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Very soon World War I became trench warfare: troops came to a standstill and dug themselves in to protect themselves.
Lots of trenches were dug and adapted around Ypres, on both sides of the front.
The arch formed by these front lines is called the Ypres Salient, the Ypres Arch. It is located about 4 kilometers from the heart of the city center.
After World War I, a lot of trenches disappeared as the local population resumed "normal life. In the process, a lot of trenches were closed and the land was reused for farming.
In a few places in and around Ypres you can still see and visit trenches today. They were preserved in the landscape or restored to give you a good view of them.
Yorkshire Trench and dugout
Address: Bargiestraat - 8900 Ypres (opposite IVVO)
(5.3 km from Grote Markt Ypres)
Opening hours: Daily between sunrise and sunset
Free entrance
The Yorkshire trench & dug-out is a restored trench with entrances and exits and a 'deep dug-out' dating from 1917. A series of information panels and the ground plan of the dugout outlined on the site make the trench warfare surveyable to the visitor.Free and open every day in the Industrial Zone along the Ypres-Izer Canal.
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Frontline 't Hooghe
Address: Meenseweg 481 - 8902 Zillebeke - Ypres
(5 km from Grote Markt Ypres)
Opening hours: open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
€ 1 in the collection box
In the garden of the hotel Kasteelhof 't Hooghe you can see the remains of the many mine strikes at 't Hooghe, a very strategic place with authentic bunkers.
In 1995, an original trench was dredged by the hotel owner.
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Sanctuary Wood - Hill 62
Address: Canadalaan - 8902 Ypres (5 km from Grote Markt Ypres).
Opening hours: via Museum Hill 62
Visit included in museum ticket
In addition to equipment and weapons, the museum includes preserved trenches and underground structures.
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Bayernwald
Address: Voormezelestraat 2, 8953 Wijtschate
7 km from Grote Markt Ypres
Opening hours: via Toerisme Heuvelland
Tickets and info: website Bayernwald or in the Tourism Heuvelland office
Bayernwald is a unique German site in Wijtschate.
It consists of two German mine galleries, a mine shaft, a trench system and four bunkers. The site is accessible via a walking path through the restored trenches.
Information panels explain the war events and life behind the front.
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Museum Passchendaele 1917
Address: Berten Pilstraat 5A - 8980 Zonnebeke (9 km from Great Market Ypres)
Tickets and info: website Passchendaele Museum
Museum in Zonnebeke about the Battle of Passchendaele.
The eye-catcher is a network of German and British trenches in the museum garden.
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Trench of Death
Address: IJzerdijk 65 - 8600 Diksmuide (25 km from Great Market Ypres)
Tickets and info: website Trench of Death
The Dodengang is a network of more than a kilometer of Belgian trenches and bunkers barely 50 m from German bunkers.
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