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Yser Tower (IJzertoren) – Viconia Clay Pits loop from Koekelare

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Yser Tower (IJzertoren) – Viconia Clay Pits loop from Koekelare

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Yser Tower (IJzertoren) – Viconia Clay Pits loop from Koekelare

03:13

55.3km

100m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 21, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 27.8 km for 102 m

After 37.7 km for 214 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.58 km

Gravestone of Karl Ballmüller

Highlight • Monument

20.1 km

Unpaved Path Along the Handzamevaart

Highlight • Trail

The unpaved path along the Handzamevaart leads you through a quiet and green polder landscape. This path offers magnificent views over vast meadows and the calm water of the canal, often with only the singing of birds as company.

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27.9 km

Yser Tower (IJzertoren)

Highlight • Monument

The first Yser Tower was inaugurated in 1930 as a memorial for the Flemish soldiers who lost their lives in the front region. During the Second World War the site …

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32.9 km

petroleum tanks

Highlight • Historical Site

A remarkable anecdote about the kerosene tanks in Diksmuide dates back to the night of October 23-24, 1914, during the Battle of the Yser. The Germans crossed the Yser and …

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34.9 km

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwhoekje Memorial and Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Until 1870, the parish church of Stuivekenskerke stood in the hamlet of Oud-Stuivekens, now Onze-Lieve-Vrouwhoekje. During the First World War, Oud-Stuivekenskerke was an advanced position of the Belgian army. The …

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37.6 km

Viconia Castle Farm

Highlight • Historical Site

The history of the farm goes back to the 12th century, when a sheepfold was built on higher ground between the salt marshes and mud flats of the Yser. In …

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37.8 km

Viconia Clay Pits

Highlight • Lake

The area was created by clay extraction from the Nieuwpoort brick factory. This created six shallow clay pits between 1945 and 1979 on an area of 22 hectares.
The area …

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54.5 km

Burial Mounds in De Mote Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Koekelare is a good stop for something to eat/drink. In the park you can practice on MTB.

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55.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.6 km

13.0 km

11.8 km

3.60 km

1.43 km

Surfaces

27.3 km

12.0 km

7.97 km

4.67 km

3.32 km

185 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 26 May

27°C

14°C

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Yser Tower (IJzertoren) – Viconia Clay Pits loop from Koekelare

Gravestone of Karl Ballmüller

Unpaved Path Along the Handzamevaart

Yser Tower (IJzertoren)

petroleum tanks

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwhoekje Memorial and Chapel

Viconia Castle Farm

Viconia Clay Pits

Burial Mounds in De Mote Park

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