Berendries
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50°50′01″N 3°46′29″E / 50.8336°N 3.7747°E
Berendries | |
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 Top of the Berendries at sunset | |
| Location | Flanders, Belgium |
| Start | Michelbeke |
| Gain in altitude | 65.8 m (216 ft) |
| Length of climb | 936 m (3,071 ft) |
| Maximum elevation | 98 m (322 ft) |
| Average gradient | 7.1 % |
| Maximum gradient | 12.3 % |
The Berendries is an uphill street in Michelbeke, part of the municipality of Brakel, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. Its summit reaches 98 m altitude, making it the highest hill of the Zwalm region, just north of the Flemish Ardennes. The road has an asphalt surface and links the valley town of Michelbeke to the hilltop town of Sint-Maria-Oudenhove.