Chester Farm Cemetery – Hill 60 Memorial loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)
Chester Farm Cemetery – Hill 60 Memorial loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)
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Chester Farm Cemetery – Hill 60 Memorial loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)
00:38
10.1km
60m
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: June 21, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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40 m
Audiovisual information point De Palingbeek
Highlight • Rest Area
Take your time and immerse yourself in the eventful history of the stubborn canal.
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2.35 km
Chester Farm Cemetery
Highlight • Historical Site
Chester Farm Cemetery was established in March 1915 and was used as a frontline cemetery until November 1917. This cemetery, designed by Sir Edwin Luytens, is unique because of the arrangement of graves by battalion. Men of the 2nd Manchester Regiment and 92 officers who died between April and July 1915 were buried in Plot I. Actor and Lieutenant E.J. Carlos is one of the last casualties of the Battle of Messines. He is buried in Plot I, K 36.
We Will Remember Tem
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2.54 km
Spoilbank Cemetery and Spoilbank Crater
Highlight • Historical Site
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2.62 km
Entrance to Palingbeek
Highlight (Segment) • Trail
Take your time and place your two-wheeler here and discover the Palingbeek at walking pace via a 7.4 kilometer walk. Discover a wooded and rolling landscape and enjoy some idyllic spots in this moving landscape.
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5.65 km
Bijlanderpad Cobblestones
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5.96 km
Old Lock Remains, De Palingbeek
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8.61 km
Hill 60 Memorial
Highlight • Historical Site
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8.63 km
French Resistance Monument Zillebeke WWII
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Two French soldiers trapped in one of the freight cars were shot by the Germans. Local residents heard a few shots and two lifeless bodies lay 200 meters away. It concerned Pierre Marchant and Lucien Olivier, who later turned out to belong to the French resistance. Both Frenchmen had been arrested at the station in their hometown of La Madeleine, when a train with SS men drove into the station. Presumably suspected of an attack, they were surrounded and captured and transported by train to Belgium, to Ypres.
Were they dragged off the train and executed or had they escaped and fled when the train was waiting and shot? What happened that day will probably always remain a mystery. The two Frenchmen were provisionally buried in the village of Zillebeke. Later they were reburied in their hometown. In 1969, at the suggestion of Imosphinx Academy Belgium, a memorial stone was unveiled to commemorate this event at the Hill 60 site.
Source: tracesofwar.nl/sights/2950/Monument-Frans-Verzet-Hill-60.htm
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10.1 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
3.52 km
3.18 km
2.25 km
1.04 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
3.86 km
2.87 km
1.39 km
941 m
928 m
< 100 m
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Thursday 16 July
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