Chemin de Hestreux from Les Haute Fagnes is a climb in the region Valleys of the Vesdre, de l'Amblève et de l'Ourthe. It is 0.8 mi long and bridges 217 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 5.3%, resulting in a difficulty score of 42. The top of the ascent is located at 1496 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 1 review/story of this climb and uploaded 5 photos.
Road names: Route de Hestreux & Chemin de Hestreux
3.0 by FedorThis is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.One of the nice hidden climbs on (almost) deserted asphalt forest roads in the vast nature reserve south and east of Eupen. Almost deserted because many roads are closed with barriers and/or forbidden for motorized traffic so that you only meet sporadic walkers and cyclists. And that while the surroundings are beautiful and the road surface is almost always very reasonable or even good asphalt (I didn't take into account the many gravel roads ;-)). This climb starts in a really beautiful v... read more
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One of the nice hidden climbs on (almost) deserted asphalt forest roads in the vast nature reserve south and east of Eupen. Almost deserted because many roads are closed with barriers and/or forbidden for motorized traffic so that you only meet sporadic walkers and cyclists. And that while the surroundings are beautiful and the road surface is almost always very reasonable or even good asphalt (I didn't take into account the many gravel roads ;-)).
This climb starts in a really beautiful valley near the bridge over the beautiful river Soor. In a nice right-left curve the road climbs against the slope where it goes up in and after the curve to the left. Then the climb continues while it slowly becomes flatter. At the barrier (you can go around with the bike) is the top. You can approach via the road from Eupen along the Soor, or by descending from the (boring) main road. In the latter case a nice break from the long N68.
Eén van de mooie verborgen beklimmingen over (vrijwel) uitgestorven asfalt-bosweggetjes in het uitgestrekte natuurgebied en zuiden en ten oosten van Eupen. Vrijwel uitgestorven want veel weggetjes zijn afgesloten met slagbomen en/of verboden voor gemotoriseerd verkeer zodat je alleen maar sporadisch wandelaars en fietsers tegenkomt. En dat terwijl de omgeving prachtig is en het wegdek vrijwel altijd bestaat uit zeer redelijk tot zelfs goed asfalt (de vele gravelwegen heb ik maar even buiten beschouwing gelaten ;-)).
Deze klim begint in een werkelijk prachtig dalletje bij de brug over het fraaie riviertje de Soor. In een mooie rechts-links-bocht klimt de weg tegen de helling op waarbij het lekker omhoog gaat in en na de bocht naar links. Daarna gaat de klim nog even door terwijl deze langzaam vlakker wordt. Bij de slagboom (kan je omheen met de fiets) is de top. Aanrijden kan via het weggetje vanuit Eupen langs de Soor, of door even af te dalen vanaf de (saaiere) hoofdweg. In het laatste geval een heerlijke onderbreking van de lange N68.
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