Palingbeek

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8 km
41 m
01h36
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Last verified: 13 May 2025
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From: Palingbeekstraat 18, 8902 Zillebeke, Belgium
To: Palingbeekstraat 18, 8902 Zillebeke, Belgium

Variant of Ypres Arc, suggested by reviewer

Routing: Walk - junctions

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Difficulty level: Medium (53/100)

Length: 8 km

Duration: 01h36


Total ascent: 41 m

Maximal slope: 1.3 %

Average slope: 0.5 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 41 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 2.47 km (31 %)

Cobblestones: 0 m (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 5.46 km (68 %)

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Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start and end: Palingbeekstraat 18, 8902 Zillebeke, België

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        Places of interest

        1. The Palingbeek

          0 · Stream
          In the restaurant you can enjoy yourself in a classic, contemporary and soothing décor. The …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        2. 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
        3. Provincial domain De Palingbeek

          0 · Leisure Centre
          A stone's throw from Ypres, in the middle of a rolling and wooded landscape, lies the provincial …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        4. The Bluff

          0 · Leisure Centre
          One of the entry points of the Ypres Salient is located in the provincial domain De Palingbeek. …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        5. Golf Palingbeek

          0 · Recreation
          Set amidst the scenic beauty of the Flemish hill country near the historic old town of Ieper …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        6. Oak Dump Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Oak Dump Cemetery is a British military cemetery with fallen soldiers from the First World War, …
          Wikipedia
        7. Reconstruction farm

          0 · Farm
          Reconstruction farmhouse designed by architect L. Verstraete (Izegem) in 1921 with similar …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        8. Ypres fortifications and surroundings, forests to the south and Wijtschate-Messines ridge

          0 · POI
          This area belongs to the interfluvium of Lys and Yser, which is characterized by the presence of a …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        9. Spoilbank Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          This cemetery derives its name from the undulations created by the hollowing out of the nearby canal
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        10. Spoilbank Cwgc Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          The name of this cemetery refers to the banks that were raised during the excavation of the …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        11. Chester Farm Military Cemetery (1915 - 1917)

          0 · POI

          Chester Farm Cemetery is a British military cemetery with fallen soldiers from the First World …

          Philke
        12. Chester Farm Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          This was a frontline cemetery at a farm, which was coined with the name 'Chester Farm'. The first …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        13. 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
        14. Mine Craters The Bluff

          0 · Pond
          "The Bluff" is located in the Provincial Domain "Palingbeek", N of the Bylanderpad and W of the …
          192248
        15. Hill 60

          1 · Hill
          This hill was created by the earth excavated from the adjacent railway cutting. Countless soldiers …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        16. First DCLI Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead …
          Wikipedia
        17. Hedge Row Trench Cemetery

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

          0 · Military Cemetery

          Wood Cemetery is a British military cemetery with fallen soldiers from the First World War, …

          Philke
        19. Larch Wood

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Larch Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the …
          Wikipedia
        20. Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery

          0 · Cemetery
          This cemetery was constructed to the north of a small group of larch trees, which stood on the …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        21. Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery

          At walking junction 28, follow the road to junction 24. Departure from the network and take the …

          Passchendaele Museum
        22. Caterpillar

          0 · Historical event
          Hill 60 and the Caterpillar Hill 60 is a slope that was artificially raised around 1850 with soils …
          Herk
        23. Memorial stone for two resistance fighters

          0 · POI

          Two French soldiers who were trapped in one of the freight wagons were shot dead by the Germans. …

          Philke
        24. Hill 60

          0 · Mountain
          Host Karel and his parents Annie and Willy opened this business in 2007 with one intention; to …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        25. Bruce Brooks, Edward Archer and Arthur Harris.

          0 · POI

          From walking junction 29, follow the route to junction 28. It takes you through the war site Hill …

          Passchendaele Museum
        26. Hill 60. & 2. The Caterpillar.

          0 · POI
          Description Location Today, the mine crater known as "Caterpillar" is a pond, surrounded by trees …
          192248
        27. Farmer's houses

          0 · House
          Two two-family houses. Farm workers' houses according to mirror-image scheme; Cobbled (number …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        28. War landscape Palingbeek

          0 · POI
          North of the former Ypres-Komen canal, in the provincial domain 'De Palingbeek', various …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        29. Play forest

          0 · Play woods
          Area: De Palingbeek Owner: Province of West Flanders Access: 1 Jan - 31 Dec
          Bouwen aan groen speelweefsel
        30. The bluff

          0 · Information-centre
          Info on site on info boards and images.
          You are here on the German line with the British and French …
          Herk

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        The Palingbeek
        The Palingbeek
        Provincial domain De Palingbeek
        The Bluff
        Golf Palingbeek
        Oak Dump Cemetery
        Reconstruction farm
        Ypres fortifications and surroundings, forests to the south and Wijtschate-Messines ridge
        Spoilbank Cemetery
        Spoilbank Cwgc Cemetery
        Chester Farm Military Cemetery (1915 - 1917)
        Chester Farm Cemetery
        Information Centre 'De Palingbeek'
        Mine Craters The Bluff
        Hill 60
        First DCLI Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
        Hedge Row Trench Cemetery
        Woods Cemetery
        Larch Wood
        Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery
        Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery
        Caterpillar
        Memorial stone for two resistance fighters
        Hill 60
        Bruce Brooks, Edward Archer and Arthur Harris.
        Hill 60. & 2. The Caterpillar.
        Farmer's houses
        War landscape Palingbeek
        Play forest
        The bluff
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