Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) – View of the Verdronken Weide loop from Ypres

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Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) – View of the Verdronken Weide loop from Ypres

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Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) – View of the Verdronken Weide loop from Ypres

01:18

12.0km

20m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

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106 m

Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications)

Highlight • Historical Site

It is very nice to walk here in nature next to the water if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a while

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801 m

Rijselpoort

Highlight • Historical Site

The Lille Gate is a city gate in the Belgian city of Ypres. The gate is located in the south of the city center, on the road to Lille. The Lille Gate is the oldest and only preserved city gate from the fourteenth century that connects two preserved parts of the Ypres fortresses.
The Lille Gate, formerly called the Mesen Gate, dates from the Burgundian period (14th century) and is finished with Burgundian towers. The gate has been renovated several times. In the 17th century, Vauban had the tower lowered and the main wall widened. After destruction in the First World War, the gate was rebuilt.
The Rijselpoort separates the Majoorgracht from the Kasteelgracht, and is therefore a combination of a water and land gate. The entrance to the vaulted hall is on the left of the Lille Gate. To the right of the gate we find the lock room with the lock doors of the streams and settlement waters.
The Ieperlee enters the city through this gate. The Ieperlee has a bed of approximately 2.5 meters deep and is not the feeding stream for the settlement canals.

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1.97 km

Ypres Ramparts and Moats

Highlight • Historical Site

The fortress route reveals the most beautiful places on the ramparts around the whole outskirts of the city, from high up on the ramparts to low down along the beautiful moats. The route also explores the vanished fortresses in the north and north-west of the city.

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2.90 km

Vauban Ramparts and Moat, Ypres

Highlight • Historical Site

Old records of Ypres go back to the 11th century as "Iprensis" and "Ipera". The name would come from the river Ieperlee, formerly called Ypres. It was a founded city that industrialized early and grew into the third city of the county of Flanders, but then experienced a decline. The cloth industry collapsed. During the First World War, the Ypres was on the frontline and was razed to the ground. A historicizing reconstruction was chosen that revived the city. In the 21st century, Ypres attracts tourism from home and abroad.

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4.92 km

Zillebeke Pond

Highlight • Lake

An interesting anecdote concerns the battles around the pond during the war. Soldiers used the pond as a natural barrier and shelter. There are stories of soldiers wading through the water at night to reach enemy lines, which gave the pond strategic significance.

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7.83 km

View of the Verdronken Weide

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Can be very soggy in rainy periods

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8.82 km

Verdronken Weide Ypres

Highlight • Natural

40 ha of nature reserve; a delight for walkers, plant and bird lovers (with a bit of luck, the latter will see rare species such as garganey, shoveler, little ringed plover, avocet, reed warbler, water rail and bluethroat)

A part of the area is grazed by cattle.
There is a birdwatching hut.

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