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Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres – Menin Gate Memorial loop from Kortemark
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Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres – Menin Gate Memorial loop from Kortemark
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Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres – Menin Gate Memorial loop from Kortemark
02:28
52.9km
150m
Road cycling
Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: March 18, 2026
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1.02 km
Vrijbos Route – Old Railway
Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway
October 2020 still under construction, but still pieces of gravel with old railway bridges.
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24.6 km
Ypres-Yser Canal – Gare d'Eau
Highlight • River
View of the end of the Ypres-Yser Canal.
On the waterfront, always fun.
On the waterfront, always fun.
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25.7 km
In Flanders Fields Museum in the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle)
Highlight • Historical Site
The Flanders Fields Museum is located in the Lakkenhalle on the Grote Markt
Depending on your interests, you can expect to spend several hours visiting the museum.
Brief history of the building: The Cloth Hall (Grand Place) is one of the largest civil buildings in the Gothic style in Europe.
The original Cloth Hall was built between 1200 and 1304.
The belfry is 70 m high and was built between 1200 and 1230 as a symbol of the power of the citizenry. From the late 12th century until 1817, real live cats were thrown out of the belfry. These have been stuffed cats since 1955.
The Cloth Halls used to serve as a trading place for fabrics. The cloth was sold in every door at the bottom of the belfry. Ypres was very famous in the Middle Ages for the good quality of its fabrics.
The building was completely destroyed in World War I and later rebuilt. The restored Cloth Hall was completed in 1967. The architects decided to reconstruct the pre-war situation as faithfully as possible. The original stones can still be seen at the foot of the Cloth Hall; these are the largest. The higher up you go, the smaller the stones become.
Depending on your interests, you can expect to spend several hours visiting the museum.
Brief history of the building: The Cloth Hall (Grand Place) is one of the largest civil buildings in the Gothic style in Europe.
The original Cloth Hall was built between 1200 and 1304.
The belfry is 70 m high and was built between 1200 and 1230 as a symbol of the power of the citizenry. From the late 12th century until 1817, real live cats were thrown out of the belfry. These have been stuffed cats since 1955.
The Cloth Halls used to serve as a trading place for fabrics. The cloth was sold in every door at the bottom of the belfry. Ypres was very famous in the Middle Ages for the good quality of its fabrics.
The building was completely destroyed in World War I and later rebuilt. The restored Cloth Hall was completed in 1967. The architects decided to reconstruct the pre-war situation as faithfully as possible. The original stones can still be seen at the foot of the Cloth Hall; these are the largest. The higher up you go, the smaller the stones become.
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25.8 km
Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres
Highlight • Historical Site
The Lakenhalle is basically a trade fair hall - much more magnificent than today's "event locations". In the Middle Ages, Ypres was an important trading center for cloth and fabrics. You can see the importance of this magnificent Gothic building for the "Laken" (Dutch for cloth).
Built into the mighty building is the belfry - you can also find it in numerous cities in Flanders as an expression of civic pride and self-confidence.
Built into the mighty building is the belfry - you can also find it in numerous cities in Flanders as an expression of civic pride and self-confidence.
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26.1 km
Menin Gate Memorial
Highlight • Monument
Historically, the Menin Gate of Ypres was just a passage across the moat and ramparts of the old city fortifications, on the road to the nearby town of Menen. Nevertheless, it had a special meaning for the troops: from here thousands of soldiers made their way to the front, which was called the Ypres Salient - many were never to return.
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.
