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Caterpillar Crater – World War I Crater loop from Polygon Wood

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Caterpillar Crater – World War I Crater loop from Polygon Wood

Hard

4.7

(18)

103

hikers

Caterpillar Crater – World War I Crater loop from Polygon Wood

07:13

27.7km

180m

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 30, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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6.19 km

Sanctuary Wood

Forest

2

9.28 km

Hill 62 Canadian Memorial

Highlight • Monument

𝐊𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐣 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝟕𝟎 𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝟕𝟏, 𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐣𝐞 𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐛𝐭 𝐨𝐩 𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐖𝐆𝐂-𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐟𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞 𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐡𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐞. 𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐠 𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐭 …

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10.0 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

15.7 km

Path Along the Ypres–Comines Canal

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on the other side there are sometimes slippery cobblestones, a path used by cyclists

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5

15.7 km

Path along pond in Palingbeek estate

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large spaces to run with your dog (on a leash)

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6

16.6 km

Boardwalk in the Nature Reserve near Heuvelland

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7

17.5 km

Caterpillar Crater

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Gigantic mine explosion crater

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8

17.6 km

World War I Crater

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Beautiful serene place

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25.4 km

Landgoed Godtschalck

Forest

10

25.8 km

Bench by the Wooden Bridge

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B

27.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

8.70 km

5.82 km

1.13 km

879 m

Surfaces

9.64 km

6.81 km

4.44 km

4.25 km

1.22 km

1.20 km

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Weather

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Thursday 11 June

20°C

14°C

52 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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