| Bad road |
| #1 toughest climb of Pays de Herve |
Mortbonhomme via Rue de Jonckay is a climb in the region Pays de Herve. It is 1.6km long and bridges 163 vertical meters with an average gradient of 10.1%, resulting in a difficulty score of 207. The top of the ascent is located at 270 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 19 photos.
Road names: Rue de Jonckay, Rue Bouhais, Chemin aux Fraises & Mortbonhomme
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One of the most difficult Belgian climbs outside the Ardennes and it feels that way. The average percentage of above 10％ is impressive and then flattered because of the descent in between. The climb immediately starts bellowing between houses and holds that gradient for a long time. At the junction there is some relief but then it pulls on for a while until you turn left into the descending road. That descent is of little use as it goes down pretty fast and within seconds you are at the side road for the second climb. This one starts steep and then only gets steeper until you suddenly find yourself at the top. Largely good tarmac, only the section marked "bad tarmac" is indeed less so, but otherwise has no potholes. It is very bumpy, though.
Eén van de moeilijkste Belgische beklimmingen buiten de Ardennen en zo voelt het ook. Het gemiddelde percentage van boven de 10％ is imposant en is dan ook nog geflatteerd vanwege de afdaling tussendoor. De klim begint meteen flink steil tussen de huizen door en blijft die helling lang vasthouden. Bij de kruising is er even verlichting maar daarna trekt het nog even lekker door totdat je naar links gaat het dalende weggetje in. Aan die afdaling heb je weinig want het gaat best hard naar beneden en binnen enkele seconden ben je bij het zijweggetje voor de tweede klim. Deze begint steil en wordt daarna alleen nog maar steiler totdat je ineens boven bent. Grotendeels goed asfalt, alleen het aangegeven gedeelte met "slecht asfalt" is inderdaad minder, maar heeft verder geen gaten. Wel is het erg hobbelig.
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