50°47′45″N 3°37′53″E / 50.79591°N 3.63126°E
Taaienberg | |
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| Location |  Flanders Belgium |
| Start | Etikhove, Maarkedal |
| Gain in altitude | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Length of climb | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Maximum elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Average gradient | 7.2 % |
| Maximum gradient | 18 % |
The Taaienberg is a hill in the municipality of Maarkedal, in the Belgian province of East Flanders. With its top at 90 m, it is one of many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes, in the south of East-Flanders. The slopes of the hill are paved in cobbles; in 1993 they were repaved with the original stones. The cobbled climb is one of the regular sites in Flemish cycling races in springtime. In 1995 the road of the Taaienberg was classified as a protected monument.