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Menin Gate Memorial – Zillebeke Pond loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Menin Gate Memorial – Zillebeke Pond loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Menin Gate Memorial – Zillebeke Pond loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

01:38

27.9km

120m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.42 km

Begijnenbos

Forest

7.87 km

Polygon Wood - Lange Dreve

Highlight • Forest

A beautiful old forest and an important resting and breeding ground for birds of prey in the region. Wonderful to cycle through.

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10.0 km

Passchendaele Memorial Gardens

Highlight • Historical Site

The Passchendaele Memorial Park combines recreation and nature experience with the memory of the Battle of Passchendaele. Eight memorial gardens have been laid out in the park in the symbolic shape of a poppy. At the request of the Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917, these gardens are filled in by the different nations that took part in the Battle of Passchendaele with a design that combines modern art, poetry and symbolic vegetation from that country.

During the commemoration years, the various gardens were opened. After a visit to the Passchendaele Museum, you can quietly reflect on the horrors of the First World War during a walk in the park. Thematic walks to Tyne Cot Cemetery and the Polygon Forest and a bike ride linking the WWI heritage in Zonnebeke also depart from the park.

Source: flandersfields.be/nl/doen/passchendaele-memorial-gardens

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10.2 km

Zonnebeke Castle and Park

Highlight • Castle

10.6 km

Zonnebeke Castle Domain and Memorials

Highlight • Castle

Zonnebeke, a charming municipality in West Flanders, is a place where history and nature come together. Known for its role in the First World War, it is home to impressive memorial sites such as Tyne Cot Cemetery, the largest British military cemetery in the world. In addition to its historical significance, Zonnebeke offers beautiful landscapes and recreational routes, ideal for a trip through the rolling Flemish countryside. The Zonnebeke Castle Estate is an absolute must, where you can not only enjoy the green surroundings, but also take a culinary break at Koklikoo, a charming place for lunch, coffee and sweet temptations.

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11.5 km

The Road to Passchendaele Australian Walk

Highlight • Trail

Halfway through the 19th century (industrial changes) a railway connection between Ypres and Roeselare 'Spoorlijn 64' was built. There were stops in Zonnebeke and between Moorslede and Passchendaele. During the First World War it was used for supplying troops and equipment. For the Australians it was their 'Road to Passchendaele', it was the only road that was slightly accessible in the muddy landscape. After the war, the railway was the best and fastest way to reach the devastated region.

The route of the railway was redeveloped as a green recreational axis between Ypres and Roeselare. On this bed you can relax in an eventful way on foot, on horseback or by bicycle. From the Memorial Museum Passchendaele, this route is the best walking connection to CWGC Tyne Cot Cemetery and Passchendaele.

Source: toerismezonnebeke.be/zien/WO_I/WO_I_sites/The_Road_to_Passchendaele_3_km

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24.3 km

Menin Gate Memorial

Highlight • Monument

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, it had a special meaning for the troops: from here thousands of soldiers made their way to the front, which was called the Ypres Salient - many were never to return.

Today you are standing in front of one of the greatest and most moving memorials of the First World War in the form of a Roman triumphal arch. During the inauguration ceremony in July 1927, the Somerset Light Infantry horns played the tattoo for the first time, and since 1928 it has been played every evening at 8 p.m., regardless of the crowd or the weather.

The vast white Portland stone walls of the Menin Gate contain inscriptions with the names of nearly 55,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers who fell on the battlefield and have no burial place; son, father, brother. Indeed, the walls of the Menin Gate were not large enough: 34,957 other names of the last lost are written on the walls of Tyne Cot Cemetery east of Ypres.

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24.8 km

Kazematten Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge (Ypres)

Highlight • Bridge

Just down the road of the Menin Gate, every evening there is a bugle played for changing of the guards

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27.0 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 water at night to reach enemy lines, which gave the pond strategic significance.

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27.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.9 km

5.25 km

1.79 km

677 m

267 m

Surfaces

16.4 km

10.5 km

419 m

253 m

196 m

186 m

Elevation

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Thursday 16 July

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16°C

5 %

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Menin Gate Memorial – Zillebeke Pond loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

Polygon Wood - Lange Dreve

Passchendaele Memorial Gardens

Zonnebeke Castle and Park

Zonnebeke Castle Domain and Memorials

The Road to Passchendaele Australian Walk

Menin Gate Memorial

Kazematten Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge (Ypres)

Zillebeke Pond

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