_Cross the river by a recently restored bridge, then skirt, on the left, the communal cemetery_, where the graves have been destroyed by the shells, and _cross the Hazebrouck-Ypres railway_ (_l. c._). [Illustration: LA CLYTTE ROAD AND THE MONT ROUGE] On the left is an Allied cemetery containing 500 to 600 graves. On the right against the sky is =Cats Hill=. Numerous machine-guns shelters can still be seen along the road. _Cross a narrow-gauge railway_, which serves a military station on the right. _The road is first undulating, then descends to_ =Reninghelst=. _Here leave on the left the church_, which has not greatly suffered. In the churchyard near by, there are a few French soldiers' graves. _At the cross-roads, turn to the left, then 200 yards further on, at_ =Zevecoten=, take the road on the right to =La Clytte=. The further we advance the greater the devastation of the ground becomes. _At the first houses of Clytte Hamlet, turn to the right._ The German rush of 1918 was broken before this village. After the capture of Kemmel Hill, a violent enemy attack on April 27 broke down before the desperate resistance of the French 28th Infantry Division (Madelin) and the British 9th Infantry Division. =Kemmel= is seen on the left, and =Scherpenberg= in front. _Pass the church_ (photo, p. 111). _The road turns to the right beyond the last houses, and gradually climbs the slopes of_ =Scherpenberg= (altitude, 340 feet). The side of this hill is almost perpendicular, and in it are numerous remains of shelters. [Illustration] The narrow road which led to the top was completely destroyed. The ascent can, however, be made on foot. In spite of all their efforts, the Germans failed to reach Scherpenberg in their offensive of 1918. Their efforts to outflank the Flanders Hills on the north broke down before the resistance of the French 39th Infantry Division (Massenet) on April 26, 27 and 28, 1918. _At the next fork turn to the right into the village of_ =Westoutre=. Here the road winds through the valley. The river on the left has, owing to shell-fire, become a small lake. Westoutre suffered greatly in the bombardments. _Pass the Town Hall, then turn to the left in front of the church. The road rises sharply, and winds round_ =Vidaigne Hill=. The many shelters in the sides of the hill can plainly be seen. _Behind the hill, leave the road leading to the French frontier, and take on the left the road which first descends and then climbs the slopes of_ =Rouge Hill=. From the plateau there is a splendid view across the plains. _Leave on the left the ruins of the Chapel of Nôtre-Dame-de-Lourdes._ _The road, rising rather stiffly, runs into the Bailleul Road. On turning to the right, the first houses of_ =Locre= _village are reached_. [Illustration: RUINS OF LA CLYTTE CHURCH] [Illustration: THE SLOPES OF SCHERPENBERG HILL] [Illustration: VIDAIGNE HILL] [Illustration: RUINS OF LOCRE AND ROUGE HILL]