The Côte de Trieu ''(in French)'' or Knokteberg ''(in Dutch)'' is a hill in the municipality of

Mont-de-l'Enclus Mont-de-l'Enclus (; nl, Kluisberg ; pcd, Mont-éd-l'-Enclus) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It consists of the districts of Amougies, Anserœul, Orroir and Russegnies. The municipality is locate ...

, in the

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province of Hainaut. The road of the Côte de Trieu is on the south side of the Kluisberg, one of the hill formations in the

Flemish Ardennes The Flemish Ardennes (Dutch: ''Vlaamse Ardennen'') is an informal name given to a hilly region in the south of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Highest summit is the Hotondberg (145 m). Main characteristics of the region are rural hilly lan ...

. The top of the hill, at 141 m above sea level, marks the border between Mont-de-l'Enclus and

Kluisbergen Kluisbergen () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, along the Scheldt river. The municipality comprises the towns of , Kwaremont, and which fused in 1971. In 2021, Kluisbergen had a total population of 6,682. The ...

, also the border between

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and

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...

. The climb takes its French name after the hamlet of Trieu, at the southern foot of the hill. Trieu is part of the village of Russeignies, which, in turn, is part of the municipality of Mont-de-l'Enclus, in the north of the province of Hainaut. The climb starts with a gentle slope before gradually steepening to a maximum gradient of 13 % towards the top. With a length of 1,100 metres, it is one of the longer climbs of the region. The top of the hill is near the Flemish hamlet of ''Knokt'', from which the climb takes its Dutch name.

Cycling

The Côte de Trieu is best known from

cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from two ...

, as it is a regular climb in the Flemish races in spring and is sometimes included in the

Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders ( nl, Ronde van Vlaanderen), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road cycling race held in Belgium every spring. The most important cycling race in Flanders, it is part of the UCI World Tour and organi ...

. Since 2018 it features three times in

Dwars door Vlaanderen Dwars door Vlaanderen ''( en, Across Flanders)'' is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI W ...

, where it acts as a strategic launchpad at 33 km from the finish. The top of the Côte de Trieu is also the top of

Oude Kwaremont The Oude Kwaremont (English: ''Old 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 ...

, which is on the northern side of the same hill.

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External links

Knokteberg trajectory on Google Maps
Climbs in cycle racing in Belgium Tour of Flanders Mountains and hills of Belgium