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David Bavin-Hobbs planned a road ride
November 24, 2024
London to Brussels – through Flanders Fields
16:53
384km
22.8km/h
2,380m
2,360m
Overview
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry.
Includes a ferry crossing
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After 129 km for 42.0 km
Most people would complete this in 3-5 days
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Waypoints
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35.4 km
Pilgrims Way
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Tip by
254 km
In Flanders Fields Museum in the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle)
Highlight • Historical Site
Depending on your interests, you can expect to spend several hours visiting the museum.
Brief history of the building: The Cloth Hall (Grand Place) is one of the largest civil buildings in the Gothic style in Europe.
The original Cloth Hall was built between 1200 and 1304.
The belfry is 70 m high and was built between 1200 and 1230 as a symbol of the power of the citizenry. From the late 12th century until 1817, real live cats were thrown out of the belfry. These have been stuffed cats since 1955.
The Cloth Halls used to serve as a trading place for fabrics. The cloth was sold in every door at the bottom of the belfry. Ypres was very famous in the Middle Ages for the good quality of its fabrics.
The building was completely destroyed in World War I and later rebuilt. The restored Cloth Hall was completed in 1967. The architects decided to reconstruct the pre-war situation as faithfully as possible. The original stones can still be seen at the foot of the Cloth Hall; these are the largest. The higher up you go, the smaller the stones become.
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Tip by
315 km
Tour of Flanders Center
Highlight • Historical Site
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384 km
End point
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
194 km
82.4 km
41.8 km
38.8 km
23.4 km
2.58 km
867 m
229 m
170 m
Surfaces
265 km
72.6 km
42.5 km
2.60 km
1.00 km
800 m
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Route Details
Elevation
Highest point (220 m)
Lowest point (0 m)
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