Bois de la Houppe is a climb in the Pays des Collines region. It is 1.6 kilometers long and bridges 95 meters of elevation with an average gradient of 6.2%.
During the First World War, the Neigembos was almost completely cut down. A few beech trees survived the clear-cutting and are now the more than one hundred year old veteran …
This legendary mountain is also known as the “Edwig Van Hooydonck Mountain” since the famous Belgian cyclist won the Tour of Flanders here in 1989 and 1991.