Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate – Lyssenthoek Farm Campsite loop from Ypres
Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate – Lyssenthoek Farm Campsite loop from Ypres
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Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate – Lyssenthoek Farm Campsite loop from Ypres
01:46
40.0km
150m
Road cycling
Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 9, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 1.80 km for 146 m
After 38.1 km for 56 m
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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1.88 km
Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate
Highlight • Historical Site
What you will surely notice, no matter what size they are: You will always find (artificial) poppies in the cemeteries. What's it all about? On May 3, 1915, in Ypres, a Canadian officer wrote down the first words of a now famous poem: “In Flanders fields the poppies blow”.
John McCrae's poem isn't the only connection between the poppy and war. Poppies grow on rubble and in places where the ground has been moved frequently. The battlefields of Flanders are one big heap of war-torn soil, ripped apart by thousands of shells. This allowed the seeds to germinate. The profusion of red poppies on the battlefields of Flanders - often the only fleck of color in a sad landscape of ruins, mud and bomb craters - has to do with war.
With its deep red color like the copious blood spilled by soldiers and a black heart like a gunshot wound, the poppy became a symbol of commemoration of the First World War.
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19.7 km
Lyssenthoek Farm Campsite
Highlight • Rest Area
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38.2 km
St Martin's Cathedral (Sint-Maartenskathedraal), Ypres
Highlight • Religious Site
(Top Flanders)
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38.4 km
In Flanders Fields Museum in the Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle)
Highlight • Historical Site
Depending on your interests, you can expect to spend several hours visiting the museum.
Brief history of the building: The Cloth Hall (Grand Place) is one of the largest civil buildings in the Gothic style in Europe.
The original Cloth Hall was built between 1200 and 1304.
The belfry is 70 m high and was built between 1200 and 1230 as a symbol of the power of the citizenry. From the late 12th century until 1817, real live cats were thrown out of the belfry. These have been stuffed cats since 1955.
The Cloth Halls used to serve as a trading place for fabrics. The cloth was sold in every door at the bottom of the belfry. Ypres was very famous in the Middle Ages for the good quality of its fabrics.
The building was completely destroyed in World War I and later rebuilt. The restored Cloth Hall was completed in 1967. The architects decided to reconstruct the pre-war situation as faithfully as possible. The original stones can still be seen at the foot of the Cloth Hall; these are the largest. The higher up you go, the smaller the stones become.
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38.9 km
Viewpoint
Viewpoint
40.0 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
27.0 km
8.28 km
3.91 km
554 m
151 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
26.9 km
12.2 km
610 m
162 m
106 m
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