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The Gallows Woods – Galgebossen Parking Area loop from Vlamertinge

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Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Ieper
Ypres

The Gallows Woods – Galgebossen Parking Area loop from Vlamertinge

Moderate

4.0

(2)

12

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The Gallows Woods – Galgebossen Parking Area loop from Vlamertinge

03:25

13.4km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 5, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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617 m

Castle of Vlamertinge

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Château du Parc, or Château de Vlamertinge, is a 19th-century castle built between 1857 and 1858 by order of Pierre-Gustave du Parc.

During World War I, the castle was damaged by war; it was restored in 1920.

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3.46 km

The Gallows Woods

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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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3.46 km

Galgebossen Parking Area

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Parking Galgebossen

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3.52 km

Picnic bench by the pond

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Picnic bench at a pond, in the greenery

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3.79 km

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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4.75 km

Shelter in Galgebos Forest

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7.72 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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10.9 km

Hospital Farm Cemetery

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A British military cemetery with fallen soldiers from the First World War.

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13.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.98 km

4.18 km

1.80 km

462 m

Surfaces

6.83 km

5.70 km

608 m

209 m

< 100 m

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Wednesday 8 July

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