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Palingbeekstraat – Mesen loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Palingbeekstraat – Mesen loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

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Palingbeekstraat – Mesen loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

02:16

37.4km

300m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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1.57 km

Old Lock Remains, De Palingbeek

Highlight • Monument

On the old canal are the remains of an old lock. These were protected as a monument in 2000. You can walk a lot in Domain De Palingbeek. Where there is still a lot to see from WW1. Both British and Germans built positions here.

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3.05 km

Palingbeekstraat

Highlight • Trail

9.08 km

Kroonaard

Forest

16.4 km

Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetry

Highlight • Historical Site

Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery is a British military cemetery from the First World War, located in the hamlet of Lindenhoek, south of Kemmel. The cemetery was established in March 1915 by medical posts and combat units and remained in use until October 1917. After the war, approximately 130 more graves from the battlefields around Kemmel were added. The cemetery contains the graves of 317 soldiers, 69 of whom are unidentified. The cemetery has a rectangular plan and is slightly raised above street level, surrounded by a brick wall.

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19.3 km

Spanbroekmolen Crater (Pool of Peace)

Highlight • Natural Monument

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 Messines, when British troops detonated 19 underground mines. The explosion created a crater 27 meters deep and 129 meters in diameter. After nearly 100 years of erosion, the crater is now a peaceful pool 12 meters deep and 76 meters in diameter.

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23.3 km

Chemin de l'Enclave climb – New Zealand Memorial and Irish Peace Tower

Highlight • Climb

A tough climb towards Messines and New Zealand Memorial, an impressive memorial to the battles of 17 June 1917. You can also see the Irish Peace Tower.

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24.4 km

Island of Ireland Peace Park and Round Tower

Highlight • Monument

The Irish Peace Tower is the central monument in the Irish Peace Park in Mesen, West Flanders. The park and the tower were built in memory of the Irish soldiers who were killed, wounded or missing in action during the First World War. The tower, which has a height of 30.5 metres, is designed according to the traditional model of an Irish round tower. Since September 2023, the park has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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25.1 km

Mesen

Highlight • Settlement

1,040 inhabitants and 358 hectares: Mesen is officially the smallest town in Belgium. The place was once an important business location: in the 11th and 12th centuries, all cloth merchants from Lille, Ypres, Bruges and Torhout came here for the annual market.

St. Nicholas Church with its striking dome dates back to those golden years. The entire building was damaged during the First World War and only partially rebuilt in 1928. Only the tower is a reminder of what the church must have looked like in the past.

Want to keep track? Then climb the tower. 37 meters above the ground you have a wonderful panoramic view over the hills of the Heuvelland to Lille.

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28.9 km

Saint Medardus Church - Wijtschate

Highlight • Religious Site

The neo-Gothic church was founded in 1924-25 by architects H. and M. Leborgne, who rebuilt several buildings in the village, including the school and the monastery, after the war. The new church had three naves and a tower with a spire and four corner turrets. The shape deviated sharply from the previous late Gothic church. The church was also destroyed during the religious wars at the end of the 16th century. Brick and natural stone are used in the strict interior, as well as in the confessionals and the baptismal font.
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37.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.8 km

5.12 km

3.95 km

1.59 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.6 km

7.87 km

2.41 km

387 m

140 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 16 July

25°C

16°C

5 %

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Palingbeekstraat – Mesen loop from Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

Old Lock Remains, De Palingbeek

Palingbeekstraat

Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetry

Spanbroekmolen Crater (Pool of Peace)

Chemin de l'Enclave climb – New Zealand Memorial and Irish Peace Tower

Island of Ireland Peace Park and Round Tower

Mesen

Saint Medardus Church - Wijtschate

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