La Tour du Renard from Manihen is a climb in the region Caps et Marais d'Opale. It is 1 mi long and bridges 259 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 54. The top of the ascent is located at 302 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 9 photos.
Road names: Rue des Hauts Fourneaux, Rue Tour du Renard & Chemin d'Ecault
3.0 by CromagnonThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: French.Léon has said it all (again)! When you ask local residents where that darned Fox Tower is, it puts them in a good mood. They're no longer looking for it, but they've never seen it either... It's not an unpleasant climb. And as I still haven't come to terms with my disappointment at Ecault, I think it offers more to see than the Mont d'Ecault... OK, it's a lot easier, but there are a few passages that climb quite seriously. Its profile is irregular and it wears a ... read more
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Léon has said it all (again)!
When you ask local residents where that darned Fox Tower is, it puts them in a good mood. They're no longer looking for it, but they've never seen it either...
It's not an unpleasant climb. And as I still haven't come to terms with my disappointment at Ecault, I think it offers more to see than the Mont d'Ecault... OK, it's a lot easier, but there are a few passages that climb quite seriously. Its profile is irregular and it wears a bit. Little or no traffic. At the top, there are two impressive bunkers and a view of the sea and the gigantic wind turbine.
It's a coast that's pretty easy to get to...
Léon a (encore) déjà tout dit !
Quand vous demandez aux riverains où est cette satanée Tour du Renard, ça les met de bonne humeur. Eux ne la cherchent plus, mais ils ne l’ont jamais vue non plus…
Elle n’est pas désagréable cette montée. Et comme je n’ai pas digéré ma déception d’Ecault, je pense qu’elle offre plus de choses à voir que le Mont d’Ecault… OK, elle est beaucoup plus facile, mais, elle présente quelques passages qui grimpent plutôt sérieusement. Son profil est irrégulier et ça use un peu. Peu ou pas de circulation. Là haut, deux impressionnants bunkers et une vue sur la mer et sur la gigantesque éolienne.
Cette côte est plutôt « fréquentable »…
You could say that La Tour du Renard forms together with the Mont d'Ecault and the côte de Beurre a true triptych when entering Boulogne-sur-Mer. La Tour du Renard is the last one and also the easiest. However, that's no reason to skip this climb since it offers quite some variation. Part 1 winds through a suburb of Boulogne. Then, with a 180 degree turn, you enter a somewhat hidden narrow road, where the percentages suddenly exceed 10％. To cycle all the way to the top, you turn left and suddenly you have a clear view over the sea.
Je zou kunnen stellen dat La Tour du Renard samen met de Mont d'Ecault en de côte de Beurre een waar drieluik vormt bij het binnenrijden van Boulogne-sur-Mer. La Tour du Renard is daarvan de laatste en ook wel de makkelijkste. Toch is dat geen rede om deze helling dan maar over te slaan, aangezien de klim best wat afwisseling biedt. Deel 1 slingert door een buitenwijk van Boulogne. Vervolgens draai je met een 180 graden bocht een enigzins verborgen smal weggetje in, waarbij de percentages plots ruimschoots de 10％ overschrijden. Om helemaal naar de top te fiesten sla je vervolgens links af en krijg je ineens vrij uitzicht over de zee.
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