# Eikenberg

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{{short description|Hill in Belgium}}
{{For|the village in Norway|Eikeberg}}
{{coord|50.8233|3.6404|display=title}}
{{Infobox cycling hill climb
| name = Eikenberg
| image = Maarke - Eikenberg 2.jpg
| caption = Eikenberg in [Maarkedal](/source/Maarkedal)
| max_elevation_m = 82
| location = {{flagicon|Flanders}} [Flanders](/source/Flanders)<br>{{flagicon|Belgium}} [Belgium](/source/Belgium)
| start = Etikhove, [Maarkedal](/source/Maarkedal)
| altitude_m = 67.7
| length_km = 1.252
| gradient = 5.8
| maxgradient = 10
}}
The '''Eikenberg''' ([English](/source/English_language): ''Oak Hill'') is a hill and road in the municipality of [Maarkedal](/source/Maarkedal), in the [Belgian](/source/Belgium) province of [East Flanders](/source/East_Flanders). With an 82&nbsp;m altitude top, it is one of many hill formations in the [Flemish Ardennes](/source/Flemish_Ardennes), in the south of East Flanders.

The slopes of the hill are paved in cobbles, with a road gradually winding upwards from the Maarke brook to the top in Kerzelare village, 3&nbsp;km east of [Oudenaarde](/source/Oudenaarde). The top of the climb is on the intercity road between [Brakel](/source/Brakel%2C_Belgium) and [Oudenaarde](/source/Oudenaarde). The cobbled climb is one of the regular sites in Flemish cycling races in springtime. In 1995 the road of the Eikenberg was classified as a protected monument.

==Cycling==
The site is best known from [road bicycle racing](/source/road_bicycle_racing), as it is a regular climb in the [Tour of Flanders](/source/Tour_of_Flanders_(disambiguation)). The Taaienberg was first included in the course in 1956, and has since often been included, although occasionally it is not run. It is a fairly long climb at 1200 meter, relatively shallow at 5.8% average, but its cobbled surface is the main difficulty of the climb.

In total the Eikenberg has been included in the Tour of Flanders route 40 times (1956-2015). In 2014 and 2015 it was the third climb of the day, situated between the Kortekeer and [Wolvenberg](/source/Wolvenberg).

Eikenberg is also a fixed location in [Omloop Het Volk](/source/Omloop_Het_Nieuwsblad) and is sometimes included in [E3 Harelbeke](/source/E3_Harelbeke), [Dwars door Vlaanderen](/source/Dwars_door_Vlaanderen) and [Three Days of De Panne](/source/Three_Days_of_De_Panne).

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Maarke - Eikenberg 1.jpg
File:Maarke - Eikenberg 3.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://maps.google.be/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=50.818978,3.640466&daddr=Eikenberg&geocode=%3BFXiTBwMdW3o3AA&hl=nl&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=50.82234,3.635659&sspn=0.012037,0.038452&ie=UTF8&z=15/ Eikenberg Trajectory on Google Maps]

Category:Climbs in cycle racing in Belgium
Category:Tour of Flanders
Category:Mountains and hills of East Flanders

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