Mont des Cats – Magnificent view loop from Mont des Cats

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Mont des Cats – Magnificent view loop from Mont des Cats

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Mont des Cats – Magnificent view loop from Mont des Cats

03:10

11.7km

160m

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: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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541 m

Mont des Cats

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2.5 kilometers and a gradient of up to 18 percent, that's what cyclists expect on the Catsberg. Once at the top you will find the abbey of the same name in which Trappist beer is brewed.

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769 m

Panorama over Belgium

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for those who have a good view of Rome 🤣

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808 m

Magnificent view

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Nice place to relax for a while and enjoy nature.

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869 m

Mont des Cats Canadian Memorial

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Since June 2024, the memorial to the soldiers of the 22nd Canadian Regiment who died here during the First World War has been home to "le harfang des neiges," a work of art by Quebecois Marie-Josée Leroux.

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2.76 km

Godewaersvelde British Cemetry

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895 British soldiers and another 83 soldiers from various countries of the British Commonwealth (India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) as well as 13 German war dead from the First World War are buried here.

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7.88 km

CaLiBou & Co Café-Bookshop

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CaLiBou is at the same time a bistro (CAfé), a simple savory and sweet restaurant, a bookstore (LIbrairie), but also a grocery store with local products (BOUtique) and a post office.
Step inside. It's a really lovely place!

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8.05 km

L'école Buissonière

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One of the famous "estaminets" of French Flanders. I was a bit too early to enjoy the hospitality.

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8.07 km

Former Godewaersvelde Railway Station

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d'Oude Staesje: The old station along the former Poperinge - Hazebroek railway line.

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11.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.13 km

2.73 km

1.98 km

838 m

Surfaces

5.71 km

2.27 km

2.14 km

1.44 km

111 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

14°C

8°C

45 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

November 24, 2022,GODEWAERSVELDE SENTIER DES FRAUDEURS

Leaving from the Church of GODEWAERSVELDE, follow the path of the blue color fraudsters, we cross pretty wooded paths and small paths which allow us to find ourselves in the Mont des Cats sector and its surroundings. In this period a lot of mud but very pleasant and a very bad 🌞 which dazzled.. at some point there are no …

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