Irish Peace Park – The Miner – Wijtschate loop from Mesen

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Irish Peace Park – The Miner – Wijtschate loop from Mesen

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Irish Peace Park – The Miner – Wijtschate loop from Mesen

03:17

12.5km

110m

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: September 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.10 km

Irish Peace Park

Highlight • Monument

Irish Peace Park is located just behind New Zealand Memorial Park.
Memorials to Irish fallen soldiers. Impressive peace tower, visible from far away!

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1.34 km

Messines Ridge New Zealand Memorial

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The New Zealand Division Memorial is a memorial to the New Zealand Division that fought in the First World War. The memorial is located in the Messines Ridge British Cemetery …

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5.00 km

Spanbroekmolen Crater (Pool of Peace)

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The Spanbroekmolen crater, also known as the Pool of Peace, is an impressive mine crater in Wijtschate. This crater was formed on June 7, 1917, during the Second Battle of …

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5.73 km

Peckham Mine Crater

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The mine crater in the grassland on the corner between Wijtschate and Scheerstraat is the result of the explosion of a deep mine from the First World War. Peckham was …

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7.89 km

Invisible Landscape - Curves of Emotions - Wijtschate

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This is one of the 24 works of art spread across the Westhoek by the Artists' Collective with Natural Living, Fer-Unique and Philou - art of shaping wood.
Here the …

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8.24 km

Troostplek FERM - Wijtschate

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A place of comfort is a green spot that is accessible to everyone. Where you can find comfort and plant flower bulbs together with your neighborhood or municipality in the …

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8.93 km

The statue The Miner by Jan Dieusaert depicts a grave of tunnels that digs a passage deep underground under the German positions on the Wijtschate-Mesen ridge. The artwork refers to the Mine Battle of 1917.

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12.4 km

Christmas Truce Memorial (St. Yvon)

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British artist Andy Edward designed a life-size artwork depicting the Christmas Truce, the famous truce (including a football match) that took place on Christmas Day 1914 during the First World …

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12.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.14 km

1.75 km

1.60 km

1.56 km

438 m

Surfaces

5.96 km

2.82 km

2.57 km

766 m

362 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 15 October

19°C

10°C

83 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Comments

February 20, 2024,Wandelknooppunt Zoektochten 2024 deel 3: Heuvelland

To West Flanders for the next walk/search of walking junctions, more specifically to Wijtschate. This walk based on walking junctions (31-29-28-33-27-26-36-37-39-38-40-41-42-43-35-34-32-31) through fields and forests, along normal roads, etc. regularly confronts us with the history of WWI. Start at the sports hall of Wijtschate, via the Kampagnebos to Mesen, the smallest city in Belgium, and then return to Wijtschate.

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October 10, 2024,🇧🇪Messines-Wijtschate : guerre 14-18

The weather was not good so the loop is not as big as I had hoped. There were bunkers and other cemeteries to see.
If you like history, I recommend it

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