Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) – Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) loop from Ypres
Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) – Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) loop from Ypres
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Rijselpoort (Lille Gate) – Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) loop from Ypres
00:53
3.46km
10m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 10, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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921 m
Vauban Ramparts and Moat, Ypres
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1.04 km
Rijselpoort (Lille Gate)
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The Lille Gate, formerly called the Mesen Gate, dates from the Burgundian period (14th century) and is finished with Burgundian towers. The gate has been renovated several times. In the 17th century, Vauban had the tower lowered and the main wall widened. After destruction in the First World War, the gate was rebuilt.
The Rijselpoort separates the Majoorgracht from the Kasteelgracht, and is therefore a combination of a water and land gate. The entrance to the vaulted hall is on the left of the Lille Gate. To the right of the gate we find the lock room with the lock doors of the streams and settlement waters.
The Ieperlee enters the city through this gate. The Ieperlee has a bed of approximately 2.5 meters deep and is not the feeding stream for the settlement canals.
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1.17 km
Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate
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What you will surely notice, no matter what size they are: You will always find (artificial) poppies in the cemeteries. What's it all about? On May 3, 1915, in Ypres, a Canadian officer wrote down the first words of a now famous poem: “In Flanders fields the poppies blow”.
John McCrae's poem isn't the only connection between the poppy and war. Poppies grow on rubble and in places where the ground has been moved frequently. The battlefields of Flanders are one big heap of war-torn soil, ripped apart by thousands of shells. This allowed the seeds to germinate. The profusion of red poppies on the battlefields of Flanders - often the only fleck of color in a sad landscape of ruins, mud and bomb craters - has to do with war.
With its deep red color like the copious blood spilled by soldiers and a black heart like a gunshot wound, the poppy became a symbol of commemoration of the First World War.
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1.66 km
Kazematten Brewery
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This microbrewery has been brewing the Wipers Times beers here since 2014. This name also has historical reasons: Because this is where the British soldiers published their satirical magazine "The Wipers Times" during the First World War. By the way, Ypres has a rich beer history: In the middle of the 17th century there were almost 30 breweries and distilleries.
You can book a tour here and then taste the delicious beers from the dedicated brewers.
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1.96 km
Old Passage to the Water
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2.07 km
The ice cellar with information board
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2.22 km
Hoornwerk Pedestrian Bridge
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2.32 km
Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications)
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3.46 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
1.17 km
1.07 km
983 m
174 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
1.02 km
990 m
692 m
391 m
229 m
< 100 m
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