Koppenberg

#41 among destinations in Belgium

Nature, Natural attraction, Top attraction, Mountain

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Koppenberg is a 77 m high hill in Oudenaarde, the Flemish Ardennes, Belgium. "Koppen" is an abbreviation for cobblestones which in Dutch slang language are called kinderkoppen, or "children's heads". This climb is part of the route of the Tour of Flanders professional cycling race and feared by many because of its steepness and because of its cobblestones. This makes the Koppenberg difficult even for top professionals. Quite often, riders slow to the point of losing their balance, especially those at the back of the peloton who have to dismount and scramble to the top on foot. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 50°48'37"N, 3°34'46"E

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VlaanderenBelgium

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Koppenberg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Paterberg, Oudenaarde Town Hall, Eikenberg, Kanarieberg.

2.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Paterberg
62 min walk • The Paterberg is a hill in the municipality of Kluisbergen, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. With its top at 80 m, its is one of many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes, close to Wallonia.
2.5 miNE
, Town, City hall
Oudenaarde Town Hall, Oudenaarde
65 min walk • The Town Hall of Oudenaarde, Belgium, was built by architect Hendrik van Pede in 1526–1537 to replace the medieval Schepenhuis that occupied the same site.
2.8 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Eikenberg, Ename
72 min walk • The Eikenberg is a hill and road in the municipality of Maarkedal, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. With an 82 m altitude top, its is one of many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes, in the south of East Flanders.
4.6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kanarieberg
119 min walk • Kanarieberg is the name of a road and hill in the municipality of Ronse, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. With its top at 131 m, it is the one of the many hills in the Flemish Ardennes, located in the heart of the hill region.
3.8 miNE
Church
Saint Laurentius Church, Ename
98 min walk • The Saint Laurentius Church of Ename was built shortly before the year 1000 by Herman, Count of Verdun. The only Ottonian building surviving in Ename, it is today the parish church of the village.
2.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Taaienberg
63 min walk • The Taaienberg is a hill in the municipality of Maarkedal, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. With its top at 90 m, its is one of many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes, in the south of East-Flanders.
2.4 miNE
50°50'26"N • 3°36'27"E
Church of Our Lady of Pamele, Oudenaarde
62 min walk • Church, Gothic architecture
3.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kruisberg, Ronse
93 min walk • The Kruisberg, also known as Oude Kruisberg or Oude Kruisens, is a hill and road in the city of Ronse, in Flanders, Belgium. With its top at 122 m altitude, its is one of many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes, in the south of East-Flanders. The road starts going gently uphill from the center of Ronse.
1.5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Steenbeekdries
40 min walk • Steenbeekdries is an uphill cobbled road in the municipality of Maarkedal, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. With its top at 69 m altitude, its is one of many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes, in the south of East-Flanders.
2.2 miN
50°50'30"N • 3°35'9"E
The Outsider Cablepark Oudenaarde, Oudenaarde
56 min walk • Kayaking, Watersports, Game and entertainment center
3.6 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Oude Kwaremont
93 min walk • The Oude Kwaremont is a road in Kluisbergen, a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The Oude Kwaremont, contrary to popular belief, is not the name of a hill, but the name of one of the cobbled roads leading up the Kluisberg hill.