The Molenberg (Mill Hill) is a hill in the municipality of Zwalm, in the Belgian province of East Flanders, with its top at 56 m. It is the one of the many hills in the Zwalm region, just north of the Flemish Ardennes. The road of the Molenberg has a roughly-paved cobbled surface, which is classified and protected as a landscape monument. At the foot of the hill there is a 13th-century water mill, the Moldergemmolen, from which the hill takes its name.[1]
Cyclingedit
The hill is best known from road bicycle racing, where it is a regular climb in the Flemish races in spring, most notably the Tour of Flanders. It is one of the most iconic climbs in the region, because of its steep slopes and narrow badly-surfaced cobbled road. Its average gradient is 7% with its steepest point, 14.2%, in the middle of the climb in a right-hand bend.[2]
^Mareels, Geert. "Moldergemmolen te Sint-Denijs-Boekel". telenet.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^Kröner, Hedwig. "Insider's guide: Climbs of the Ronde van Vlaanderen". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
External linksedit
Molenberg trajectory on Google Maps
November 23, 2023
molenberg, zwalm, 86053, 70394, 86053, 70394, former, mining, colony, netherlands, molenberg, molenbergmolenberg, zwalmlocationflanders, belgiumstartsint, denijs, boekelgain, altitude32, length, climb463, maximum, elevation56, average, gradient7, maximum, grad. 50 51 38 N 3 42 14 E 50 86053 N 3 70394 E 50 86053 3 70394 For the former mining colony in the Netherlands see Molenberg MolenbergMolenberg in ZwalmLocationFlanders BelgiumStartSint Denijs BoekelGain in altitude32 m 105 ft Length of climb463 m 1 519 ft Maximum elevation56 m 184 ft Average gradient7 Maximum gradient14 2 The Molenberg Mill Hill is a hill in the municipality of Zwalm in the Belgian province of East Flanders with its top at 56 m It is the one of the many hills in the Zwalm region just north of the Flemish Ardennes The road of the Molenberg has a roughly paved cobbled surface which is classified and protected as a landscape monument At the foot of the hill there is a 13th century water mill the Moldergemmolen from which the hill takes its name 1 Cycling editThe hill is best known from road bicycle racing where it is a regular climb in the Flemish races in spring most notably the Tour of Flanders It is one of the most iconic climbs in the region because of its steep slopes and narrow badly surfaced cobbled road Its average gradient is 7 with its steepest point 14 2 in the middle of the climb in a right hand bend 2 The climb is also regularly included in the Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the Tour of Flanders for Women References edit Mareels Geert Moldergemmolen te Sint Denijs Boekel telenet be in Dutch Retrieved 14 December 2015 Kroner Hedwig Insider s guide Climbs of the Ronde van Vlaanderen Cycling News Retrieved 5 December 2015 External links editMolenberg trajectory on Google Maps Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Molenberg Zwalm amp oldid 1045856562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
