Houthem

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21.9 km
120 m
04h22
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Last verified: 25 July 2025
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pieces GR5A and GR128

Palingbeek and Gasthuisbossen Hollebeke-Zandvoorde

https://www.wandelblogdidierreynaert.be/2022/03/tussen-leievallei-en-ieperboog-vanuit-houthem-6-maart-2022/

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Statistics

Difficulty level: Hard (83/100)

Length: 21.9 km

Duration: 04h22


Total ascent: 120 m

Maximal slope: 3.3 %

Average slope: 0.5 %

Net ascent: 0 m

Total descent: 120 m

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 11.4 km (52 %)

Cobblestones: 869 m (4 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 11.7 km (53 %)

Noise pollution

Amount of traffic


Natural area

Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start and end: Chaussée d'Houthem, 7781 Comines-Warneton, België / Belgique / Belgien

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        Places of interest

        1. Hollebeke

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          In World War I, it was the site of allied heroism that won Khudadad Khan the first Victoria Cross …
          Wikipedia
        2. Remnants of German concrete post Lock Lodge

          0 · POI
          Remains of a German concrete post located in a grove along the referenced Ypres-Komen canal, east …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        3. Rag Castle

          0 · Castle
          The Voddekasteel is a castle in the west Flemish municipality of Ypres, Hollebeke, located at …
          Wikipedia
        4. Coppice stews of sweet chestnut De Vierlingen

          0 · Tree
          Seven heavily developed coppice stoves of sweet chestnut are located in the provincial domain De …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        5. War landscape Palingbeek

          0 · POI
          North of the former Ypres-Komen canal, in the provincial domain 'De Palingbeek', various …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        6. Play forest

          0 · Play woods
          Area: De Palingbeek Owner: Province of West Flanders Access: 1 Jan - 31 Dec
          Bouwen aan groen speelweefsel
        7. The Palingbeek

          0 · Natural area
          A stone's throw from Ypres, in the middle of a rolling and wooded landscape, lies the provincial …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        8. The Bluff

          0 · Leisure Centre
          One of the entry points of the Ypres Salient is located in the provincial domain De Palingbeek. …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        9. Provincial domain De Palingbeek

          0 · Leisure Centre
          A stone's throw from Ypres, in the middle of a rolling and wooded landscape, lies the provincial …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        10. Oak Dump Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Oak Dump Cemetery is a British military cemetery with fallen soldiers from the First World War, …
          Wikipedia
        11. Mine Craters The Bluff

          0 · Pond
          "The Bluff" is located in the Provincial Domain "Palingbeek", N of the Bylanderpad and W of the …
          192248
        12. Hill 60

          1 · Hill
          This hill was created by the earth excavated from the adjacent railway cutting. Countless soldiers …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        13. Hedge Row Trench Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Hedge Row Trench Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of …
          Wikipedia
        14. First DCLI Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead …
          Wikipedia
        15. Woods Cwgc Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Woods Cemetery is located near 'The Bluff', at the end of 'The Ravine', an area that was fiercely …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        16. The bluff

          0 · Information-centre
          Info on site on info boards and images.
          You are here on the German line with the British and French …
          Herk
        17. Farmer's houses

          0 · House
          Two two-family houses. Farm workers' houses according to mirror-image scheme; Cobbled (number …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        18. Hill 60. & 2. The Caterpillar.

          0 · POI
          Description Location Today, the mine crater known as "Caterpillar" is a pond, surrounded by trees …
          192248
        19. Caterpillar

          0 · Historical event
          Hill 60 and the Caterpillar Hill 60 is a slope that was artificially raised around 1850 with soils …
          Herk
        20. Memorial stone for two resistance fighters

          0 · POI

          Two French soldiers who were trapped in one of the freight wagons were shot dead by the Germans. …

          Philke
        21. Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery

          0 · Cemetery
          This cemetery was constructed to the north of a small group of larch trees, which stood on the …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        22. Larch Wood

          0 · Military Cemetery
          Larch Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the …
          Wikipedia
        23. Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery

          0 · Military Cemetery

          At walking junction 28, follow the road to junction 24. Departure from the network and take the …

          Passchendaele Museum
        24. Hill 60 Memorial Site

          0 · POI
          The hill, which has become commonly known as 'Hill 60' (60 refers to the height line) since the …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        25. Hill 60

          0 · Mountain
          REMEMBRANCE PARTNER FLANDERS FIELDS Hill 60 moon landscape is an authentic witness from the Great …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        26. Farm Ter Kemp

          0 · Farm
          So-called "Ter Kemp". Farmhouse located on the edge of the forest. Reconstruction going back to …
          Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
        27. Zandvoorde

          0 · Sub-Municipality
          Zandvoorde is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part of the municipality …
          Wikipedia
        28. Commandobunker Zandvoorde

          0 · War
          The German commando bunker built in 1916 has six rooms and two entrances. The bunker served as an …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
        29. Zantvoorde British Cemetery

          0 · Cemetery
          Zantvoorde British Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of …
          Wikipedia
        30. German command post

          0 · POI
          This German bunker, half sunk into the ground, dates from 1916. It was almost certainly a command …
          Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden

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        Hollebeke
        Remnants of German concrete post Lock Lodge
        Rag Castle
        Coppice stews of sweet chestnut De Vierlingen
        War landscape Palingbeek
        Play forest
        The Palingbeek
        The Bluff
        Provincial domain De Palingbeek
        Oak Dump Cemetery
        Mine Craters The Bluff
        Hill 60
        Hedge Row Trench Cemetery
        First DCLI Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
        Woods Cwgc Cemetery
        The bluff
        Farmer's houses
        Hill 60. & 2. The Caterpillar.
        Caterpillar
        Memorial stone for two resistance fighters
        Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery
        Larch Wood
        Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery
        Hill 60 Memorial Site
        Hill 60
        Farm Ter Kemp
        Zandvoorde
        Commandobunker Zandvoorde
        Zantvoorde British Cemetery
        German command post
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