Belguim WW1 and further

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vigomag
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Belguim WW1 and further

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The early seeds are been sowing and as a first trip I'm thinking of going to Belguim , more specifically to visit some of the WW1 sights around Ypres. I have a rough a rough idea of arrive Dunkirk , then from Nieuwpoort to Ypres, I have a route to that then as I can see there is a circular route around Yrpes todo and then not sure! If anyone has any suggestion etc I an only there 5 days and need to return via Dunkirk and not looking todo more than 30miles a day. One idea was to maybe jib it and get the train to Antwerp for a day Bruges and cycle round there for a day.
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robgul
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It's a great trip - we rode Calais - Ypres - Calais in 2012 taking in the Peace Route cycle path around Ypres, 6 nights. So good that we're doing it again this summer ... Calais - Roubaix - Ypres - Ghent - Bruges - Dunkirk - Calais 10 nights.

If you want to PM with an email addy I can send you the story of our 2012 ride and list of various resources.
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Re: Belguim WW1 and further

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I've toured a few of the WW1 areas, very moving. Ypres, Somme, Verdun, etc.

What I would recommend is that you read up on the area you are going to. Try to get some decent books from the library. You will read of intense battles that lasted weeks or longer over say a wood, or hill. When you get there you find the wood is no bigger than a football pitch and the high ground barely discernible as a rise.

Don't miss the last post at Ypres.

Enjoy.
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