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Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres – Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres – Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres – Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

04:34

17.8km

70m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 19, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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277 m

Provincial Domain De Palingbeek

Highlight • Forest

The Provincial Domain De Palingbeek is located in an oasis of greenery. An ideal location for beautiful walks, suitable for young and old. To the north of the former Ypres-Komen canal, in the provincial domain 'De Palingbeek', various landscapes can still be seen, which bear witness to the turbulent war years with their bomb and mine craters.

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7.29 km

Oude vaart Ieper-Komen

Lake

8.91 km

St Martin's Cathedral (Sint-Maartenskathedraal), Ypres

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful cathedral from the time when Ypres still had a bishop. Ypres used to be part of the diocese of Saint-Omer. It had its own cathedral. In 1561, the diocese of Thérouanne was dissolved into three dioceses: Boulogne-sur-Mer, Saint-Omer and Ypres. The church of the St. Martin's Monastery (regular canons of Saint-Augustine) was then elevated to cathedral. Cornelius Jansenius was the most famous bishop of the diocese of Ypres. The cathedral is now known as the St. Martin's Church.
(Top Flanders)

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9.25 km

Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres

Highlight • Historical Site

The Lakenhalle is basically a trade fair hall - much more magnificent than today's "event locations". In the Middle Ages, Ypres was an important trading center for cloth and fabrics. You can see the importance of this magnificent Gothic building for the "Laken" (Dutch for cloth).

Built into the mighty building is the belfry - you can also find it in numerous cities in Flanders as an expression of civic pride and self-confidence.

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10.0 km

Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications)

Highlight • Historical Site

It is very nice to walk here in nature next to the water if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a while

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11.2 km

Verdronken Weide Ypres

Highlight • Natural

40 ha of nature reserve; a delight for walkers, plant and bird lovers (with a bit of luck, the latter will see rare species such as garganey, shoveler, little ringed plover, avocet, reed warbler, water rail and bluethroat)

A part of the area is grazed by cattle.
There is a birdwatching hut.

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12.2 km

View of the Verdronken Weide

Highlight • Viewpoint

Can be very soggy in rainy periods

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13.6 km

Zillebeke Pond

Highlight • Lake

An interesting anecdote concerns the battles around the pond during the war. Soldiers used the pond as a natural barrier and shelter. There are stories of soldiers wading through the water at night to reach enemy lines, which gave the pond strategic significance.

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16.8 km

Molenbos

Forest

17.6 km

The Bluff Memorial and Crater

Highlight • Historical Site

here you can enter a building to watch a movie about the war that happened at this location

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17.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.1 km

3.55 km

2.16 km

1.54 km

457 m

Surfaces

5.55 km

4.87 km

3.27 km

2.07 km

1.60 km

498 m

Elevation

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Comments

January 25, 2024,van Ieper naar Hill 60, in de voetsporen van de Eerste Wereldoorlog

Impressive walk along the visible remains of the First World War. The senselessness of wars becomes once again clear when you read the inscriptions on the graves. Men in the prime of their lives and boys who had yet to start their lives were torn away from life. In the war, life does not count and certainly not for the …

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Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres – Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

Provincial Domain De Palingbeek

St Martin's Cathedral (Sint-Maartenskathedraal), Ypres

Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres

Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications)

Verdronken Weide Ypres

View of the Verdronken Weide

Zillebeke Pond

The Bluff Memorial and Crater

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