Menin Gate Memorial – Yser Tower (IJzertoren) loop from Kortemark
Menin Gate Memorial – Yser Tower (IJzertoren) loop from Kortemark
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Menin Gate Memorial – Yser Tower (IJzertoren) loop from Kortemark
03:44
66.5km
190m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: March 20, 2026
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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 51.7 km for 102 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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8.97 km
Stadenberg Monument
Highlight • Monument
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9.14 km
Three Short Climbs at Keuneleute
Highlight (Segment) • Climb
In addition, it is certainly recommended to only do a small part and turn off and then take a fun and tough climb
(Sadenberg via Ieperstraat)
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11.8 km
De Keuneleute
Forest
22.2 km
Fortuinhoek
Highlight (Segment) • Settlement
27.8 km
Menin Gate Memorial
Highlight • Monument
Today you are standing in front of one of the greatest and most moving memorials of the First World War in the form of a Roman triumphal arch. During the inauguration ceremony in July 1927, the Somerset Light Infantry horns played the tattoo for the first time, and since 1928 it has been played every evening at 8 p.m., regardless of the crowd or the weather.
The vast white Portland stone walls of the Menin Gate contain inscriptions with the names of nearly 55,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who fell on the battlefield and have no burial place; son, father, brother. Indeed, the walls of the Menin Gate were not large enough: 34,957 other names of the last lost are written on the walls of Tyne Cot Cemetery east of Ypres.
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33.3 km
Vrijbosroute Canal Path Near Kortemark
Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
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42.0 km
Ypres Canal
Highlight • River
The Ypres Canal runs for 14 kilometers from Ypres to the Knokke Bridge, where the canal flows into the Yser. Even if the canal looks like it was drawn with a ruler: to the left and right of the bank you will find a landscape that cannot be squeezed into any geometric shapes.
Old towpaths lead you almost at water level, here you can encounter remarkable fauna and flora.
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44.6 km
Fort de Cnocke
Fort
51.8 km
Yser Tower (IJzertoren)
Highlight • Monument
The renovated Museum aan de IJzer in the IJzertoren tells the story of the Belgian-German front during the First World War through the stories of soldiers, refugees and civilians on both sides of the front. The museum does not deliver a non-binding message, but a clear order: Never again war! In addition, the political consequences of this war, which culminate in the Flemish struggle for emancipation, are also explained. In addition to the view over the former Yser Front, you can also enjoy a beautiful panorama over Diksmuide and the Westhoek on top of the 84-meter-high tower.
Source: flandersfields.be/nl/doen/museum-aan-de-ijzer
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52.7 km
Diksmuide Market Square
Highlight • Historical Site
Diksmuide is also known as the Butter City. The Boterhalle and the Boter- en Kaasfeesten on Whit Monday bear witness to this. The statue 'Het Manneke uit de Mane' is the symbol of Flemish humor that is guarded by the 'Orde van het Manneke', while the statue of General-Baron Jacques reminds us of the Battle of Diksmuide in 1914.
The center of Diksmuide received a thorough facelift. The aim of the project was to make the center of Diksmuide more attractive. The Grote Markt is now a pleasant square. The trees, benches and water elements make it really cozy.
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66.5 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
26.1 km
23.3 km
11.3 km
2.80 km
2.77 km
224 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
43.2 km
18.8 km
3.89 km
410 m
206 m
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Saturday 6 June
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