Ingelmunster Castle – Brigands Bridge, Ingelmunster loop from Ingelmunster

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15.3km

20m

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Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 16, 2026

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5.35 km

Ingelmunster Castle

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The origin of the name "Ingelmunster" most likely lies in the history of this castle.

The castle was built on the ruins of a seventh-century monastery.
In 740, the monastery was reportedly inhabited by English monks, who gave it their name: Anglo Monaterum, Engelmunster, or Ingelmunster, meaning "Monastery of the Angels."
In 855, the monastery fell prey to the Normans, the feared rulers of the sea. They plundered and burned the monastery.
Little more than a ruin remained of the "Monastery of the Angels."

The first Flemish ruler to establish a political presence in West Flanders was Robert I the Frisian, the tenth Count of Flanders. His reign lasted from 1071 to 1093, and he had the fortified castle built on the site of the ruins. Ingelmunster's location, on the doorstep of West Flanders and along the waterway that crossed the military route between Kortrijk and Bruges, was of such strategic importance that it was called the "Key to Flanders." Ingelmunster Castle, which at that time was still a veritable "lock," offered the key to unlocking a tactical advantage.
Source: kasteelvaningelmunster.be/historiek-kasteel

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Brigands Bridge, Ingelmunster

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A unique, recent bridge, inaugurated in 2020.
What makes the Brigands Bridge a real eye-catcher is the opening between the two lanes that allows light to pass through. This allows the open space under the bridge—which would normally be shrouded in shadow—to be fully utilized, even allowing a green axis of flora and fauna to develop beneath the bridge. The bridge is almost 300m long.
Source: infosteel.be/staal-bouw-project/6073-brigandsbrug-ingelmunster

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Rectory of Saint Peter's Parish

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This parsonage and garden were built in 1875 to replace a parsonage located further back on a now-defunct walled site.
Source: inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/51793

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