Ploegsteert via the British memorial and Bois de la Hutte

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Start and finish at the car park on the main square in Ploegsteert via the Plugstreet Interpretation Centre, the British memorial, the Bois de la Hutte and the countryside around Neuve Église

The walk crosses a field of crops and muddy, slippery dirt tracks, especially in winter.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 15.53 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 59 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 54 m
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    Highest point: 57 m
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    Lowest point: 14 m
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 18 m - Car park and roundabout
  2. 1 : km 0.36 - alt. 19 m - Chemin des Vaches
  3. 2 : km 1.28 - alt. 18 m - Crossing the circular
  4. 3 : km 1.94 - alt. 25 m - Rue de Messines
  5. 4 : km 2.99 - alt. 37 m - Crossroads
  6. 5 : km 4.09 - alt. 56 m - Fork
  7. 6 : km 5.24 - alt. 17 m - Chapel
  8. 7 : km 6.44 - alt. 26 m - Chapel of the Meadows
  9. 8 : km 8.21 - alt. 40 m - Hamlet
  10. 9 : km 9.92 - alt. 21 m - The Little Bridge
  11. 10 : km 12.5 - alt. 18 m - Rue du Romarin
  12. 11 : km 13.8 - alt. 17 m - Intersection
  13. 12 : km 15.34 - alt. 18 m - N365
  14. S/E : km 15.53 - alt. 18 m - Car park and roundabout

Reviews and comments

2 / 5
Based on 1 review
Ease of following the route
1 / 5
Route interest
3 / 5
Péwé
Péwé

Overall rating : 2 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 27, 2026
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,
Definitely not worth visiting. There are no street signs or numbered posts, and on the rare occasions
there are any, they’re in Flemish (which makes sense, as a large part of the area is in Flanders), so we spent a good part of the afternoon driving round in circles.
Fortunately, on the corner of Ploogster Square there’s a pub with a great selection of beers.

Not recommended

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