| Beautiful scenery |
| #32 toughest climb of Hainaut Province |
| #27 most elevation gain of Hainaut Province |
| #48 longest climb of Borinage and Center |
| #83 average steepest climb of Borinage and Center |
Bois de la Houssière via Charly des Bois is a climb in the region Ardennes Brabançonnes. It is 2km long and bridges 99 vertical meters with an average gradient of 4.9%, resulting in a difficulty score of 66. The top of the ascent is located at 143 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 4 reviews of this climb and uploaded 2 photos.
Road name: Charly des Bois
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A very pleasant climb on a narrow, steep road at the start. I climbed it as a group and we took it in turns to attack. The flat areas were good, but be careful not to confuse them with the summit a little further on with a final short ramp. At the top, there's this sign that says "col" if you can call it that...
Montée très sympathique sur une route étroite et fort pentue sur le début, je l'ai montée en groupe et nous avons attaqué à tour de rôle. Les replats faisaient du bien mais attention à ne pas les confondre avec le sommet un peu plus loin avec une dernière petite rampe. Au sommet, il y a cette pancarte, qui indique "col" si l'on peut le considérer ainsi...
Unlike the neighbouring climb of Les Gaudys (called "côte de la Houssière par Henripont" on this site), this is an almost exclusively forested climb. It is a climb without a clear view, but just as difficult. Be careful on the way down, the road is in a rather poor state.
Contrairement à la montée voisine des Gaudys (désignée par « côte de la Houssière par Henripont » sur ce site), c'est une côte presque exclusivement forestière. Montée sans panorama dégagé donc, mais tout aussi difficile. Attention dans le sens de la descente, la route est dans un état assez médiocre.
Recommended ! I drive especially from Brussels here, and then after the climb through the Hallerbos, the Brown Pit, the Menisberg, and the Lotsestraat back to the big city. You come here completely at rest, quiet climb and enjoy :-)
Aanrader ! Ik rij speciaal vanuit Brussel hiernaartoe, om dan na de klim via het hallerbos, de bruine put, de menisberg, en de lotsestraat terug naar de grote stad te rijden. Je komt hier helemaal tot rust, rustig klimmen en genieten :-)
Quite a long climb close to the Flemish border, the first part is definitely the toughest, afterwards you get some strips to recuperate.
Redelijk lange klim dicht bij de Vlaamse grens, het eerste stuk is zeker het zwaarste, nadien krijg je enkele stroken om te recupereren.
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