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    Location: Ypres, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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    April 4, 2022

    Hiking

    Historically, the Menin Gate of Ypres was just a passage across the moat and ramparts of the old city fortifications, on the road to the nearby town of Menen. Nevertheless, …
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    February 21, 2024

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    The restoration of the Menin Gate in Ypres started on Monday, April 17, 2023. The planned completion date of the works is March 2025.
    Two pedestrian tunnels give pedestrians access to the city. Follow the circulation, one tunnel is for pedestrians walking into the city, the other is for pedestrians walking out of the city.
    The Last Post continues every day at 8 p.m. in front of the Menin Gate on the bridge (side Hoornwerk, Kiplinglaan and Frenchlaan). The intersection will be closed to traffic at busy times.
    (City of Ypres)
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    January 27, 2024

    Road cycling

    The Menin Gate (Menenpoort in Dutch) is a striking memorial to the missing fallen of WW1. Sombre and memorable, take some time to explore the engravings and read the names of the missing dead on the walls. Don't miss the playing of the Last Post at 8pm every evening.

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    1. Menin Gate Memorial – Mont Noir (West) loop from Wervik

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    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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    Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

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