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World War I Crater – Caterpillar Crater loop from De Palingbeek

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World War I Crater – Caterpillar Crater loop from De Palingbeek

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World War I Crater – Caterpillar Crater loop from De Palingbeek

01:34

14.0km

90m

Running

Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 16, 2026

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Parking

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656 m

Waterlock and World War I ruins at Palingbeek

Highlight • Historical Site

What a crazy war has done to a landscape…
The Bluff, a hotly contested artificial hilltop located in the middle of the provincial Palingbeek Domain, is worth discovering. Many mine …

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3.13 km

To the Palingbeek crater

Highlight (Segment) • Natural Monument

Small path (very muddy in winter) to access the Palingbeek crater.

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4.53 km

World War I Crater

Highlight • Historical Site

Beautiful serene place

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4.63 km

Caterpillar Crater

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Gigantic mine explosion crater

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7.19 km

Oude Kasseiweg along the Ieper-Komen Canal

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

8.10 km

The Bluff Memorial and Crater

Highlight • Historical Site

here you can enter a building to watch a movie about the war that happened at this location

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10.3 km

Molenbos

Forest

14.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

1.80 km

682 m

502 m

283 m

142 m

Surfaces

5.22 km

3.81 km

2.98 km

1.18 km

541 m

248 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 20 May

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World War I Crater – Caterpillar Crater loop from De Palingbeek

Waterlock and World War I ruins at Palingbeek

To the Palingbeek crater

World War I Crater

Caterpillar Crater

Oude Kasseiweg along the Ieper-Komen Canal

The Bluff Memorial and Crater

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