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Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) – Menin Gate Memorial loop from Ypres

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Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) – Menin Gate Memorial loop from Ypres

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Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) – Menin Gate Memorial loop from Ypres

01:23

5.44km

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 28, 2026

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261 m

Ypres Ramparts Moat

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Part of the canal belt around Ypres with a rich fauna and flora.

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578 m

Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications)

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It is very nice to walk here in nature next to the water if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the city for a while

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1.35 km

Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate

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This is one of the smaller cemeteries for the victims of the First World War in Ypres and the surrounding area, but it is no less moving.

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2.00 km

Keys in the ground

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In the streets of Ypres, you can find "Lost Keys." This is an original way to commemorate civilian casualties from the First World War.
It's the brainchild of a Dutch …

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2.42 km

The Minckhuisje (Toll House)

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The Minckhuisje
The Minckhuisje was designed in a neo-Gothic, picturesque style by architect Jules Coomans and built in 1899. A year earlier, three houses on the Kiekenmarkt had been expropriated …

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4.06 km

Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres

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The Lakenhalle is basically a trade fair hall - much more magnificent than today's "event locations". In the Middle Ages, Ypres was an important trading center for cloth and fabrics. …

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4.37 km

Menin Gate Memorial

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Historically, the Menin Gate of Ypres was just a passage across the moat and ramparts of the old city fortifications, on the road to the nearby town of Menen. Nevertheless, …

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4.77 km

Hoornwerk Pedestrian Bridge

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This bridge is wheelchair, buggy and stroller accessible

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5.44 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.49 km

1.48 km

1.17 km

270 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

3.20 km

751 m

551 m

449 m

239 m

233 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 13 July

32°C

17°C

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Comments

January 4, 2026,Ieper : nuttelozeborden wandeling

A cold but enjoyable search. As crazy as the signs themselves, but it keeps you going and gets you outside. I think a few have disappeared. My hiking buddy spent more time searching than the other half, a total of 75... some truly useless, some funny, and some that raised eyebrows...

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September 3, 2024,Rundgang Ypern

Here, too, the atrocities of war must be remembered. Severely destroyed in both world wars and rebuilt. Despite this, it is not only the landlady of our B&B who has no reservations about Germans. If you would like to find out more, for example, here: de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menenpoort
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ypern
really worth reading!

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Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications) – Menin Gate Memorial loop from Ypres

Ypres Ramparts Moat

Ypres Ramparts (Fortifications)

Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate

Keys in the ground

The Minckhuisje (Toll House)

Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle), Ypres

Menin Gate Memorial

Hoornwerk Pedestrian Bridge

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