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(S) With your back to the campsite entrance, head left onto the D3, then turn left at the traffic lights to continue along Route de Bourbourg, until you reach the signpost at the first junction.
Yellow markings for the ‘Au fil de l’eau’ walk
(1) Head right (north/north-west) onto Rue de Coppenaxfort. Ignore the green path on the right and continue to the next junction with Rue de Brouckerque.
(2) Continue straight on to cross the Lang Gracht and carry on along Rue de Coppenaxfort. Pass a few isolated houses before reaching the diversion for the Canal de la Haute Colme.
(3) Walk along the canal on your left, staying on the road until you reach the bridge.
(4) Turn left to cross the bridge and continue along Chemin de Diepe Straete until you reach the junction with theGR®®120. Please note that the signposting on the ground here does not correspond to that on the IGN map.
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(5) Turn right and, keeping the Vliet on your left, continue to the stop sign at the junction with Route de Bourbourg.
(6) Turn left to cross the Vliet, then take the second road on the right, following signs for Craywick/Coppenaxfort. Continue along the D17 to enter the hamlet of Coppenaxfort. Cross the Bourbourg Canal and continue to the left-hand bend.
(7) Leave the D17 and continue right onto Route de Coppenaxfort, then onto the canal path and follow the Bourbourg Canal on your right. Stay on the path until you reach the Zoud Gracht pumping station.
(8) Continue along the edge of the Bourbourg Canal until you reach the high-voltage pylon located 200 m before the bridge.
(9) Turn left to reach the bridge and cross the Nouveau Canal de Mardyck. Continue until you reach the Canal de Bourbourg again.
(10) Continue along Rue du Canal de Bourbourg until you reach the loading quay behind the warehouses.
(11) Stay along the canal until you reach the D131 bridge.
(12) Continue to the sign marking the entrance to the commune of Grande Synthe.
(13) Stay along the canal until you reach an old railway line. After this, stay on Rue du Canal de Bourbourg, which veers away from the bank to the left to reach the junction with Rue du Triage.
(14) Turn left (north-west) and stay on this street until you reach the marker at the junction with Rue Giuseppe Garibaldi.
(15) Continue straight ahead along Rue de la Gare, following signs for Petite-Synthe Centre. You will arrive at the footbridge at Grande Synthe Triage station.
(16) Turn right towards Petite-Synthe via Rue Alexis Carrel. Follow the railway tracks until you reach the N225 bridge.
(17) Continue to the end of the street, at the junction with Rue Achille Pèrès.
(18) Turn left, cross the level crossing carefully and continue under the A16 motorway. Walk on to the car park located just past the level crossing.
(19) Turn right to cross the car park. At the barrier, enter the Parc du Fort de Petite-Synthe, then cross the park via the path running alongside the railway line on your left. Cross Rue de Nancy carefully and continue, on the opposite side, along the footpath until you reach the Stop sign on Avenue de Petite-Synthe.
(20) Cross the avenue carefully and continue to the right on the pavement. Walk for about 150 m, then turn left to cross the Pont à Curé. Walk past the Georges Guynemer Swimming Pool, then the tennis club, before reaching the junction with the D601.
(21) Cross carefully at the pedestrian crossing, then continue straight ahead along Rue des Hirondelles. Walk on until you reach the transformers.
(22) Turn right towards the Maternité des Bazennes on Rue des Pinsons. Stay on this street until you reach the junction in front of the Saint-Pol-sur-Mer shopping area.
(23) Cross carefully and turn left onto Boulevard Corelli. At the roundabout by the cemetery, turn right towards the town centre and continue along Rue de la République until you reach Saint-Pol-sur-Mer Town Hall and its bandstand.
(24) Stay on Rue de la République, pass Saint-Benoît Church, and continue to the junction with Avenue Maurice Berteaux.
(25) Continue straight on towards Dunkirk Centre. Pass the belfry of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer and stay on this street until you reach the bridge over the Bourbourg Canal.
(26) Continue straight on along Quai de Mardyck, go under the railway bridge and carry on to the roundabout. Turn left to arrive in front of the station.
(27) Turn right to cross Place de la Gare and continue along Avenue Guynemer. Cross Rue de l’Écluse de Bergues with care and follow the signs opposite towards the Courthouse. (Take the opportunity to walk through the Jardin du Souvenir and admire the façades of Dunkirk’s old baths). Continue along Rue Thiers until you reach the Dunkirk courthouse.
(28) Turn left onto Place de la République to reach Boulevard Alexandre III, then continue right until you reach Place Jean Bart and its famous statue.
(29) Continue northwards, passing between the Saint-Éloi Belfry and Saint-Éloi Church. Walk along Rue Clemenceau to Dunkirk Town Hall on Place Charles Valentin.
(30) Cross Place Charles Valentin to the north-east and continue along the right-hand pavement of Rue Jean Jaurès. Walk past the base of the Tour du Reuze and continue to Place du Minck, arriving at the base of the Tour du Leughenaer.
(31) From the tower, head south-west past the fish and seafood market. Cross Place du Minck with care, and heading south-west, continue along Quai des Hollandais, skirting the Bassin du Commerce, until you reach the Dunkerque Urban Community building. Do feel free to enter the reception hall and politely ask to admire the monumental fresco of Cô-Pinard II, drum major and symbol of the Dunkirk carnival.
(32) Turn right from the Dunkerque Urban Community onto Rue du Pertuis de la Marine to reach Place des Nations, then turn right towards the Port Museum. Walk past the majestic three-masted Duchesse Anne, then the Sandettié light vessel, both facing the Maritime and Port Museum. Continue along Quai de la Citadelle until you reach the stop sign. Cross Place du Minck with care and continue straight ahead along Quai du Risban to Pont de la Bataille du Texel. Please note that the bridge lifts to allow boats to pass.
(33) Cross the bridge and walk along the left-hand side of Quai de la Cunette. In front of the Grand Large Marina, turn right (north-east) and continue along Avenue des Bordées until the right-hand bend, in front of the outlet canal. Turn left to walk alongside the canal on your right and continue to the Grand Large Footbridge.
(34) Cross the footbridge, pass the Allied Memorial and continue north-east along the Digue des Alliés. Walk on until you reach the Tourist Office, located in the Kursaal – Dunkerque Conference Centre.
(35) Walk along Malo-les-Bains beach on the Digue de Mer and continue to the Malo-les-Bains Central First Aid Post.
(36) Continue along the sea wall, pass the last buildings of the Grand Pavois and carry on to the Pavois First Aid Post.
(37) Turn right onto Rue de la Licorne, pass the car park of the same name and, at the right-hand bend, turn left onto the path blocked by large stones. Keep heading north-east, go behind the campsite and continue to the crossroads.
(38) Turn right (south-east), walk past the Kathrine Switzer Athletics Stadium and continue to Boulevard de l’Europe. Turn right to reach the entrance to the Camping de la Licorne (E).
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