Hoogcruts Piemert
Slenaken, Netherlands
The Hoogcruts Piemert is a col with a length of 787 meter. It is located in Slenaken, Limburg, Netherlands. The average grade of this col is 7.1% with a maximum of 12.4%. The Hoogcruts Piemert ascents from 132 meter at the start, to 188 meter at the top, with a total of 57 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 787 m |
| Elevation gain | 57 m |
| Average grade | 7.1 % |
| Maximum grade | 12.4 % |
| Climb category | None |
| Minimum elevation | 132 m |
| Maximum elevation | 188 m |
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Description
Climb to a monastery that was built in the fifteenth century, but burned down in the seventies of the last century. Now it looks more like a ruin from a horror movie.
Tom Dumoulin says this is one of the toughest climbs in Limburg. When asked which climb he looks at with "slight fear and trembling" his answer is: "Then I think of the climb of De Piemert; a difficult climb from Slenaken to the provincial road in the direction of the Belgian De Planck. It's very tough."
- Amstel Gold Race 1968-1971, 1991
- National Championship Netherlands 1999 - 2000
- Ronde van Limburg 2018