 km

1.26 km

< 100 m

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Saturday 27 June

22°C

17°C

15 %

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