Skip Point
Heuvelland, Belgium
The Skip Point is a col with a length of 864 meter. It is located in Heuvelland, Flanders, Belgium. The average grade of this col is 3.7% with a maximum of 7.6%. The Skip Point ascents from 39 meter at the start, to 72 meter at the top, with a total of 33 ascending meters.
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Facts
| Distance | 864 m |
| Elevation gain | 33 m |
| Average grade | 3.7 % |
| Maximum grade | 7.6 % |
| Climb category | None |
| Minimum elevation | 39 m |
| Maximum elevation | 72 m |
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Description
The German bunker Skip Point, halfway up the slope on the right, played an important role in the German defence of the south side of Wijtschate during the Mine Battle of 7 June 1917. At 4.10 a.m., after the great explosion of the 19 Deep Mines, the Irish divisions began the liberation of Wytschaete. Here, however, they met fierce German resistance.
Hellingenroute Heuvelland with a slope number 29.