Hockai from Spa via RAVeL L44a is a climb in the region Valleys of the Vesdre, de l'Amblève et de l'Ourthe. It is 7.1 mi long and bridges 981 ft of vertical ascent with an average gradient of 2.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 99. The top of the ascent is located at 1808 ft above sea level. Climbfinder users shared 2 reviews of this climb and uploaded 1 photo.
Road name: RAVeL L44a
3.0 by Mark123This is an automatic translation, the original language is: Dutch.Difficult to judge this one, on the one hand, from a climbing perspective for anyone who has even a little practice at it, it obviously represents nothing at all. It's like driving up a viaduct, only 11 kilometres long. The scenery is beautiful and completely car-free, and there are also some nice views here and there. You get from Spa to Stavelot via this route and the descent after it pretty quickly to get onto the 'real' work there. Be aware that on the sections where the... read more
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Difficult to judge this one, on the one hand, from a climbing perspective for anyone who has even a little practice at it, it obviously represents nothing at all. It's like driving up a viaduct, only 11 kilometres long.
The scenery is beautiful and completely car-free, and there are also some nice views here and there. You get from Spa to Stavelot via this route and the descent after it pretty quickly to get onto the 'real' work there.
Be aware that on the sections where the route 'dug in' lightly between two rock walls the road can be quite slippery if it has rained lightly earlier in the week, especially in autumn with leaves added. Indeed, because of no sun and motorised traffic, everything stays down.
Now I must add that besides being a cycling enthusiast, I am also a lover of railways and trains. So cycling along a former railway line like this Ligne 44 probably attracts me more than the average cyclist.
Lastig te beoordelen deze, aan de ene kant stelt het vanuit klimperspectief voor iedereen wie er ook maar een beetje oefening in heeft natuurlijk helemaal niks voor. Het is alsof je een viaduct oprijdt, alleen dan 11 kilometer lang.
Omgeving is mooi en volledig autoluw, ook heb je her en der fraaie vergezichten. Je komt via deze route en de afdaling erna vrij snel van Spa naar Stavelot om daar het 'echte' werk op te gaan rijden.
Let wel op dat op de stukken waar de route 'ingegraven' licht tussen twee rotswanden de weg behoorlijk glad kan zijn als het eerder in de week licht geregend heeft, zeker in de herfst met bladeren erbij. Vanwege geen zon en gemotoriseerd verkeer blijft alles namelijk liggen.
Nu moet ik er wel bijzeggen dat ik naast fietsliefhebber ook een liefhebber van spoorwegen en treinen. Dus over een voormalige spoorlijn fietsen als deze Ligne 44 trekt mij vermoedelijk wat meer dan de gemiddelde fietser.
These kinds of 'climbs' are always an assassin anyway. You can't necessarily see visually that you are going up and actually want to ride faster continuously while your heart rate creeps up along unnoticed. Nice route to end up in Stavelot and Trois Ponts, though
Dit soort 'klimmetjes' zijn toch altijd een sluipmoordenaar. Je ziet visueel niet perse dat je omhoog gaat en wil eigenlijk continu harder rijden terwijl je hartslag ongemerkt mee omhoog sluipt. Wel een mooie route om in Stavelot en Trois Ponts terecht te komen
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