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Cocons — land art installation on the Scherpenberg

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Cocons — land art installation on the Scherpenberg

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  • Location: Heuvelland, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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    August 15, 2024

    Hiking

    This land art installation on the flank of the Scherpenberg refers to the cocoons from which butterflies grow to then discover the vast world.
    From this spot (with duo lounger, picnic table for 20 people, ...) you have a magnificent view of the Yper Salient (the height around Ypres.) and towards France.
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    October 6, 2026

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    De Cocons op de Scherpenberg

    Op de flank van de Scherpenberg verrassen de speelse Cocons met een bijzondere combinatie van land-art, natuur en avontuur. De gevlochten wilgentakken vormen organische speelhuisjes waarin kinderen naar hartenlust kunnen kruipen, klauteren en via de glijbaan weer naar buiten zoeven.

    Ook voor fietsers en wandelaars is dit een heerlijke stopplek. Neem plaats op de grote ligzetel of picknicktafel en geniet van het panorama over de Heuvellandse heuvels, de Kemmelberg en het Klein Zwitserland.

    Een plek om even te cocoonen… voor je weer je vleugels uitslaat.
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    Elevation 140 m

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    Location: Heuvelland, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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