Forêt De Rihoult Vélo 2010 Clairmarais © Photo Carl Office De Tourisme De La Région De Saint Omer (3)This 38 km route allows you to discover the Aa, our region’s emblematic coastal river, as well as its built heritage. Winding through the hills of the Aa valley, the green landscape takes us to the Bois de Renty, scene of a famous battle between the troops of Charles V and Henry II.
Landscape 2010 Fauquembergues © Photo Carl Tourisme En Pays De Saint Omer (2)
Chapel Saint-Louis de Guémy Tournehem-sur-la-HemDespite its relative length, this 10.2 km course is one of the most beautiful. However, to be able to admire the whole Hem valley, to catch a glimpse of the white cliffs of Dover in England is a panorama not to be missed. Passing the mysterious Saint-Louis de Guémy chapel, the course passes close to the imposing Tournehem-sur-la-Hem state forest.
We’re off on the longest mountain bike tour: 74.8 km of marked trail with a vertical drop of 1,245 metres. However, it is possible to shorten it (there are three routes in one). Apart from its length, the special feature of this mountain bike tour is that it takes you into the heart of the mysterious Tournehem-sur-la-Hem state forest.
Forêt De Tournehem Sur La Hem © P.hudelle, Balades En Audomarois (3)
Bléquin and its valley allows to make sensational mountain bike ridesDiscover the many attractions of the Bléquin valley, which takes you to one of the highest points in the département, Mount Drionville at 188 m, as well as to the Côteaux de l’Aa nature reserve and its breathtaking panorama.
A mountain bike trail through the heart of the Audomarois marshlands and the typical village of Clairmarais was a must in this selection. On the outskirts of the Romelaëre ponds nature reserve, the marsh has a different facet: market gardening. These fields bordered by water, known as lègres, are a reminder that the marsh was created by man for market gardening. Then another forest opens up, the Rihoult-Clairmarais forest, one of the largest in the region.
The National and Natural Reserve, managed by Eden 62, allows the safeguarding and the observation of numerous species of birds.
