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Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Diksmuide
Koekelare

Praatbos Information Board – Yser Tower (IJzertoren) loop from Koekelare

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Mountain biking trails
Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Diksmuide
Koekelare

Praatbos Information Board – Yser Tower (IJzertoren) loop from Koekelare

Moderate

4.5

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Praatbos Information Board – Yser Tower (IJzertoren) loop from Koekelare

02:57

51.4km

80m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 25.0 km for 102 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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6.74 km

Praatbos Information Board

Highlight • Rest Area

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2

6.90 km

Gravestone of Karl Ballmüller

Highlight • Monument

3

17.2 km

Unpaved Path Along the Handzamevaart

Highlight • Trail

The unpaved path along the Handzamevaart leads you through a quiet and green polder landscape. This path offers magnificent views over vast meadows and the calm water of the canal, often with only the singing of birds as company.

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4

24.9 km

Yser Tower and Pax Gate Memorial, Diksmuide

Highlight • Monument

In the IJzer Tower you will find the Museum on the IJzer. It tells the story of the Belgian-German front during World War I through the stories of soldiers, refugees …

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5

25.0 km

Yser Tower (IJzertoren)

Highlight • Monument

The first Yser Tower was inaugurated in 1930 as a memorial for the Flemish soldiers who lost their lives in the front region. During the Second World War the site …

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6

30.1 km

petroleum tanks

Highlight • Historical Site

A remarkable anecdote about the kerosene tanks in Diksmuide dates back to the night of October 23-24, 1914, during the Battle of the Yser. The Germans crossed the Yser and …

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7

32.0 km

Onze-Lieve-Vrouwhoekje Memorial and Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

Until 1870, the parish church of Stuivekenskerke stood in the hamlet of Oud-Stuivekens, now Onze-Lieve-Vrouwhoekje. During the First World War, Oud-Stuivekenskerke was an advanced position of the Belgian army. The …

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8

34.7 km

Viconia Castle Farm

Highlight • Historical Site

The history of the farm goes back to the 12th century, when a sheepfold was built on higher ground between the salt marshes and mud flats of the Yser. In …

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51.4 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.8 km

14.8 km

12.1 km

2.94 km

806 m

Surfaces

26.4 km

10.7 km

6.13 km

5.47 km

2.55 km

165 m

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