Silent witness of the Great War
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Recommended by 34 out of 35 cyclists
Location: Nieuwpoort, Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
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Nieuwpoort Harbor Entrance – Old Marina loop from Nieuwpoort-Bad01:32
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Yser Estuary at Nieuwpoort – Frontzate path through the greenery loop from Nieuwpoort-Bad02:44
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Yser Estuary at Nieuwpoort – Grote Markt Veurne loop from Westende03:31
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During the First World War, when the IJzer plain was flooded, the railway embankment was the border of the flooded area. The Belgian army withdrew behind the railway line and built shelters there. Most of them were made of brick and were largely dug into the railway embankment. During the war, some were replaced by concrete bunkers. During the Second World War, the Germans built a number of machine gun posts along the railway bed.
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•May 6, 2025
A concrete construction, located in the old railway embankment of Frontzate, is a silent witness of the Great War. Bunker is not accessible. You only have a view here through the open grille.
translated by•August 25, 2022
Small remnant of a bunker complex.
Beautiful railway cycle path, beautiful landscape, lots of history.
More info: west-vlaanderen.be/vrije-tijd-toerisme/groene-assen/frontzate-13-kmtranslated by•May 16, 2024
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Location: Nieuwpoort, Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
Top cycling routes to Silent witness of the Great War
- Easy
4.6
(27)
157
Nieuwpoort Harbor Entrance – Old Marina loop from Nieuwpoort-Bad01:32
26.1km
40m
Intermediate4.7
(65)
597
Yser Estuary at Nieuwpoort – Frontzate path through the greenery loop from Nieuwpoort-Bad02:44
45.9km
60m
Expert4.5
(29)
171
Yser Estuary at Nieuwpoort – Grote Markt Veurne loop from Westende03:31
56.9km
80m
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