Menin Gate Memorial – Kemmelberg cobbled climb loop from Wevelgem
Menin Gate Memorial – Kemmelberg cobbled climb loop from Wevelgem
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Menin Gate Memorial – Kemmelberg cobbled climb loop from Wevelgem
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78.5km
430m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 19, 2026
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After 26.7 km for 352 m
After 47.1 km for 164 m
After 66.6 km for 85 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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15.1 km
Beselare–Nonnebossen Cycling Route
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22.2 km
Begijnenbos
Forest
26.3 km
Menin Gate Memorial
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Today you are standing in front of one of the greatest and most moving memorials of the First World War in the form of a Roman triumphal arch. During the inauguration ceremony in July 1927, the Somerset Light Infantry horns played the tattoo for the first time, and since 1928 it has been played every evening at 8 p.m., regardless of the crowd or the weather.
The vast white Portland stone walls of the Menin Gate contain inscriptions with the names of nearly 55,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who fell on the battlefield and have no burial place; son, father, brother. Indeed, the walls of the Menin Gate were not large enough: 34,957 other names of the last lost are written on the walls of Tyne Cot Cemetery east of Ypres.
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26.7 km
In Flanders Fields Museum in the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle)
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Depending on your interests, you can expect to spend several hours visiting the museum.
Brief history of the building: The Cloth Hall (Grand Place) is one of the largest civil buildings in the Gothic style in Europe.
The original Cloth Hall was built between 1200 and 1304.
The belfry is 70 m high and was built between 1200 and 1230 as a symbol of the power of the citizenry. From the late 12th century until 1817, real live cats were thrown out of the belfry. These have been stuffed cats since 1955.
The Cloth Halls used to serve as a trading place for fabrics. The cloth was sold in every door at the bottom of the belfry. Ypres was very famous in the Middle Ages for the good quality of its fabrics.
The building was completely destroyed in World War I and later rebuilt. The restored Cloth Hall was completed in 1967. The architects decided to reconstruct the pre-war situation as faithfully as possible. The original stones can still be seen at the foot of the Cloth Hall; these are the largest. The higher up you go, the smaller the stones become.
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34.4 km
Memorial backroad
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41.5 km
Start of Monteberg Climb
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Source: Monteberg is a climb in the Westhoek region. It is 1.5 kilometers long and bridges 65 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.4%. This climb scores 37 climbing points. The top of the climb is 110 meters high.
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42.6 km
View of the Entre-Deux-Monts vineyard from Monteberg
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43.9 km
Kemmelberg cobbled climb
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44.2 km
Kemmelberg descent and French Soldiers' Memorial
Highlight (Segment) • Monument
A visit worth it out of respect for the more than 5000 French fallen soldiers. They fought against the invader. Look at the entrance to the hilltop and you will see the Angel looking down
and watching over the peace of mind of the many young fallen soldiers.
Yet another place to come to your senses.
Information boards at the entrance provide more information.
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73.4 km
Belfort Menen
Viewpoint
78.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
48.8 km
22.5 km
7.11 km
111 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
59.3 km
17.9 km
1.11 km
213 m
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Elevation
Highest point (150 m)
Lowest point (10 m)
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Tuesday 1 September
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