South · town centre & sea
Avenue de la Dune aux Loups
5 — 10 min · flat, easy
Cycle path to avenue de l'Hippodrome, then straight to the covered market or the seafront.
— Activities On foot, by bike,
On foot, by bike,
on horseback.
At the heart of Le Touquet's Nature Paradise and Sports Paradise. Tended forest right at the hotel's door, sixty kilometres of cycle paths, an eleven-kilometre beach — the car can stay in the parking.
— THE BEACH AND THE DUNES · LE TOUQUET
01 · Cycling & MTB · Sports Paradise
A town for cycling.
Le Touquet was built around gentle mobility — sixty kilometres of safe routes wind under the pines, along the dunes and beside the sea.
Straight from Hippotel.
Direct access onto three safe routes, with no need to share the road with traffic.
North · estuary
Avenue de l'Ermitage
< 5 min
The Canche Bay nature park and its tarmac cycle loop — views over the estuary and Étaples.
Toward Étaples
The Pink Bridge
15 min
Safe cycle path all the way to the fishing port and the Étaples — Le Touquet TER station.
60 km of cycle routes within the town.
Wooded avenues
Paths winding under the maritime pines, lined with Anglo-Norman villas — perfect on summer days.
Vélomaritime · EuroVelo 4
The European route that crosses Le Touquet. South: to Stella-Plage and Berck-sur-Mer (17 km) along a path that runs beside the dunes.
Sea front
Wide cycle promenade, from the south (Thalassa) up to Canche Bay in the north.
MTB · between dunes and forest.
For knobbly-tyre fans, twenty-eight kilometres of waymarked loops set up by the town — alternating sandy ground, undergrowth and technical trails.
Official · 28 km waymarked
MTB loops
All levels
Dedicated routes that protect the dunes — varied ground, undergrowth and technical sections.
Off-piste · forest
Tended forest
Hotel doorstep
Earth and sand trails around the equestrian centre, a fine entry point to the forest paths.
Canche Bay
Dune area
Light cardio
Secondary trails through the park, short but interesting climbs — an ideal introduction to dune MTB.
Useful info
- Bike rentals in town.
- Cycling routes map (PDF) ↗
02 · Running & walking · Nature Paradise
Three hundred hectares of century-old pines right at the hotel's door. The "most elegant of garden cities" is best taken on foot — earth trails, soft northern light, salt in the air.
- Walking
- Trail
- Running
- Mindful walking
Equestrian centre 03 · Riding · Sports Paradise
Le Touquet, on horseback.
The Parc Équestre du Touquet, five minutes on foot from the hotel, offers lessons for all levels, forest and dune rides, summer camps for children and adults.
04 · Beach & watersports · Sports Paradise
Eleven kilometres of sand.
A natural jewel of the Côte d'Opale — eleven kilometres of fine sand and dunes, lined with sailing, kitesurf and sand-yacht schools.
A signature sport
Sand yachting
Centre nautique Bertrand Lambert
A Le Touquet tradition — taming the wind at the helm of a yacht, on the wide beach. Introduction for all levels.
Flight and glide
Kitesurf
École de Kitesurf des 3 Baies
Beginner and advanced courses across the bays of the Côte d'Opale.
Traditional sailing
Sailing
Centre nautique de la Baie de Canche
Light sailing, dinghies, catamarans — on the estuary or out at sea.
Le Touquet Golf Resort — 3 courses 05 · Golf · Sports Paradise
Three exceptional courses.
Le Touquet Golf Resort welcomes amateurs and seasoned players among the dunes and the pines. One of the major golf destinations in northern France.
La Mer 18 holes · links
La Forêt 18 holes · pinewood
Le Manoir 9 holes · introduction
Pierre de Coubertin Tennis Centre 06 · Tennis · Sports Paradise
Thirty-three courts beneath the pines.
The Pierre de Coubertin Tennis Centre, often described as the finest tennis venue in France, lines up thirty-three courts — clay, hard and indoor — in the heart of the forest, an eight-minute walk from the hotel. Hourly hire, lessons and clinics for all levels; the Tennis Pool is right next door.
33 courts · clay & hard
Indoor play all year round
Pool the Tennis Pool, next door