Molenbos

Molenbos is a forest in Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders. Molenbos is situated nearby to the hamlet Zwarteleen, as well as near the village Zillebeke.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62 and Hill 62 Memorial.

Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62

Museum

Photo: Harm.frielink, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62, 3 km east of Ypres, Belgium is a private museum located in the neighborhood of the Canadian Hill 62 Memorial and the Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.

The Canadian Hill 62 Memorial is a war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in defending the southern stretches of the Ypres Salient between April and August 1916 including actions in battle at the St Eloi Craters, Hill 62, Mount Sorrel and Sanctuary Wood.

Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

Nature reserve

Photo: ViennaUK, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium. It is located about 4.6 kilometres from the centre of Ypres and is directly on the railway line to Comines.