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De Plank from Hoogcruts

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6 reviews | Elevation profile | 6 photos
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Difficulty points 14
Length 2.2 km
Average gradient 2.2%
Steepest 100 metres 5.3%
Total ascent 49 m
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De Plank from Hoogcruts is a climb in the region South Limburg. It is 2.2 km long and bridges 49 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 2.2%, resulting in a difficulty score of 14. The top of the ascent is located at 236 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 6 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.

Road names: Schilberg / De Planckweg & De Plank

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Apart from the first bit, it's all false flat. Not really a fun climb over the bike path.... read more

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Reviews (6)

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KarelOverbeeke
9 Mo 1.0 via the Climbfinder app
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Apart from the first bit, it's all false flat. Not really a fun climb over the bike path.

Buiten het eerste stukje is het allemaal vals plat. Niet echt een leuke klim over het fietspad.

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BikerJohan
1 y 1.0
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Long but very boring climb (partly on the narrow cycle path with oncoming traffic) along the N598 towards border crossing De Plank. The climb starts at the junction at Hoogcruts. The steepest bit is at the beginning just past the café. After that it is all false flat. Once you're past restaurant De Plank to all sides there are nice views.

Lange maar oersaaie klim (deels over het smalle fietspad met tegenliggers) langs de N598 richting grensovergang De Plank. De klim begint bij de kruising op Hoogcruts. Het steilste stukje zit aan het begin net voorbij het café. Daarna is het één en al vals plat. Zodra je voorbij restaurant De Plank bent naar alle kanten wel mooi uitzicht.

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jjtbsomhorst
2 y 2.0
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Long and boring is really all I can make of it. The traffic doesn't make it much more fun either. If you're in the neighbourhood, just do it otherwise really ignore it

Lang en saai meer kan ik er echt niet van maken. Het verkeer maakt het ook nog niet veel leuker van. Als je in de buurt ben even doen anders echt links laten liggen

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Yacouba
4 y 2.0
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Only take this long false flat if you have no other choice, e.g. to make a crossing. The view is fine. However, the road is too crowded, there are too many beautiful, quiet alternatives nearby.

Dit lang vals plat alleen nemen als je niet anders kunt, bv. om een doorsteek te maken. Uitzicht gaat wel. De weg is echter te druk, er zijn teveel mooie, rustige alternatieven in de buurt.

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Fedor
4 y 2.0
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Two-part climb. The first part is on a free-flowing asphalt bike path and begins with a nice incline. Further on you have a nice view to the right. The second part is on the road where sometimes they drive fast. Largely false flat, only at the end it goes up a little more. Also views are hard to find here. A better option is to go left or right at the border post and then cycle via Ulvend or Slenaken to De Plank.
From Reijmerstok the approach route is not too good, with in addition to asphalt large pieces of tiles or bricks on the bike path.

Tweeledige klim. Het eerste deel gaat over een vrijliggend asfaltfietspad en begint met een aardige helling. Verderop heb je nog leuk uitzicht over rechts. Het tweede deel is over de weg waar soms hard gereden wordt. Grotendeels vals plat, alleen op het eind gaat het iets meer omhoog. Ook uitzicht is hier ver te zoeken. Een leukere optie is om bij de grenspaal links of rechts te gaan en dan via Ulvend of Slenaken naar De Plank te fietsen.
Vanuit Reijmerstok is de aanrijdroute trouwens niet al te best, met naast asfalt flinke stukken tegels of klinkers op het fietspad.

De Plank from Hoogcruts
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KarelOverbeeke
4 y 2.0
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Long piece of false flat (except for the first hump) with partial bike path that ceases to exist in Belgium. Despite being a straight road it's not as boring as you might think because of the view to the right.
To the Plank you have many other options like via Schey/Ulvend , Slenaken/Schilberg or via Teuven which are much nicer and also better for the climbing.

Lang stuks vals plat (op het eerste hupje na) met gedeeltelijk fietspad dat in België ophoudt te bestaan. Ondank dat het een rechte weg is, niet zo saai als je zou denken door het uitzicht naar rechts.
Naar de Plank heb je vele andere opties zoals via Schey/Ulvend , Slenaken/Schilberg of via Teuven die veel leuker zijn en ook beter zijn voor het klimwerk.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:19:14
11 km/h 00:12:14
15 km/h 00:08:58
19 km/h 00:07:05

Road surface condition

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Traffic

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Frequently Asked Questions

De Plank can be cycled from 4 sides. De Plank from Sint-Pieters-Voeren is the most popular side, but the summit can also be reached via De Plank from Nurop, Côte de Teuven / Varnstraat from Teuven & De Plank from Hoogcruts.

You don't need special gearing for De Plank from Hoogcruts. The slope isn't long or steep enough to require much shifting down. You can conquer this climb on power alone. However, a compact gearing system with a smallest front chainring of 34 and largest rear sprocket of 28 or 30 is always nice if you enjoy cycling uphill. This helps maintain a smooth cadence.

De Plank from Hoogcruts is not tough enough to be assigned a mountain category. This means that even untrained cyclists can reach the top without any problems on this climb.

De Plank from Hoogcruts is 2.2 km long.

The average gradient of De Plank from Hoogcruts is 2.2%.

De Plank from Hoogcruts has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 5.3%.

The summit of De Plank from Hoogcruts is at 236 m.

At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 00:19:14 to climb De Plank from Hoogcruts. At 11 km/h the time is 00:12:14, and at 15 km/h 00:08:58. For the fastest cyclists, 00:07:05 is an achievable time.

De Plank from Hoogcruts is located in the region Limburg in Netherlands.

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