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To get to the starting point, head towards Bergues and go to the Stade Andries, located at Porte de Cassel. The car park is located in front of the stadium on the Chemin des Fortifications.
(S/E) Start the walk by heading right towards Porte de Cassel. Go through the archway and turn left onto Chemin de Nekestor. (You can take the stairs to reach the rampart walk). Pass in front of the Nekestor flanking tower and continue on your way to Porte de Bierne. (Go through the gate to see the architecture and the station on the other side). Cross Rue de la Gare and continue along Chemin Nekestor, passing the old barracks until you reach Rue de l'Arsenal. Cross the street and take the small path slightly to the left. Continue to Porte de Dunkerque on Rue du Port.
(1) In Rue du Port, turn right and then immediately left to pass through Porte du Port and you will find yourself back on Rue du Port. Continue to the right, passing in front of the 13th-century curtain walls and tower, go under the archway and immediately turn left to join the rampart walk at the top of the small hill. Continue along the rampart walk until you reach the inner canal lock and the old slaughterhouse. At this point, follow the path downhill to reach Rue du Marché aux Poissons.
(2) In Rue du Marché aux Poissons, turn left, go through the Hondschoote gate, staying on the left-hand pavement, cross the bridge and continue left towards the tennis courts on Promenade Charles Quint, following the Basse Colme. Pass the campsite and tennis courts and walk up the Bergues Canal to reach a developed area on the edge of the lake.
(3) Turn right onto Chemin du Canal Du Roy. Follow this path alongside the allotments on your left and the ramparts watered by the Canal du Roy on your right until you reach Avenue Vauban.
Turn right onto this avenue, go through the Porte aux Boules gate and, before the first house, take the small path on the left. Walk along the Canal de la Basse Colme, then continue over the bridge spanning this canal on the left.
(4) Cross Route Fleurie and follow the path at the base of the ramparts heading east. At the end of the path, cross Avenue de la Liberté and take the stairs leading up to the Groenberg gardens. Cross the gardens, heading towards the Tour Carré and Tour Pointue towers. From the Pointed Tower, head west to the Marble Gate. Go through it and continue straight on Rue des Annonciades. At the Y-junction, turn left at the town hall to reach Place de l'Hôtel de Ville. Then head towards the Belfry on Place Henri Billaert.
(5) In front of the Beffroi pharmacy, turn right, then left into Rue de la Gare. Walk around Saint-Martin Church on the right to see the Mont Piété Museum. Continue around the church, then turn into Rue du Cheval Blanc. At the end of the street, turn left, then right into Rue de la Petite Poste.
At the end of this street, turn left, then right to arrive at Place du Marché aux Bestiaux (sculpture of a Flemish cow by R. Vandromme). Walk up this square towards the east until you reach Rue du Séminaire.
(6) About 20 metres before Rue du Séminaire, turn right to pass under the ramparts and you will find yourself on Sentier de la Couronne Saint-Winoc. Stay on the path for about 600 metres.
(7) Leave the Sentier Saint-Winoc and turn right. Walk along the stadium to the CD916. Then turn right to return to the starting point and the stadium car park (S/E).
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