Parking: Town Hall Square.
(S/E) Opposite the town hall, head to the right and turn right onto Rue de la Procession, then right again onto Route du Pont d’Oye. At the traffic lights, cross the main road using the pedestrian crossing. Turn left and follow the D940 until you reach the edge of the built-up area.
(1) Leave Avenue Paul Machy and turn right onto Chemin de la Basse Rue. After more than 2 km, it joins Rue de Hocquerie (the D930). Turn left onto it and take the first path on the right. On the horizon, you’ll see the yellow bricks of a former chicory drying house.
(2) At the Jardin du Beau Pays, turn right. Then, at the crossroads, head left until you reach the junction at a place called Les Hauts Arbres.
(3) Turn right and follow the stream. You’ll reach the hamlet of Waldam. Continue to the junction with the D119.
(4) Turn right and follow the road, then cross the D119 and take the first path on the left. At the blockhouse, turn left towards the beach.
(5) At Les Hemmes beach, turn right. Follow the beach for 4 km until you reach Plage de l’Abri-Côtier.
(6) At the Abri-Côtier car park, turn right and you’ll reach the crossroads at a place called Les Huttes d’Oye (see possible alternative route in Practical Information).
Then take the path below for about 1 km. You’ll reach the junction with the D119 at the hamlet of Le Tap-Cul.
(7) Turn right onto the D119 and follow it for a few metres. Turn left into Rue de la Mer and follow it for about 900 metres.
(8) Turn left onto Rue des Anciens d’AFN. In the housing estate, turn right onto the small path, which leads back to the starting point (S/E).