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Holstheide

4.0
15 reviews | Elevation profile | 3 photos
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Difficulty points 36
Length 1 km
Average gradient 5.4%
Steepest 100 metres 11.5%
Total ascent 52 m

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Holstheide is a climb in the region Druivenstreek. It is 1 km long and bridges 52 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 5.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 36. The top of the ascent is located at 90 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 15 reviews of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road name: Holstheide

4.0 by GlenB
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Very pleasant climb. Often used as a descent after the smeysberg, but in my opinion is well worth riding up.... read more

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Reviews (15)

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GlenB
3 w 4.0
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Very pleasant climb. Often used as a descent after the smeysberg, but in my opinion is well worth riding up.

Zeer aangename beklimming. Wordt vaak gebruikt als afdaling na de smeysberg, maar is naar mijn mening zeker de moeite waard om omhoog te rijden.

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EsliS
1 Mo 3.0 via the Climbfinder app
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Nice climb that takes you from the Lane Valley to the Ice Valley. 90-degree bend at the base ensures that you approach the steepest part from standstill. The climb continues for a very long time, even after you turn left towards Huldenberg centre.

Mooie klim die je van de vallei van de Lane naar de IJsevallei brengt. Bocht van 90 graden aan de voet zorgt ervoor dat je vanuit stilstand het steilste deel aansnijdt. De klim loopt nog heel lang door, ook nadat je naar links afslaat richting Huldenberg centrum.

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Griezward
1 Mo 4.0
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Holstheide starts with a brisk first section where you have to get going right away. Then it flattens out a bit, but it keeps going for a while without getting really easy at all. It's one of those climbs where you constantly have to keep pedalling to the top.

Holstheide begint met een stevig eerste stuk waar je meteen moet aanzetten. Daarna vlakt hij wat af, maar hij blijft nog een tijdje doorlopen zonder echt helemaal makkelijk te worden. Het is zo’n klim waar je constant moet blijven trappen tot boven.

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MigoE
2 Mo 4.0

This climb opposite of the smeysberg is a very fun climb with goad roads and not a lot of traffic, altough this is not as popular since more people take this as a descent I would really recommend doing this climb and taking the smeysberg as a descent, it's absolutely one of the most fun climbs in the region!

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Jarin
1 y 3.0 via the Climbfinder app
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After climbing Moskesstraat, climbing Holtsheide is a breeze. The first few hundred metres are a bit steep, but the climb then quickly flattens out. The climb does continue for quite a while before you can rest your legs at the top.

Na een beklimming van de Moskesstraat is de beklimming van de Holtsheide een peulenschil. De eerste paar honderd meter zijn nog even steil maar de klim vlakt daarna snel af. De klim trekt wel nog een flink eind door voordat je de beentjes aan de top mag laten rusten.

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kvloover
1 y 4.0
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Short bit steep after which it continues just a bit longer than you'd like. Loop worth after driving up the Smeysberg.

Kort stukje steil waarna hij net wat langer door blijft gaan dan je zou willen. Lusje waard na het oprijden van de Smeysberg.

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Maikel1989
1 y 4.0
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Nice climb, forest on one side, more open on the other. Not super steep on paper, but still always feels tricky, probably due to the sequence of climbs you often get in the region.

Mooie klim, bos aan ene kant, meer open aan de andere. Op papier niet super steil, maar voelt toch altijd lastig, waarschijnlijk door de opeenvolging van klimmen die je in de streek vaak krijgt.

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Martino2004
1 y 5.0 00:04:11 (13.9 km/h)
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Very nice climb. Great tarmac and beautiful scenery. Reasonably tough start and a very tough spur. Incredibly fun there.

Heel erg mooie klim. Geweldig asfalt en mooie omgeving. Redelijk zwaar begin en een heel zware uitloper. Ongelooflijk leuk daar.

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AaronCmn
1 y 4.0
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One of the longer climbs in the area. Starts steeper and flattens out a bit afterwards. Nice tarmac. Ideal to look for the big plateau at the end and jump away from the rest.

