Menin Gate Memorial – Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Menin Gate Memorial – Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Menin Gate Memorial – Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

01:07

19.4km

70m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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5.64 km

Kazematten Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge (Ypres)

Highlight • Bridge

Just down the road of the Menin Gate, every evening there is a bugle played for changing of the guards

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6.12 km

Menin Gate Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Historically, the Menin Gate of Ypres was just a passage across the moat and ramparts of the old city fortifications, on the road to the nearby town of Menen. Nevertheless, …

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9.08 km

Lock Path

Highlight • Cycleway

Easy to leave Ypres

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10.4 km

Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres

Highlight • Historical Site

The Lakenhalle is basically a trade fair hall - much more magnificent than today's "event locations". In the Middle Ages, Ypres was an important trading center for cloth and fabrics. …

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12.4 km

Ypres–Comines Canal

Highlight • River

What was once the Ypres dream became an economic failure, but a real success in the field of nature.

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15.8 km

Spoilbank Cemetery and Spoilbank Crater

Highlight • Historical Site

One of countless military cemeteries in the region

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16.0 km

Chester Farm Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

Chester Farm was the name of a farm located approximately 500 meters south of Blauwepoort Farm. The cemetery is situated at the tip of The Bluff hill on the old Ypres-Comines canal.

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16.4 km

The Bluff and Caterpillar Crater, Palingbeek

Highlight • Historical Site

Just a stone's throw from Ypres, in the middle of a picturesque hilly and wooded landscape, you will find the Palingbeek provincial domain, the largest facility of its kind in …

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19.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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