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Valkenberg

3.3
13 reviews | Elevation profile | 6 photos
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Difficulty points 40
Length 1 km
Average gradient 5.3%
Steepest 100 metres 11.3%
Total ascent 50 m

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Valkenberg is a climb in the region Flemish Ardennes. It is 1 km long and bridges 50 m of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 5.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 40. The top of the ascent is located at 95 m above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 13 reviews of this climb and uploaded 6 photos.

Road name: Valkenbergstraat

3.0 by Griezward
This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.
Short but tough climb from the residential area of Brakel towards Elst. It starts gently, but halfway up you get a steep section that weighs heavily and where you really have to push. Then it flattens slightly to the top. Not the prettiest climb, but a good test for the legs.... read more

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Reviews (13)

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Griezward
1 Mo 3.0
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Short but tough climb from the residential area of Brakel towards Elst. It starts gently, but halfway up you get a steep section that weighs heavily and where you really have to push. Then it flattens slightly to the top. Not the prettiest climb, but a good test for the legs.

Korte maar pittige klim vanuit de woonwijk van Brakel richting Elst. Het begint rustig, maar halverwege krijg je een steil stuk dat stevig doorweegt en waar je echt moet duwen. Daarna vlakt het licht af tot boven. Niet de mooiste klim, maar wel een goede test voor de benen.

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darioduchene
2 Mo 3.0 via the Climbfinder app
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Spicy climb. Not much to it for the rest. Views are not worth it

Pittige klim. Niet veel aan voor de rest. Uitzicht is niet de moeite

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BikerJohan
7 Mo 3.0
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Nice tough climb from Nederbrakel towards Elst. It starts quietly but soon you get the steepest part in front of your wheels, which has a constant gradient of 10% until just over halfway up the climb. After this, it is false flat until the top.

Lekker pittige klim vanuit Nederbrakel richting Elst. Het begint rustig maar als snel krijg je het steilste stuk voor de wielen dat tot iets over de helft van de klim een constant stijgingspercentage van 10% heeft. Hierna is het tot de top vals plat.

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Man
8 Mo 4.0
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Tough climb where you do wonder a few times if you will get to the top.

To get there, you first have to go through a residential area and it takes a while to get to the foot.

There is almost always someone standing outside who you pass while puffing at 10 km/h. Once at the top, the surroundings are calmer and you can go in different directions.

Stevige klim waarbij je je toch enkele keren afvraagt of je wel boven zal raken.

Om er te raken moet je eerst door een woonwijk en duurt het wel even eer je aan de voet bent.

Quasi altijd staat wel iemand buiten waar langs je puffend aan 10 km/u fietst, eenmaal boven is de omgeving rustiger en kan je verschillende kanten op.

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LowiekVdS
1 y 3.0 via the Climbfinder app

Nice climb, pretty challenging, but it is between the housrs on a good road. Definitely worth it but not the prettiest one in the area

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Maikel1989
1 y 3.0
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Good climb if you like to get to the top feeling good. Difficult on paper but for some reason I always get to the top of: that was easier than expected. Maybe because of the good tarmac? The road itself is not that nice but it is relatively quiet.

Goede klim als je graag met een goed gevoel boven komt. Op papier lastig maar om een of andere reden kom ik toch altijd boven van: dat was makkelijker dan verwacht. Misschien door het goede asfalt? De weg zelf is niet zo mooi maar het is er relatief rustig.

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cyriel2008
3 y 4.0
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Spicy climb, but ok. Quite steep, with a stretch of about 15%. The climb is not that nice, so if you come for the view, this is not it.

Pittige klim, maar wel ok. Best steil, met een stuk van ongeveer 15%. De klim is niet zo mooi, dus als je voor het uitzicht komt is dit hem niet.

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Ossie158
4 y 3.0

akkoord met BianchiPeter: zit stukje in van meer dan 10%. Ondanks dat de straat vol staat met huizen, door de bochten en gevoel dat je naar de weilanden gaat toch best aangenaam.

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BianchiPeter
4 y 3.0
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Not very beautiful, not very difficult (although the profile is not quite right here, as there are at least 50m in it that are over 10%. Officially, the steepest part is 15).
From Brakel, however, this is a much better option than the busy clay mountain.

Niet supermooi, niet superlastig (al klopt het profiel hier niet helemaal, want er zitten toch minstens 50m in die boven de 10% zitten. Officieel is het steilste stuk 15%).
Vanuit Brakel is dit wel een veel betere optie dan de drukke kleiberg.

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Mathe
4 y 3.0
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Nice tough climb through residential area with very good road surface.
I was immediately reminded of Stijn Devolder who attacked here when he won the Ronde.

Mooie pittige klim door woonwijk met heel goed wegdek.
Moest meteen aan Stijn Devolder denken die hier demarreerde bij zijn overwinning in de Ronde.

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Puncher
5 y 4.0
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I like this climb. Good asphalt and still a pretty steep gradient, always a good gauge to see how good the legs are.

Ik hou wel van deze klim. Goede asfvalt en toch een vrij pittig stijginspercentage, altijd een goede waardemeter om te zien hoe goed te benen zijn.

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Joeri_Laureys
5 y 3.0
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The Valkenberg is tough, but easy to do.
In former Tour of Flanders is part of the triptych Berendries - Valkenberg - Ten Bosse.
The Valkenberg is often there, but never determined the course. A bit like the Kluisberg so ...

De Valkenberg is pittig, maar goed te doen.
In vroegere Ronde van Vlaanderen maakt het deel uit van het drieluik Berendries - Valkenberg - Ten Bosse.
De Valkenberg is er vaak bij, maar bepaald nooit de koers. Een beetje zoals de Kluisberg dus...

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Glen_Solana
5 y 4.0
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Short but steep slope.
Also the street before the slope, the Kerkhofstraat, and the "false flat piece" afterwards till the crossing with the Twaalfbunderstraat slope.
Quite some traffic passing by.
Nice to climb because the slope often occurs in the RVV.

Korte, toch wel steile helling.
Ook de straat voor de helling, de Kerkhofstraat, en het "vals platstuk" nadien tot het kruispunt met de Twaalfbunderstraat hellen.
Toch redelijk wat verkeer dat passeert.
Mooi om op te klimmen omdat de helling vaak voorkomt in de RVV.

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Climbing times

7 km/h 00:08:10
11 km/h 00:05:12
15 km/h 00:03:48
19 km/h 00:03:00

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Frequently Asked Questions

You don't need special gearing for Valkenberg. 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.

Valkenberg 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.

Valkenberg is 1 km long.

The average gradient of Valkenberg is 5.3%.

Valkenberg has a steepest segment with an average gradient of 11.3%.

The summit of Valkenberg is at 95 m.

At a slow pace of 7 km/h, it takes about 00:08:10 to climb Valkenberg. At 11 km/h the time is 00:05:12, and at 15 km/h 00:03:48. For the fastest cyclists, 00:03:00 is an achievable time.

Valkenberg is located in the region East Flanders in Belgium.

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