Wolvenberg
Climb · Flanders
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Wolvenberg is a 0.8 km cycling climb averaging 4.8% (+38 m), rising from 31 m to 69 m in Flanders.
0.8 km · +38 m · 4.8% avg · ~9.9% max · 31 → 69 m
Stats computed from OpenStreetMap and satellite elevation data — approximate.
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Gradient by colour: ● <3% ● 3–6% ● 6–9% ● 9%+
Where it bites
Steepest 250 m: 9.9% (km 0.3–0.5).
| section | to | avg |
|---|---|---|
| 0–100 m | 31 m | 0.3% |
| 100–200 m | 34 m | 1.9% |
| 200–300 m | 40 m | 5.8% |
| 300–400 m | 45 m | 7.0% |
| 400–500 m | 58 m | 8.7% |
| 500–600 m | 62 m | 10.0% |
| 600–700 m | 67 m | 3.6% |
| 700–800 m | 68 m | 1.2% |
What it’s like to ride
The road pulls out of a small valley at about 30 metres and tops out at 75, a narrow strip of asphalt that is done with you quickly. The lower part is gradual enough to tempt you into sprinting it, then it kicks towards 17% near the summit, which is where the sprint gets paid back. At the crest an intersection asks the real question: straight ahead is 800 metres of cobbles on the Ruiterstraat, right is the harder 1,500-metre Holleweg. The Volkegemberg goes up the same flank out of the same little valley just to the south, so the two ride back to back easily.
History
The Wolvenberg entered the Ronde van Vlaanderen in 1999 as one of the first climbs on the way to the finish, and had been used 23 times by 2025 (1999–2009 and 2014–2025). Its place in the running order has moved around: from 1999 to 2001 it sat between the Achterberg and the Molenberg, in 2014–2016 and again in 2021–2023 it was the fourth berg, between the Eikenberg and the Molenberg, and in 2024 and 2025 it was the third. It also turns up in Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Dwars door de Vlaamse Ardennen and Nokere Koerse, and for riders on their own it is part of the yellow loop of the recreational Ronde van Vlaanderenroute.
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Common questions
- How long and steep is Wolvenberg?
- Wolvenberg is a 0.8 km cycling climb averaging 4.8% (+38 m), rising from 31 m to 69 m in Flanders.
- Where is Wolvenberg steepest?
- The steepest 250 m averages 9.9%, between km 0.3 and km 0.5 of the climb.