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Location: Heuvelland, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Mesen – Gildestraat Climb loop from Poperinge

64.2km

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2. Kemmelberg Ossuary – Kemmelberg Cobblestone Climb loop from Poperinge

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3. Kemmelberg Cobblestone Climb – Poperinge Market Square loop from Kemmel

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03:02

470m

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 7, 2022

At the entrance of the visitor center in Kemmel you can get acquainted with a very strong story about “ORIGINAL STONES”.

Some explanation: Primal stones come from the time when the earth was pushed up by the creation of the Alps. About 15 million years ago, the sea flooded our region. As the water receded, ferruginous sandbars appeared near the shoreline. Hard iron sandstones were formed through contact with oxygen.

How did this specimen get here in Kemmel?

During excavations in the past, three ancient stones were uncovered on the Kemmelberg.

The only one in the village who had a truck to transport those stones was coal merchant Oswald Homey. "He transported the stones to the village. One of those stones had been in his garden for years. The municipality of Heuvelland purchased this "primal stone" and placed it at the visitor center.

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Location: Heuvelland, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

The Oersteen of Lucien

1. Mesen – Gildestraat Climb loop from Poperinge

2. Kemmelberg Ossuary – Kemmelberg Cobblestone Climb loop from Poperinge

3. Kemmelberg Cobblestone Climb – Poperinge Market Square loop from Kemmel

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