MTB: Bumpy Blue Bend

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60.3 km
345 m
03h20
Medium

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Last verified: 7 May 2025
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Variant of the blue loop of Heuvelland. Tear through the forests and fields of South Heuvelland. Off-road!

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Statistics

Difficulty level: Medium (67/100)

Length: 60.3 km

Duration: 03h20


Total ascent: 345 m

Maximal slope: 2.8 %

Average slope: 0.6 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 345 m

Difficulty level according to the author: 7/10

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 38.3 km (64 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Bike paths: 25.4 km (42 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 23.9 km (40 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start and end: Bijlanderpad, 8900 Ieper, België / Belgique / Belgien

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        Places of interest

        1. Voormezeele Enclosures No 1 and No 2

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Originally there were four 'enclosures' in the village of Voormezele, where the dead were buried …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        2. Abbey of Voormezele

          0 · Abbey
          Voormezele Abbey is a former abbey in voormezele, West Flanders.

          The abbey was founded in 1068 by …
          Wikipedia
        3. Bayernwald

          2 · Historical event
          Please note! If you want to visit Bayernwald, you first need to buy tickets from the Heuvelland …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        4. Wytschaete Military Cemetery

          0 · Cemetery
          Wijtschate was in French and British hands until it was captured by the Germans on 1 November 1914 …
          herpatrick
        5. Irish Pillars - WWI

          1 · War
          Wijtschatestraat - 8950 Wijtschate Intersection of Wijtschatestraat and Oosthoekstraat
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        6. Pool of Peace

          0 · Historical place
          The Pool of Peace or "Spanbroekmolenkrater" is a crater created in 1917 during the First World War …
          Dromos
        7. Sint-Machtuskerk

          0 · Heritage
          Wulvergem with only 280 inhabitants is the smallest village in the region and is on the West …
          Wizpr.guide
        8. Westhof Farm Cemetery

          0 · Cemetery
          Westhof Farm was used as headquarters by the New Zealand Division in May and June 1917. Special …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        9. Speelberg

          0 · Slope
          Speelberg

          RouteYou Climb Code : E_5_e

          • Length : 1.17 km
          Cols&Climbs@RouteYou
        10. The Walletjes

          0 · Pass
          The Walletjes form part of the southern ridge in Heuvelland. The Ravensberg, the Zwarte Molen, …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        11. Adventure course Nieuwkerke

          0 · Park
          Hiking with children boring? Not at all. The Nieuwkerke adventure course takes you along an old …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        12. Church of Our Lady

          0 · Church
          The three-aisled church was set on fire several times by Protestant beggars, but was rebuilt each …
          Dromos
        13. Church of Our Lady

          0 · Village centre
          The centre of Nieuwkerke is high on the ridge line. In the Middle Ages, the village had many more …
          kvhonline
        14. Nieuwkerke

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Nieuwkerke was once a thriving centre of the cloth industry. During the first half of the …
          Dromos
        15. 't Kapelhof Nieuwkerke

          0 · Eat & Drink

          't Kapelhof in Nieuwkerke is a traditional farm that deals with several aspects of the farming …

          Dromos
        16. Ploegsteert

          0 · Sub-Municipality

          "Ploegsteert" is also the title of an album and a song from "Het Zesde Metaal". It refers to the …

          RouteYou
        17. Plugstreet 14-18 Experience

          1 · Museum
          This interpretation centre about the First World War is located near the British Memorial in …
          Visit Wallonia
        18. Plugstreet Interpretation Centre

          0 · POI
          You are now close to Ploegsteert Woods - or Plugstreet, as the English used to call it. It is …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        19. Beach Military Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Strand Military Cemetery is a British military cemetery with fallen from the First World War, …
          Wikipedia
        20. Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing

          0 · Monument
          The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial in …
          Wikipedia
        21. Memorial of the Missing & Hyde Park Corner

          0 · POI
          Many places in wartime Ploegsteert were named by the British troops after familiar landmarks in …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        22. Mémorial britannique de Ploegsteert

          0 · Historical event
          *Memorial to the Missing* This cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial …
          Wizpr.guide
        23. Bethleem Farm West Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Bethleem Farm West Cemetery is a British military cemetery of the First World War, located in the …
          Wikipedia
        24. Messines

          0 · City
          Between October 1914 and July 1917 the small town of Mesen - known during the war by its French …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        25. The Palingbeek

          0 · Natural area
          A stone's throw from Ypres, in the middle of a rolling and wooded landscape, lies the provincial …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        26. Hedge Row Trench Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Hedge Row Trench Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of …
          Wikipedia
        27. Oak Dump Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Oak Dump Cemetery is a British military cemetery with fallen soldiers from the First World War, …
          Wikipedia
        28. Information Centre 'De Palingbeek'

          1 · Visitingcenter
          At just a stone's throw from Ypres, amidst a rolling and woody landscape lies the provincial …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        29. Spoilbank Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          This cemetery derives its name from the undulations created by the hollowing out of the nearby canal
          MarcMonballieu
        30. Bedford House Cemetery

          0 · War
          This cemetery, just outside Ieper, is one of the largest British cemeteries in the Westhoek. …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden

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        Voormezeele Enclosures No 1 and No 2
        Abbey of Voormezele
        Bayernwald
        Wytschaete Military Cemetery
        Irish Pillars - WWI
        Pool of Peace
        Sint-Machtuskerk
        Westhof Farm Cemetery
        Speelberg
        The Walletjes
        Adventure course Nieuwkerke
        Church of Our Lady
        Church of Our Lady
        Nieuwkerke
        't Kapelhof Nieuwkerke
        Ploegsteert
        Plugstreet 14-18 Experience
        Plugstreet Interpretation Centre
        Beach Military Cemetery
        Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
        Memorial of the Missing & Hyde Park Corner
        Mémorial britannique de Ploegsteert
        Bethleem Farm West Cemetery
        Messines
        The Palingbeek
        Hedge Row Trench Cemetery
        Oak Dump Cemetery
        Information Centre 'De Palingbeek'
        Spoilbank Cemetery
        Bedford House Cemetery
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