피트템 최고의 MTB 라이딩 경로

surprisingly beautiful piece of forest - a bit like a fairytale in the autumn colours

Beautiful single track through the forest of Lichtervelde.

The Izegem street art artist (°1992) created a fantastic masterpiece here. About this work she writes herself: "The name ‘droogbroodstraat’ comes from the 1800s, the soil was completely infertile and nothing could be grown on it, poverty. That is why sheep were placed there… sheep, because cows and horses were for the richer people. Sheep were good for milk and wool, in the 1960s new techniques were developed to fertilize the soil and so the heathland agriculture disappeared and so did the shepherd and his heathland sheep … Hence the reference to the shepherds. Before I started designing I spoke to a very old lady from the street who has lived there all her life. About the war and how the Germans took over certain places to live. The Germans communicated from the Droogbroodstraat. The airport a little further away provided a connection and on the very last night of the war hundreds of soldiers slept on the farmer's land, just on the ground… 1940-1945, crazy stories! The television tower, placed in the year 1973 with a height of 305 meters, the pride of Egem, which you can see from miles away, where I sometimes think 'finally, almost home', could be seen from the neighbors' position just before the building was there. This one certainly could not be missing from the picture!" Source: https://streetartcities.com/markers/97fd1778-0068-4291-808f-b6011cb9039a Djoels currently has a tattoo shop in Egem.

time to reflect on the past

In front of the cemetery there are a series of information boards about the war history of Hooglede in general and this German cemetery in particular. To the left of the cemetery, in the parking lot, there is a QR code that leads you to the fictional nurse Ida. From the perspective of a care provider, she tells you a historically substantiated story about the course of the war and the misery she experienced. You can choose between a version with or without augmented reality. For this you only need to download the free app 'Een laatste groet' (from the App Store or Google Play Store).

When I'm in the area I always want to pass it, have passed it many times in both directions. I think the best direction is from north to south - arrows are also this direction.

Top gravel piece! Even after heavy rain it remains passable.

Beautiful lanes to cycle through here