Escalles offers a range of activities to suit different interests: a circular hike around the village, a shorter walk starting in Haute Escalles, and guided electric mountain bike rentals departing from the village. The village is also overlooked by the 133-metre-high Cap Blanc-Nez. If you’re looking for a hotel in Escalles, you can first consider whether hiking, a guided bike tour or expansive landscape views will shape your stay.
Plan your hike by distance and time
Les Balcons d’Escalles is a 7.5 km route around the village. Les Noires Mottes is 4 km long and takes about an hour from the car park in Haute Escalles. The routes therefore differ both in length and in the time they require: Les Balcons is the longer circuit, while Les Noires Mottes combines a shorter distance with an approximate timeframe. The hour is a guide for the walk from the car park, not an exact time limit. When planning your day, you can consider whether the length of a circular hike or an approximate duration gives you a better sense of what to expect. For Les Noires Mottes, the starting point, distance and timeframe all go together; Les Balcons is defined by its route around the village and its 7.5 kilometres. The distance helps you compare route lengths, while the approximate duration helps you gauge the time required.
Getting there and guided cycling
Bus route 5 connects Calais, Sangatte and Escalles. If you’re planning to use this service to get there, check the latest information from SITAC, as transport routes and seasonal services can change. 2 Caps à Vélo offers guided electric mountain bike rentals starting in Escalles. Check the current availability of the offer before making specific plans. The bus and the e-mountain bike are therefore different elements to consider when planning: a connection between the three places and a guided activity starting in Escalles.
Cap Blanc-Nez, the monument and the panorama
The village of Escalles is overlooked by the 133-metre-high Cap Blanc-Nez. The Dover Patrol monument stands on the summit of the over-133-metre-high Cap Blanc-Nez, in the municipality of Sangatte, and marks the boundary with Escalles. From Mont d’Hubert, there are unobstructed views within a 30-kilometre radius over the Cap Blanc-Nez area, the Strait of Dover, the English coast and the maritime plain with Dunkirk and the Monts de Flandre. These are different points of reference: the village in relation to the Cap, the monument at the summit in Sangatte, and a viewpoint with a panorama across several landscape areas. The scale therefore ranges from the local relationship between Escalles and Cap Blanc-Nez to regional views of the coast, the strait and the maritime plain.
Discover more destinations: Loos-en-Gohelle, Wisques, Warlincourt-Lès-Pas, Souchez, Humeroeuille, Wanquetin, Hesdin, Embry.
For the broader travel overview: Pas-De-Calais.
