Mont St. Nicolas
Category 22.1 km
Distance
180 m
Elevation Gain
8.5%
Average Gradient
14%
Max Gradient
410 m
Summit Elevation
Mont St. Nicolas is the hardest climb in Luxembourg and the country's most significant cycling ascent — a 2.1km effort above Vianden town that rises at 8.5% average to a summit at 410m, with maximum ramps of 14% in the defining upper section. The climb begins on the Route de la Montagne from the Our...
Pro Tip
The climb rewards conservative pacing through the forest section. The temptation to push on the enclosed lower section — where the gradient is firm but manageable — must be resisted: arriving at the 1...