Hutteberg Saint Yvon
Mesen, Belgium
The Hutteberg Saint Yvon is a col with a length of 1.2 kilometer. It is located in Mesen, Vlaanderen, Belgium. The average grade of this col is 1.2% with a maximum of 2.3%. The Hutteberg Saint Yvon ascents from 22 meter at the start, to 37 meter at the top, with a total of 15 ascending meters.
Profile
Facts
| Distance | 1.2 km |
| Elevation gain | 15 m |
| Average grade | 1.2 % |
| Maximum grade | 2.3 % |
| Climb category | None |
| Minimum elevation | 22 m |
| Maximum elevation | 37 m |
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Description
Here at the summit is La Hutte, where at Christmas 1914 football was played between British and German soldiers. The Christmas record is permanently remembered with a small but special monument, this is located to the left of the route, follow Plaque Bairnsfather, the British front cartoonist who made a situation sketch of the football match. On the descent is the impressive Ploegsteert Memorial, a war memorial in honour of British casualties from the First World War. The memorial stands at the British military cemetery Berks Cemetery Extension. At the end of 2013, a visitor centre also opened here. The Plugstreets, the semi-paved roads that were included in the Ghent-Wevelgem route of 2017, are also located here.
Hellingenroute Heuvelland with a slope number 33.