Schavei from Overijse

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3.3 8 reviews | Statistics | 3 photos | 1 cycling route

cobbles

paved

difficulty points

5.4%

avg. gradient

9.2%

steepest 100 meters

0.9km

length

49m

total ascent

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Schavei from Overijse is a climb in the region Druivenstreek. It is 0.9km long and bridges 49 vertical meters with an average gradient of 5.4%, resulting in a difficulty score of 34. The top of the ascent is located at 106 meters above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 8 reviews of this climb and uploaded 3 photos.

Road names: Heuvelstraat & Schavei

3.0 by StevenVGH

This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Personally, this climb felt less demanding than the figures suggest. This slope is parallel to the much better known - and busier - 'Brusselsesteenweg via S-bend'. It is a nice alternative to get to the finish zone of the Brabantse Pijl.... read more

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	Name	Distance	Total ascent	Climbs
	De Brabantse Pijl 3.7	97.1km	858m	15

Statistics

Schavei from Overijse This climb	Druivenstreek 127 climbs	Dijleland 267 climbs	Ardennes Brabançonnes 572 climbs	Flemish Brabant 997 climbs	Flanders 2835 climbs	Belgium 8298 climbs	Europe 50524 climbs
Difficulty points 34 5	rank 39 59% easier than Moskesstraat	rank 49 59% easier than Moskesstraat	rank 198 66% easier than Reposoir de la Vierge via Chapelle Sainte-Croix	rank 100 59% easier than Moskesstraat	rank 269 79% easier than Fiertelmeers	rank 3014 90% easier than Col de Haussire	rank 36414 99% easier than Pozza San Glisente / Dos dell'Asino from Esine
Average gradient 5.4%	rank 49 66% less steep than Felix Sohiestraat	rank 83 66% less steep than Felix Sohiestraat	rank 176 66% less steep than Felix Sohiestraat	rank 194 66% less steep than Felix Sohiestraat	rank 389 66% less steep than Felix Sohiestraat	rank 2052 69% less steep than La Goulette from Olloy-sur-Viroin	rank 22936 82% less steep than Calçada do Rêgo Lameiro
Length 0.9km	rank 57 65% shorter than Maleizen via Boslaan	rank 96 65% shorter than Rue de Mollendael from Mollendaal	rank 301 78% shorter than Le Foriest from Nivelles	rank 433 84% shorter than Overaad via Nieuwenhove	rank 1322 86% shorter than Rijksweg from Leupegem	rank 5148 95% shorter than Hockai from Trois-Ponts via RAVeL L44a	rank 40649 99% shorter than Transfăgărășan from Căpățânenii Pământeni
Total ascent 49m	rank 33 32% less ascent than Ottenburg via Terlaenenstraat	rank 37 32% less ascent than Ottenburg via Terlaenenstraat	rank 215 60% less ascent than Bois de la Houssière from Ronquières via Point du Jour	rank 144 48% less ascent than Sanatoriumstraat from Lakenberg	rank 455 64% less ascent than Hotond via Hoogbergstraat	rank 3643 90% less ascent than Signal de Botrange from Membach	rank 38460 98% less ascent than Pico Veleta / Alto de la Sierra Nevada

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Road surface condition

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Traffic

100% 0% 0%

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Climbing times

7 km/h	00:07:42
11 km/h	00:04:54
15 km/h	00:03:36
19 km/h	00:02:50

Reviews (8)

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StevenVGH +

1 y 3.0

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Personally, this climb felt less demanding than the figures suggest. This slope is parallel to the much better known - and busier - 'Brusselsesteenweg via S-bend'. It is a nice alternative to get to the finish zone of the Brabantse Pijl.

SteveDanckers

2 y 4.0 00:03:07 (17.3km/h)

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The first 250 metres, or Heuvelstraat, are cobbled. These are more than decent. There is also a concrete cycle path on the left hand side of the street, halfway up the Heuvelstraat there is a concrete strip on both sides. Please note that the first part is one-way with the exception of cyclists. This means that motorised traffic will always follow the downward trend. Once you have effectively entered the Schavei, the road is asphalted until the top. Here, however, motorised traffic can come from two directions. The first asphalted part is by far the steepest, after that it slowly goes down to false flat. There is traffic, but the road is wide enough for cars to overtake.

Robbe_Buls

2 y 3.0

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The last climb of the Brabantse Pijl. First the cobblestones in Heuvelstraat (if you ignore the bike path), and then the steeper pentes. The steepest parts of the route are over quite quickly, but after that it's still a bit of a climb. Especially when you have to turn left on top of the Brusselsesteenweg (the finish of the race).

Franck_Pastor +

3 y 3.0

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Not a very difficult climb in itself... except in a competition context, in a group or in a race, especially if this climb comes at the end of the race like in the Flèche brabançonne. Indeed, as is often the case for a Belgian climb, there is a long false flat at the top, and as is often the case, one should not burn out on the steep part beforehand, if one does not want to explode before the real summit.

Alternatively, the Schavei itself can be reached via the Processiestraat, which runs alongside the local school. It's a short steep climb that involves passing between (or next to) two rather tight metal arches, but it's still manageable, and you avoid most of the Heuvelstraat, which is narrow, cobbled and painful when cars come in front of you.

JohanR +

3 y 3.0

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Jefta's comment is spot on. For some inexplicable reason, I also find that it doesn't feel as difficult as the gradients suggest.

Thib

3 y 5.0

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The schavei is not easy and for once it is not the cobbled part.
We understand the difficulty of the riders of the Brabant Arrow

MrTembo +

3 y 2.0

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Is actually very little. From Overijse, I recommend the cobblestone climb or via the s-curve to the top. It's fun to ride like the pros.

jefta

3 y 3.0

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It is of course an iconic climb from the Brabant Arrow so therefore fun to do. But apart from that, it's mainly a straight road up through a residential area with not much to tell about it.