Een van de langere klimmen in de omgeving. Begint steiler en vlakt nadien wat uit. Mooie asfalt. Ideaal om op het einde de grote plateau op te zoeken en weg te springen van de rest.

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gaugau7
2 y 4.0
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A pleasant climb, quite long but not very difficult. The surface is good, and the descent is also very pleasant.

Montée agréable, assez longue mais pas très difficile. Le revêtement est bon, et la descendre est aussi très agréable

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StevenVGH
3 y 5.0
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Holstheide seems to go on and on! It opens relatively gently, but at the left-hand kink the percentages rise quickly. For a few hundred metres, the percentages keep hurting your legs. When you get to the houses you hope to be there, but the opposite is true: the Holstheide has a long spur that can slowly drain the legs.

De Holstheide lijkt maar door te gaan! Hij opent relatief rustig, maar aan het linkse knikje lopen de percentages snel op. Gedurende een paar honderd meter blijven de percentages je benen pijnigen. Wanneer je aan de huizen komt hoop je er te zijn, maar het tegendeel is waar: de Holstheide kent een lange uitloper die de benen langzaam kunnen doen leeglopen.

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louisverhaegen
3 y 4.0 00:02:25 (24 km/h)
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This climb can also be called the little irritating brother of the Smeysberg. It can be done with the off-ramp, but you will certainly suffer in the first part of the climb. Once the first part is over, it's just a matter of gearing up to gain speed. Definitely recommended if the Smeys is not your thing.

Deze klim kan je ook wel het kleine irritante broertje noemen van de smeysberg. Is op buitenblad te doen maar dan ga je het eerste deel van de klim zeker goed afzien. Eens het eerste deel voorbij is het kwestie van bijschakelen om snelheid te maken. Zeker een aanrader als de smeys niets voor jou is.

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Franck_Pastor
5 y 3.0
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It is a climb located directly opposite the Smeysberg. It has been part of the final circuit of the Flèche brabançonne for a few years. In the last two editions, it came directly after the Moskesstraat and thus completed the work of undermining the cobbled wall. The Holstheide itself is not a thunderbolt: well surfaced, not very steep but quite long and pleasant, winding through a rural environment. Several times I saw pheasants crossing the road, without hurrying...

C'est une ascension située directement en vis-à-vis du Smeysberg. Elle fait partie du circuit final de la Flèche brabançonne depuis quelques années. Lors des deux dernières éditions, elle venait directement après la Moskesstraat et donc permettait d'achever le travail de sape entamé dans ce mur pavé. En elle-même la Holstheide n'est pas un foudre de guerre : bien revêtue, pas très pentue mais assez longue et agréable, sinuant dans un milieu champêtre. Il m'est arrivé plusieurs fois d'y voir des faisans traverser la chaussée, sans se presser…

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Timo
5 y 4.0
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Beautiful climb, good asphalt and nice and clear. So it is a good descent if you come from such smeysberg.

Mooie beklimming, goed asfalt en lekker overzichtelijk. Waardoor het een goeie afdaling is als je vanuit bijvoorbeeld de smeysberg komt.

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KoenM
5 y 5.0 00:02:35 (22.5 km/h)

A beautifull climb that is worth doing, the road is good, u travel past a few fields (with most of the time sheep in it) and through a little forest after that. The hardest part is in the beginning, as soon as u are past the forest the gradients become much easier, if u have a little left in the tank, attack here!

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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:08:17
11 km/h 00:05:16
15 km/h 00:03:52
19 km/h 00:03:03

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Frequently Asked Questions

You don't need special gearing for Holstheide. 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.

Holstheide falls into the 5th category. With good fitness, you can ride it up with speed and power. If you have less training, shift down and climb smoothly.

Holstheide is 1 km long.

The average gradient of Holstheide is 5.4%.

Holstheide has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 11.5%.

The summit of Holstheide is at 90 m.

At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 00:08:17 to climb Holstheide. At 11 km/h the time is 00:05:16, and at 15 km/h 00:03:52. For the fastest cyclists, 00:03:03 is an achievable time.

Holstheide is located in the region Druivenstreek in Belgium.

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