Les Hauts de Sangatte
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From the Hubert Latham car park at the exit of Sangatte, the circuit climbs to Noires Mottes along the dam and the Fond Pignon lake, then reaches Mont d'Hubert and the Dover Patrol obelisk and the Belvedere, before reaching the summit of Cap Blanc-Nez. The descent follows the cliff along the GR 120, with a possible detour towards the statue of Hubert Latham, all the way to the Napoleon Well.
©Timothé Lovergne The White Nose
You will descend along Cap Blanc-Nez and its magnificent white chalk cliffs, which rise to 134 meters above sea level. Due to erosion (wind and rain), the cliffs recede by an average of 20 cm per year. In good weather, you will have the chance to admire the English coast, 35 km away, the ferry crossings, kitesurfers (depending on the wind strength), and other water sports.
Beyond the town of Sangatte, whose church steeple you can see (1968), the dunes of Fort Mahon protect the inhabitants of the hinterland from the onslaught of the waves, and on the horizon Calais and its port are visible.
Discover Cap Blanc-Nez
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The Fond Pignon site, created by human hands, consists of white chalk extracted during the tunnel excavation, the restored "green" embankment of which can be seen. Behind it are stored 53 million cubic meters of blue chalk, crushed and liquefied during the tunnel's construction. The Lindemann Battery, a major defensive element of the Atlantic Wall.
Halfway up the coast is a 26-hectare artificial lake, whose turquoise blue color is due to the nature of the chalk, which has become a place where bird lovers can spot ducks, coots, harriers, falcons, northern wheatears or stone-curlews.
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At the summit of Mont d'Hubert stands the former restaurant "Le Thomé de Gamond." It was named in memory of the famous French engineer who, in the 19th century, championed the project to build the Channel Tunnel. The project, presented in 1856 to Napoleon III and Queen Victoria, captivated them but could not be completed due to the Franco-Prussian War of 1870.
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