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Irish Peace Park

Irish Peace Park

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Irish Peace Park

Name: Irish Peace Park
Rating: 2

Recommended by 48 hikers

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Location: Mesen, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. UEFA Christmas Truce Monument – Mud Corner Cemetery loop from Ploegsteert

11.4km

02:59

90m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Hutte Woods – UEFA Christmas Truce Monument loop from Mesen - Messines

24.1km

06:20

200m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Irish Peace Park – The Miner – Wijtschate loop from Mesen - Messines

12.5km

03:18

110m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Erwin D.R

November 23, 2021

Irish Peace Park is located just behind New Zealand Memorial Park.
Memorials to Irish fallen soldiers. Impressive peace tower, visible from far away!

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 19, 2022

Celtic inspired Peace Tower.

A symbolic tower with a special appearance and a park dedicated to the reconciliation of Ireland.
Note the floor in the tower in which Ireland was engraved without dividing lines. This site today reminds us of the military operations of Irish Divisions, who went into battle together, without a political background. Side by side they went into battle, the Catholic 16th Irish Division and the Protestant 36 Ulster Division, for our freedom. The 3 memorial posts in the park today refer to the almost 70,000 Irish soldiers who died or were missing during the Great War.
Unfortunately, the tower cannot be climbed. There is no visitor's staircase.
Time to spare? The New Zealand Memorial Park is located a stone's throw (200 meters). Take the narrow footpath behind the tower through the cow pasture and you will arrive at one of the 2 German bunkers located in the Park - NZ memorial Mesen.

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Arne

March 29, 2022

Very peaceful place with a beautiful view, definitely worth a visit!

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Elevation 90 m

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Location: Mesen, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Irish Peace Park

1. UEFA Christmas Truce Monument – Mud Corner Cemetery loop from Ploegsteert

2. Hutte Woods – UEFA Christmas Truce Monument loop from Mesen - Messines

3. Irish Peace Park – The Miner – Wijtschate loop from Mesen - Messines

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