Hill 62 Canadian Memorial – Gasthuisbossen loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Hill 62 Canadian Memorial – Gasthuisbossen loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Hill 62 Canadian Memorial – Gasthuisbossen loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

02:12

8.49km

50m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Bus stop

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370 m

Memorial Cross for Charles Lessey, Edward Lees, and George Rafter

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Park in Zillebeke-Dorp and stop at the British cemetery next to the church. Among the 32 graves are some Canadians who fell here in 1916.

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1.89 km

Sanctuary Wood Cemetery

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Sanctuary Wood Cemetery is a cemetery managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. The cemetery was established in 1915 and contains the graves of 1,989 soldiers, 1,353 of whom are …

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2.13 km

Hill 62 - Sanctuary Wood Museum

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Sanctuary Wood Hill 62 sheds light on the history of Hill 62, the hill near Ypres where fierce fighting took place during WWI. The terrain has been preserved as it …

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2.51 km

Canadian Hill 62 (Sanctuary Wood) Memorial

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Hill 62, also known as Sanctuary Wood, is home to the Canadian Hill 62 Memorial, which commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in the defence of the southern sector …

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3.28 km

Gasthuisbossen

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The Gasthuisbossen walking route is an absolute top nature walk through forest and meadow.

Info Wikipedia: The Gasthuisbossen are a provincial domain in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The …

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4.45 km

Picnic Table in Open Field

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5.09 km

Hill 60 preserved Battlefield (World War I)

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Hill 60 (60 points to the height of the hill) was created in 1850 by excavation work on the Ypres-Comen railway line. During the First World War, the hill changed …

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6.43 km

Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery

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An interesting anecdote concerns Rifleman Clarence Eastwood Peel of the 18th Battalion King's Royal Rifle Corps. Clarence Peel was killed in action on 21 October 1917 near Hill 60. His …

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8.49 km

End point

Bus stop

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