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Vredesmonument – polygone Wood cemetery Circuit à partir de Zonnebeke

Stephanie
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Vredesmonument – polygone Wood cemetery Circuit à partir de Zonnebeke

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May 7, 2022

Vredesmonument – polygone Wood cemetery Circuit à partir de Zonnebeke

Easy

01:56

7.46km

3.9km/h

40m

40m

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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416 m

Black Watch Corner Memorial

Highlight • Monument

This statue of a Black Watch-Soldier is located on the southwestern edge of the Polygon Wood and stands in almost the same place where they made history. At this location, …

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1.78 km

German Pillbox Ruin

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A German pill box just off the main way through the woods. After the war local farmers tried to destroy it by filling it with explosives which is why the …

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3.09 km

Peace Monument Sculpture

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Each tree has a name tag ...

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4.64 km

A former military shooting range becomes a battlefield.
The once beautiful forest has been replanted twice over the years. During the Great War it was transformed into a mud plain …

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4.79 km

Polygon Wood Cemetery

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An interesting anecdote about Polygon Wood Cemetery concerns the only German soldier buried there, Hans Bogner. His headstone was once broken in two and later repaired. This is remarkable because …

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5.08 km

New Zealand Bunkers, Polygon Wood

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Bunkers and underground shelters
During the first winter of the war, the French and Germans occupied positions on the southern edge of the forest. In 1915 the area fell into …

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6.10 km

Brothers in Arms Memorial

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Special Memorial that will move every visitor.
A tragedy beautifully depicted in a work of art.
The madness of warfare is depicted here and leaves no one untouched.
We Will Remember Them

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7.46 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.92 km

1.26 km

1.10 km

105 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.85 km

1.26 km

1.03 km

879 m

433 m

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