Zillebeke Zwarteleenstraat via Palingbeek and the Caterpillar crater

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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

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.47 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 35 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 246 ft
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    Descent: - 220 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 217 ft
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    Lowest point: 92 ft
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Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 105 ft - Route
  2. 1 : mi 1.01 - alt. 194 ft - Buildings
  3. 2 : mi 1.85 - alt. 177 ft - Pappotstr
  4. 3 : mi 2.19 - alt. 190 ft - Wervikstr
  5. 4 : mi 2.59 - alt. 194 ft - Memorial site - Hill 60
  6. 5 : mi 2.83 - alt. 180 ft - Komenserweg
  7. 6 : mi 3.55 - alt. 171 ft - Cemetery
  8. 7 : mi 4.01 - alt. 194 ft - Pond
  9. 8 : mi 4.99 - alt. 190 ft - Komenserweg
  10. 9 : mi 5.22 - alt. 203 ft - Pond
  11. 10 : mi 6.17 - alt. 102 ft - Railway
  12. 11 : mi 7.3 - alt. 190 ft - Klein-Zillebeke
  13. 12 : mi 7.99 - alt. 144 ft - Stream
  14. 13 : mi 8.74 - alt. 125 ft - Kleine Leperstraat
  15. S/E : mi 9.47 - alt. 105 ft - Route

Notes

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Walking Mount Sorrel, Hill 60, Caterpillar Crater starting from Zandvoord

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Departure from the car park on Kleine Leperstraat in Zandvoorde via Mount Sorrel, Hill 60, Caterpillar Crater, and the provincial domain of Palingbeek.

Walking Geluveld, Polygoonbos, Nonnebossen and The Brothers In Arms Memorial

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Walking Geluveld, Polygonbos, Nonnebossen and The Brothers in Arms Memorial

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Walking Zillebeke via Mont Sorrel and Zandvoordebos

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↔6.63 mi ↗+144 ft ↘-148 ft ◔3h 10 ▲Moderate
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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.

Walking The Gasthuisbossen from Ypres

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↔6.00 mi ↗+144 ft ↘-144 ft ◔2h 55 ▲Easy
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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).

Walking Caterpillar Crater Circular Loop

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↔7.89 mi ↗+285 ft ↘-276 ft ◔3h 55 ▲Moderate
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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.

Walking Zillebeke, Hooge Crater Cemetery, Bellewaerde and Mont Sorrel

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↔9.45 mi ↗+213 ft ↘-200 ft ◔4h 30 ▲Moderate
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A circular walking route starting from Zillebeke Church and passing through the fourth-largest Commonwealth military cemetery in Europe, with 5,923 graves: Hooge Crater Cemetery. The walk passes by Bellewaerde Park, Mont Sorrel, Zwarte Leen and Palingbeek.

Walking Zillebeke, Hooge Crater, Bellewaerde, Mont Sorrel and Palingbeek

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↔9.66 mi ↗+417 ft ↘-417 ft ◔4h 50 ▲Moderate
⚑Departure from Ieper (Flandre-Occidentale)
A circular walking route starting from Zillebeke Church via the Hooge Crater: the fourth-largest Commonwealth military cemetery in Europe, with 5,923 graves. Nearby are Bellewaerde amusement park, Mont Sorrel and the Palingbeek Estate nature reserve.

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