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Ieper-Komen Canal

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Ieper-Komen Canal

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

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    June 7, 2022

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    An old dream
    The Ypres-Komen Canal (Old Canal Ypres-Komen) was a planned canal in the Belgian province of West Flanders. It had to form a connection between de IJzer (via de Ieperlee in Ieper) and the Leie in Komen
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    February 2, 2023

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    The failed Ypres Canal
    Connecting the Yser to the Lys, that is the dream that the Ypres-Comines Canal must fulfill. The excavation works therefore start in 1864, but landslides at the ridge in Hollebeke soon throw a spanner in the works.


    More info at industriecultuur.be/scheepvaart/kanaal-ieper-komen
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    July 8, 2025

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    walls and remains of the canal that collapsed during construction just before WWI and was never completed as a canal
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    1. Caterpillar Crater – World War I Crater loop from Comines - Komen

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

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

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    Distance 2.19 km

    Uphill 30 m

    Downhill 10 m

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