Parcours du Cœur 2026 starting from Bierne

The route starts opposite the Bierne Multi-Activity Hall, Rue des Fleurs.

(S/E) Head right towards Bierne Town Hall. Take Rue de l’Église and walk past the Town Hall.

Turn right onto Chemin de la Rose, then left onto Rue de la Roseraie. Then turn right and follow Route des Sept Planètes. Continue straight on until you reach the Petit Millebrugge bridge without crossing it.

(1) Then turn right and follow the Route des Sept Planètes. Continue straight on until you reach the Petit Millebrugge bridge.

(2) Leave the GR® and, without crossing the bridge, turn right onto Chemin de Halage. Follow the Canal de la Haute Colme to reach the lock junction.

(3) Turn right at the pumping station to rejoin the GR®120.

(4) Turn left onto it, walk past Bergues station, and join the D916 at Porte de Bierne.

(5) Turn left onto the path on the left bank of the canal, then turn right into Rue de l'Arsenal. Next, turn left into Rue du 8 Mai 1945, then onto Quai de la Manutention. You will then reach Pont Saint-Jean.

(6) Cross the bridge and take Rue du Quai opposite; turn right onto Chemin Guy Dampierre, then, after a bridge, continue left onto Route d'Hondschoote. Turn left onto Avenue Vauban (towards the campsite) and reach a bridge over the canal at Porte d'Hondschoote.

(7) Cross the canal, then turn left onto Promenade Charles Quint. Follow the Basse Colme canal and, further on, the Bergues Tennis Club to reach the Halte Fluviale and a designated rest area. Here you will rejoin the GR®120.

(8) Take it to the right and now follow the Canal du Roy. After a series of bends, you’ll reach Avenue Vauban. Turn right onto it, cross the canal again and return to the Porte d’Hondschoote junction.

(7) Keep left, still following the red and white-marked GR®, walk along this path and reach the Foyer Socio Éducatif de Bergues.

(9) Cross the pedestrian crossing, walk along a section of the fully restored ramparts, then continue along the ramparts. Leave the GR® to reach a fork in the path.

(10) Head away from the ramparts to the left, turning left, and follow a canal to reach the Roi Soleil footbridge and the Porte de Cassel.

(11) Take the Sun King’s Footbridge, then cross the road and follow the Chemin de la Nekerstor. Head towards the Porte de Bierne, which you passed on the way there.

(5) Turn left and cross the D916 towards the station. Continue along the route you took on the way there, back in the opposite direction, until you reach the Pumping Station junction.

(4) Stay on the GR®, turn left into Impasse du Bierendick to reach the cycle path bridge.

(12) Take this path to the right, return to the GR®, follow it to the left, then turn right onto Rue des Fleurs. At the first junction, turn left and head for the car park near the Salle Multi Activités de Bierne (S/E).

(S/E) It is easy to park around the Salle Multi Activités in Bierne.
Between (9) and (10) It is advisable to wear sturdy footwear, especially for walking around the ramparts.
(9) Public toilets are available at the Bergues Social and Educational Centre.

Between (S/E) and (1) You will pass the church and town hall of Bierne.
Between (5) and (7) You will discover several entrances to the town of Bergues: the Porte de Cassel, the Porte d’Hondschoote, the Porte de Dunkerque, the Porte de Bierne and the Porte aux Boules. All these gates are listed as historic monuments.
(6) Take the opportunity to admire the LE BRUEGEL establishment.
(7) The former abattoir and the Porte d'Hondschoote.
(11) The Sun King’s Footbridge: note the Porte de Cassel on the left.
Note: you can round off this route with a visit to the historic town centre (belfry, town hall, bastions, museum).