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Ieper
Poperinge

Hop field – Sint-Bavokerk Watou loop from Houtkerque

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Belgium
Flanders
West Flanders
Ieper
Poperinge

Hop field – Sint-Bavokerk Watou loop from Houtkerque

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5.0

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Hop field – Sint-Bavokerk Watou loop from Houtkerque

02:59

49.3km

230m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 41.9 km for 280 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.27 km

View Towards Watou

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With your nose in the right direction you can cut through the landscape in no time 😜

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9.71 km

Sint-Sixtusstraat

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Cycling through the hop cathedrals 🍺🌿

The Sint-Sixtusstraat near Westvleteren is a delightfully quiet cycle path that takes you right through the typical landscape of the Poperinge hop region. On …

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9.77 km

Hop field

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Hop fields around the St. Sixtus Abbey 🍺🌿

Typical Poperingse hop fields regularly appear around the St. Sixtus Abbey. The meters-high wooden poles and wire nets form an impressive landscape where the hop plants enthusiastically climb upwards in the summer.

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20.9 km

Cycle Path along the Vleterbeek

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Beautifully maintained cycling and walking path along the Vleterbeek.

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24.5 km

Vleterbeek - Wipperhoek

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Unpaved path along the Vleterbeek.

The Vleterbeek rises at the Katsberg in the municipality of Godewaarsvelde in French Flanders and flows into Belgium from Abele.

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38.1 km

Nice little single

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Dirt path at "Les tombes de guerre de l'Empire Britannique".

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48.0 km

Sint-Bavokerk Watou

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Sint-Bavokerk – Watou's historic heart

Anyone walking or cycling through Watou can hardly fail to notice the striking Sint-Bavokerk. This historic church has been the heart of the village for …

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48.1 km

Watouplein and Claus Monument

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During the summer, Watouplein is the center of the Watou Arts Festival. You will find, among other things, Roger Raveel's Claus monument. Raveel donated this work to Watou as a …

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49.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.3 km

10.2 km

7.62 km

4.89 km

1.96 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.5 km

14.3 km

9.96 km

1.83 km

1.10 km

302 m

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Sunday 11 October

18°C

8°C

11 %

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Comments

September 12, 2024,"Poperingevaart - Vleterbeek"
A windy ride in peace and quiet along hop fields where the hop picking is in full swing.

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