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Flanders
West Flanders
Ieper
Ypres

The Bluff Memorial and Crater – Caterpillar Crater loop from Ypres

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Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Ieper
Ypres

The Bluff Memorial and Crater – Caterpillar Crater loop from Ypres

Hard

4.9

(17)

133

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The Bluff Memorial and Crater – Caterpillar Crater loop from Ypres

07:04

27.4km

150m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

Waypoints

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Bus stop

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1

760 m

Verdronken Weide Ypres

Highlight • Natural

40 ha of nature reserve; a delight for walkers, plant and bird lovers (with a bit of luck, the latter will see rare species such as garganey, shoveler, little ringed plover, avocet, reed warbler, water rail and bluethroat)

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2

10.0 km

Provincial Domain De Palingbeek

Highlight • Forest

The Provincial Domain De Palingbeek is located in an oasis of greenery. An ideal location for beautiful walks, suitable for young and old. To the north of the former Ypres-Komen …

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3

10.9 km

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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4

12.0 km

Wooden Boardwalk

Highlight • Trail

Stairs... stroller not so obvious

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5

12.2 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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6

13.9 km

Caterpillar Crater

Highlight • Historical Site

Gigantic mine explosion crater

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18.9 km

Groenenburg

Forest

20.9 km

Sanctuary Wood

Forest

9

25.6 km

Zillebeke Pond

Highlight • Lake

An interesting anecdote concerns the battles around the pond during the war. Soldiers used the pond as a natural barrier and shelter. There are stories of soldiers wading through the …

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27.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

8.36 km

5.01 km

1.62 km

377 m

Surfaces

7.20 km

6.10 km

5.06 km

4.58 km

3.69 km

750 m

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Wednesday 20 May

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