The Gallows Woods – Hagle Dump Cemetery loop from Galgebossen

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The Gallows Woods – Hagle Dump Cemetery loop from Galgebossen

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(90)

481

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The Gallows Woods – Hagle Dump Cemetery 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: August 17, 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

Highlight • Lake

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

Highlight • Natural

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

Highlight • Historical Site

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