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Hagle Dump Cemetery – The Gallows Woods loop from Galgebossen

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Hagle Dump Cemetery – The Gallows Woods loop from Galgebossen

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Hagle Dump Cemetery – The Gallows Woods loop from Galgebossen

03:07

12.2km

40m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 16, 2026

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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4.47 km

Hagle Dump Cemetery

Highlight • Historical Site

Hagle Dump Cemetery is a British military cemetery for the war dead of the First World War, located in the Belgian village of Elverdinge, a sub-municipality of Ypres. It is …

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5.74 km

Dirty Bucket Camp

Highlight • Historical Site

During the First World War, the forest was in British territory and was a final resting place on the way to hell. The Plankenroute or Plank Road connected the woods …

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7.04 km

The Gallows Woods

Highlight • Forest

A forest where, until the 1700s, gallows literally stood ready for the convicts.

During the First World War, the woods, unlike other forest areas, were spared because they formed a …

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7.04 km

Galgebossen Parking Area

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Parking Galgebossen

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7.10 km

Picnic bench by the pond

Highlight • Rest Area

Picnic bench at a pond, in the greenery

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7.37 km

Eilandje Pond

Highlight • Lake

This is probably a motte and bailey structure, perhaps built on an earlier Roman burial mound.

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8.33 km

Shelter in Galgebos Forest

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8

9.06 km

Young Deer

Highlight • Natural

in good weather, reasonably good surface everywhere, in rain probably muddy, but wear sturdy shoes, here and there uneven surface with loose stones

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12.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.03 km

3.03 km

2.48 km

1.09 km

609 m

Surfaces

6.38 km

3.07 km

1.31 km

1.05 km

429 m

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Friday 28 August

22°C

14°C

91 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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