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You can also start the walk from the car park at Hill 60 Zwarteleenstraat, the car park on Zwarteleenstraat itself, or the main car park at the Palingbeek estate.
Mount Sorrel, Hill 60, Caterpillar Crater starting from Zandvoord
Departure from the car park on Kleine Leperstraat in Zandvoorde via Mount Sorrel, Hill 60, Caterpillar Crater, and the provincial domain of Palingbeek.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 9.45 mi -
Average duration: 4h 35 -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 272 ft -
Descent: - 266 ft -
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Highest point: 217 ft -
Lowest point: 92 ft
Waypoints
- S/E : mi 0 - alt. 105 ft - Kleine Leperstraat car park
- 1 : mi 1.85 - alt. 177 ft - Mount Sorrel
- 2 : mi 2.49 - alt. 190 ft - Zwarte Leen
- 3 : mi 3.52 - alt. 174 ft - Hedge Row Trench Cemetery
- 4 : mi 3.93 - alt. 203 ft - Crater wall 'The Bluff'
- 5 : mi 5.24 - alt. 213 ft - Mine Crater Caterpillar
- S/E : mi 9.45 - alt. 105 ft - Kleine Leperstraat car park
Notes
Other walks in the area
Zillebeke Zwarteleenstraat via Palingbeek and the Caterpillar crater
Visorando Member 9.47 mi
+246 ft
-220 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Zonnebeke (Flandre-Occidentale)
Departure and arrival at the car park on Zwarteleenstraat in Zillebeke or at the following car parks: Kleine Ieperstraat in Zandvoorde, the Palingbeek estate in Hollebeke or Hill 60: Zwarteleenstraat 40 in Zillebeke
Zillebeke via Mont Sorrel and Zandvoordebos
Visorando Member 6.63 mi
+144 ft
-148 ft
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Ieper (Flandre-Occidentale)
Departure from the car park on Zwarteleenstraat in Zillebeke via Mont Sorrel and Zandvoordebos. Crossing the woods of Zandvoorde and the provincial domain of West Flanders. Passing through Mont Sorrel.
The Gasthuisbossen from Ypres
Visorando Member 6.00 mi
+144 ft
-144 ft
2h 55
Easy
Departure from Ieper (Flandre-Occidentale)
A very pleasant hike: lots of woodland, very few small roads and some beautiful clearings.
A good half-day in the great outdoors.
This hike can be combined with a stroll through the Palingbeek Estate for a route of about 22 km (connecting route between Palingbeek and Gasthuisbossen).
Caterpillar Crater Circular Loop
Visorando Member 7.89 mi
+285 ft
-276 ft
3h 55
Moderate
Departure from Ieper (Flandre-Occidentale)
This 12.1 km circular walk starting from Hill 60, near Ypres, offers an immersion in nature and the memory of the First World War. Accessible and of moderate difficulty, it begins along the Ypres-Komen canal before crossing the open landscapes and ponds of the Palingbeek estate. The route alternates between paths, forest trails and wooden footbridges, with a few flights of steps.
Palingbeek and Hill 62 starting from Zillebeke
Visorando Member 9.34 mi
+348 ft
-331 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Ieper (Flandre-Occidentale)
Walk along part of the First World War front line: the area between Hill 60 and Hill 62. You will also pass one of the most remarkable and interesting war museums in Belgium: the Sanctuary Wood Museum. A must-see. You can also have a drink there.Departure from the in 't Riet cultural centre via the visitor centre of the Palingbeek provincial estate and the Canadian site Hill 62.
Circular from Zillebeke and the 't Riet cultural centre
Visorando Member 9.53 mi
+276 ft
-262 ft
4h 35
Moderate
Departure from Ieper (Flandre-Occidentale)
Departure and arrival at the car park of the cultural centre in 't Riet in Zillebeke.
Passing through the woods of Zwarte Leen, Mont Sorrel, Zandvoorde, Sanctuary Wood, and the provincial domain of Vierlingen
Hill 60, Mont Sorrel and Zwarte Leen from Zillebeke
Visorando Member 9.51 mi
+295 ft
-295 ft
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Ieper (Flandre-Occidentale)
Departure from Zillebeke, at the in 't Riet cultural centre, via the provincial estate of Palingbeek, the Caterpillar crater, Hill 60, Zwarte Leen, Mont Sorrel and Hill 62.
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