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A. “(Not) Just A Day In June”

approximately 21 km
Entire track

B. Locre - Kemmel track

approximately 7 km

  • Locre shot at dawn
  • Grave of Major Redmond
  • Kemmelberg crossing
  • Documentary “Zero Hour” in the Heuvelland Tourism Office
  • Kemmel Château Cemetery
  • 11 mine workers in one row: Clay-kickers and the Hell of Petit Bois
  • Grave Capel O’Brien-Butler

C. Wijtschate track

approximately 7 km

  • Bayernwald: Adolf Hitler and his Wijtschate-Messines Ridge Experience
  • Croonaert Cemetery: Chinese Labour Corps
  • Petit Bois: Miners and the Hell of Petit Bois
  • The Irish columns: Major William Redmond and John Meeke
  • Pool of Peace, Lone Tree Cemetery and Spanbroekmolen Cemetery
  • The story of Zero Hour
  • The drama of the Pool of Peace
  • The Irish diaspora

D. Messines track

approximately 7 km

  • Pool of Peace, Lone Tree Cemetery and Spanbroekmolen Cemetery
  • The story of Zero Hour
  • The drama of the Pool of Peace
  • The Irish diaspora
  • Messines Ridge Cemetery
  • New Zealand Monument
  • The Christmas Truce
  • Peace Park (The Irish Issue/The Irish Troubles)
  • A Journey of reconciliation
  • Adolf Hitler and his Wijtschate-Messines Ridge Experience
  • Centre of Messines/the rebuilding
  • Otto Meyer and the Rose of Messines

E. Combination of the Wijtschate and Messines tracks (C and D)

approximately 14 km