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From Mont Pelé
to Mont Hulin
These two mounts form a hillside of chalk and marl
which have dug out by ciment works. Today Nature
has retaliated over this chalky and limestone coast
thus permitting vistas of the Boulonnais right down
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Dunes at Ecault
The "Bécasse"
trail, which is managed by the National Forestry
Office, will take you past cliffs and dunes, amongst
poplar and pine trees, along the edge of the Warenne
stream before climbing to the summet of a dune from
which you can catch a glimps of the Becque estuary.
A magnificent view of the Côte d'Opale.
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Dunes and
estuary of the river Slack
The waters of the river gather together in the valley
to form a kind of lake (lac) from where the name
of the river, Slack, originates. This river now
flows down into the Channel at the seaside resort
of Ambleteuse. By following the signposts the trail
passes through pine trees, thickets and white sand
dunes. Here the surroundings are at their best in
the sunshine when the colour of opale is so apparent |
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The Point of the "Crèche"
This
Point is at the extemity of a cliff that juts out
between Boulogne and Wimereux from where you can
see right up to the Gris-Nez. Along the trail are
German fortifications in ruin or that were destroyed
in the 1980's so that the natural environment is
not too spoilt. On the cliff top the grass is covered
with a multitude of flowers especially in Springtime.
It is also the nesting place for many birds like
the striking petrels. |
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"Flaque
à Rânes" Trail
You will just love the Boulonnais countryside here.
Wells hidden under the foliage, barns, old oak trees
that surround small lakes, hedges and fences and
the Desvres forest. Other wildlife also abound here
: thrush and robins in the hedges, pheasants and
woodcocks on the edge of the forest, from time to
time roe deer and bats that flutter at twilight.
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