Daily Itinerary

Day 1 Tue, Jun 30 134 km · 2h 40min · 4 stops
1
Current Location Start

The starting point for your motorcycle journey into the historic Flanders Fields, departing from the Ghent area.

2
Menin Gate Memorial Stop

A deeply poignant memorial dedicated to the missing Commonwealth soldiers who perished in the Ypres Salient during World War I and have no known grave. The Last Post ceremony is held here nightly, a moving tribute.

65 km · 1h 15min from Current Location
3
Essex Farm Cemetery Stop

A small, profoundly moving Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery. This is the very site where Canadian doctor John McCrae wrote his famous poem 'In Flanders Fields' during the Second Battle of Ypres. Visitors can still see the remains of the original bunkers.

3.0 km · 5min from Menin Gate Memorial
4
Current Location Destination

Your journey concludes back at your starting point in the Ghent area, having experienced the solemn beauty of Flanders Fields.

66 km · 1h 20min from Essex Farm Cemetery