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Purpelescht from Stolzembourg

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199

difficulty points

6.5%

avg. gradient

12%

steepest 100 meters

3.7km

length

238m

total ascent

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Purpelescht from Stolzembourg is a climb in the region Nature Park Our. It is 3.7km long and bridges 238 vertical meters with an average gradient of 6.5%, resulting in a difficulty score of 199. The top of the ascent is located at 452 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road name: Rue Pourplescht

by Mauricev

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Nice climb with some hairpin bends. Road surface in reasonable condition. Especially in the beginning but then doable. Not nearly as heavy as putscheid.... read more

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Statistics

Purpelescht from Stolzembourg This climb	Nature Park Our 61 climbs	Luxembourgian Ardennes / Oesling 120 climbs	Ardennes 1882 climbs	Luxembourg 263 climbs	Europe 20676 climbs
Difficulty points 199 3	rank 8 30% easier than Mont St. Nicholas from Bivels	rank 14 30% easier than Mont St. Nicholas from Bivels	rank 50 42% easier than Col de Haussire	rank 16 30% easier than Mont St. Nicholas from Bivels	rank 6411 93% easier than Pozza San Glisente - Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 6.5%	rank 19 40% less steep than Haanenhaff from Massen	rank 34 46% less steep than Haerebierg	rank 445 56% less steep than Chemin de Livremont from Malmedy	rank 69 48% less steep than Rentertkapell from Faubourg	rank 5664 78% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 3.7km	rank 20 69% shorter than Mont St. Nicholas via Walsdorf	rank 39 74% shorter than Gaalgefeld from Bastendorf	rank 292 75% shorter than Le Stockay / Route de l'Ancienne Douane from Spa	rank 53 74% shorter than Gaalgefeld from Bastendorf	rank 7967 94% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 238m	rank 12 36% less ascent than Mont St. Nicholas via Walsdorf	rank 27 36% less ascent than Mont St. Nicholas via Walsdorf	rank 96 47% less ascent than Baraque Michel via Chemin de Henseberg & Hestreux	rank 27 36% less ascent than Mont St. Nicholas via Walsdorf	rank 7079 91% less ascent than Pico Veleta

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Beautiful scenery

Hidden gem

4 hairpin turns

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Climbing times

7 km/h	00:31:32
11 km/h	00:20:04
15 km/h	00:14:43
19 km/h	00:11:37

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Mauricev

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Nice climb with some hairpin bends. Road surface in reasonable condition. Especially in the beginning but then doable. Not nearly as heavy as putscheid.