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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26.1 km
The Lions of the Menin Gate with information board
Highlight • Monument
The Lions of the Menin Gate
In 2017, we were able to temporarily reacquaint ourselves with the limestone lions on the bridge at the Menin Gate. The lions were on temporary loan (24/04/2017 - 11/11/2017) by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Normally, the lions are located at the entrance to the Australian War Memorial. In 1936, the mayor of Ypres donated two stone lions to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The lions are carved from limestone and were given to the Australian government as a sign of friendship and in gratitude for the great efforts made by the Australians in the First World War. Originally, the lions stood on a plinth on either side of the Menin Gate. The Menin Gate was one of the two entrances to the city of Ypres. It was through this gate that the allied soldiers marched to the battlefields around Ypres between 1914 and 1918. The two stone lions holding the shield of Ypres (Belgium) that had stood at the steps of the Cloth Hall since 1822 returned as part of the commemorations of the First World War. In 1862 the lions were moved to the Menin Gate and remained there during the war as Ypres was reduced to ruins by German artillery fire. Thousands of Australians and other Allied troops passed the lions on their way to the Belgian battlefields of the Western Front. Many of them would never return. The lions, which were broken and damaged, were rescued from the rubble and repaired. The temporary return of the lions commemorated some of the most crucial battles of the First World War, including the Third Battle of Ypres, the Battle of Passchendaele, the Mine Battle and Polygon Wood. Belgium and Australia thus commemorated the catastrophe of the First World War. The lions were installed before Anzac Day and once again stood guard temporarily. On 24 April 2017 at 8pm a special Last Post and a ceremony for the temporary return of the Lions at the Menin Gate were held.
On 5 November 2018 an official unveiling of replicas of the lions took place together with a delegation from the Australian government and the Australian War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Last Post Association. The replicas weigh approximately 1,200 kg each. The company Monument Vandekerckhove from Ingelmunster made the replicas.
In 2017, we were able to temporarily reacquaint ourselves with the limestone lions on the bridge at the Menin Gate. The lions were on temporary loan (24/04/2017 - 11/11/2017) by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. Normally, the lions are located at the entrance to the Australian War Memorial. In 1936, the mayor of Ypres donated two stone lions to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The lions are carved from limestone and were given to the Australian government as a sign of friendship and in gratitude for the great efforts made by the Australians in the First World War. Originally, the lions stood on a plinth on either side of the Menin Gate. The Menin Gate was one of the two entrances to the city of Ypres. It was through this gate that the allied soldiers marched to the battlefields around Ypres between 1914 and 1918. The two stone lions holding the shield of Ypres (Belgium) that had stood at the steps of the Cloth Hall since 1822 returned as part of the commemorations of the First World War. In 1862 the lions were moved to the Menin Gate and remained there during the war as Ypres was reduced to ruins by German artillery fire. Thousands of Australians and other Allied troops passed the lions on their way to the Belgian battlefields of the Western Front. Many of them would never return. The lions, which were broken and damaged, were rescued from the rubble and repaired. The temporary return of the lions commemorated some of the most crucial battles of the First World War, including the Third Battle of Ypres, the Battle of Passchendaele, the Mine Battle and Polygon Wood. Belgium and Australia thus commemorated the catastrophe of the First World War. The lions were installed before Anzac Day and once again stood guard temporarily. On 24 April 2017 at 8pm a special Last Post and a ceremony for the temporary return of the Lions at the Menin Gate were held.
On 5 November 2018 an official unveiling of replicas of the lions took place together with a delegation from the Australian government and the Australian War Memorial, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Last Post Association. The replicas weigh approximately 1,200 kg each. The company Monument Vandekerckhove from Ingelmunster made the replicas.
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34.3 km
Welsh National Memorial Park
Highlight • Monument
The Welsh National Memorial Park in Langemark, near Ypres, Belgium, commemorates the men and women of Wales who fought in the First World War. The memorial was unveiled on 16 August 2014 and is located on Pilkem Ridge, a key location during the Third Battle of Ypres. The park features a cromlech, a traditional Celtic structure, topped by a bronze dragon. The park honours the efforts of the 38th (Welsh) Division, which played a crucial role in the battle on 31 July 1917. Poet Ellis Humphrey Evans, known as Hedd Wyn, was killed here on the same day.
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44.4 km
Stadenberg Monument
Highlight • Monument
Stadenberg is a hamlet and hill in the Belgian municipality of Staden. The hamlet is located one and a half kilometers southwest of the village center of Staden, along Ieperstraat to Vijfwegen, at the intersection with Walstraat and Kasteelstraat. The hamlet is located at an elevation on the Central West Flemish Heuvelrug, about 45 meters above sea level.
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52.9 km
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Way Types & Surfaces
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33.5 km
12.7 km
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2.28 km
165 m
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Surfaces
27.0 km
24.9 km
650 m
342 m
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