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The Gallows Woods – Galgebossen Parking Area loop from Galgebossen

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The Gallows Woods – Galgebossen Parking Area loop from Galgebossen

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The Gallows Woods – Galgebossen Parking Area loop from Galgebossen

01:44

6.83km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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24 m

The Gallows Woods

Highlight • Forest

A forest where, until the 1700s, gallows literally stood ready for the convicts.

During the First World War, the woods, unlike other forest areas, were spared because they formed a …

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31 m

Galgebossen Parking Area

Highlight • Parking

Parking Galgebossen

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86 m

Picnic bench by the pond

Highlight • Rest Area

Picnic bench at a pond, in the greenery

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355 m

Eilandje Pond

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This is probably a motte and bailey structure, perhaps built on an earlier Roman burial mound.

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1.32 km

Shelter in Galgebos Forest

Highlight • Rest Area

2.04 km

Young Deer

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in good weather, reasonably good surface everywhere, in rain probably muddy, but wear sturdy shoes, here and there uneven surface with loose stones

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4.29 km

Hagle Dump Cemetery

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Hagle Dump Cemetery is a British military cemetery for the war dead of the First World War, located in the Belgian village of Elverdinge, a sub-municipality of Ypres. It is …

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5.56 km

Dirty Bucket Camp

Highlight • Historical Site

During the First World War, the forest was in British territory and was a final resting place on the way to hell. The Plankenroute or Plank Road connected the woods …

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6.83 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.18 km

1.66 km

517 m

462 m

Surfaces

5.57 km

979 m

209 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 19 June

28°C

16°C

28 %

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The Gallows Woods – Galgebossen Parking Area loop from Galgebossen

The Gallows Woods

Galgebossen Parking Area

Picnic bench by the pond

Eilandje Pond

Shelter in Galgebos Forest

Young Deer

Hagle Dump Cemetery

Dirty Bucket Camp

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