Cyclists cycle up Gl. Kongevej, one of Denmark's toughest cycling hills

Hill signposts in Vejle

Photo: Vejle Kommune

Vejle’s many cycling hills are now even more fun to scale. Vejle Municipality has signposted 34 of the most popular climbs. The permanent signs feature information about the length of the hill, maximum Gradient, average Gradient and total ascent in metres.

The most famous is probably Kiddesvej, which lends its tarmac to the Queen’s Stage of the PostNord Denmark Rundt road cycling race. Denmark’s unofficially steepest hill is Christian Winthersvej with a gradient of 25%, twice the grade of the steepest part of the famous Tour de France L'Alpe d'Huez stage! With its serpentine twists, length and steepness, Munkebjerg is the hill in Denmark that comes closest to a true grade-alpine experience.

Signpost locations

Blue Hors (Tingkærvej)

Length: 740 metres
Gradient: 15% (max), 7.90% (average)
Total ascent: 58

Bybækvej

Length: 515 metres
Gradient: 9.70% (max), 6% (average)
Total ascent: 30.7 metres

Bøgeagervej

Length: 1,010 metres
Gradient: 10.40% (max), 6.60% (average)
Total ascent: 67 metres

Egtved Holt

Length: 1,285 metres
Gradient: 9.60% (max), 4.10% (average)
Total ascent: 52 metres

Fandensdal (Ravningvej)

Length: 1,000 metres
Gradient: 10.50% (max), 5.50% (average)
Total ascent: 55 metres

Fårup Sø

Length: 450 metres
Gradient: 9% (max), 6.80% (average)
Total ascent: 30.5 metres

Gl. Hornstrupvej

Length: 530 metres
Gradient: 16.00% (max), 9.40% (average)
Total ascent: 49 metres

Gl. Kolding Landevej (north)

Length: 570 metres
Gradient: 9.00% (max), 5.40% (average)
Total ascent: 31 metres

Gl. Kolding Landevej (south)

Length: 1,010 metres
Gradient: 9.00% (max), 5.40% (average)
Total ascent: 55 metres

Gl. Kongevej/Chr. Winthersvej

Length: 520 metres
Gradient: 19.10% (max), 12.90% (average)
Total ascent: 67 metres

Golfbakken (Ibækvej)

Length: 1,690 metres
Gradient: 14.70% (max), 6.40% (average)
Total ascent: 94 metres

Grejs bakke

Length: 1,015 metres
Gradient: 9.80% (max), 5.10% (average)
Total ascent: 51.5 metres

Holtum Mølle

Length: 345 metres
Gradient: 9% (max), 6.50% (average)
Total ascent: 22.4 metres

Hopballe (Hopballevej)

Length: 715 metres
Gradient: 8.30% (max), 6.10% (average)
Total ascent: 44 metres

Højen Skovvej

Length: 930 metres
Gradient: 12.30% (max), 7.50% (average)
Total ascent: 70 metres

Jennumbakken (Jennumvej)

Length: 1180 metres
Gradient: 10.10% (max), 5.60% (average)
Total ascent: 67 metres

Jerlevvej

Length: 1,400 metres
Gradient: 14% (max), 4.80% (average)
Total ascent: 64 metres

Julius Jepsens Vej

Length: 670 metres
Gradient: 17% (max), 11.10% (average)
Total ascent: 74 metres

Kiddesvej

Length: 325 metres
Gradient: 19% (max), 13.20% (average)
Total ascent: 43 metres

Kirkebakken

Length: 633 metres
Gradient: 14% (max), 7.80% (average)
Total ascent: 49.3 metres

Kirkebyvej

Length: 650 metres
Gradient: 12.20% (max), 8.70% (average)
Total ascent: 57 metres

Munkebjerg

Length: 1,250 meter
Gradient: 15.80% (max), 7.10% (average)
Total ascent: 89 metres

Ny Hornstrupvej

Length: 1,170 metres
Gradient: 7.80% (max), 4.00% (average)
Total ascent: 41 metres

Refsgårde (Refsgårdvej)

Length: 590 metres
Gradient: 12.80% (max), 8.10% (average)
Total ascent: 48 metres

Sandagergård (Sandagervej)

Length: 440 metres
Gradient: 15.50% (max), 10.10% (average)
Total ascent: 44 metres

Skibetvej

Length: 970 metres
Gradient: 9.30% (max), 5.10% (average)
Total ascent: 50 metres

Svinholtvej

Length: 430 metres
Gradient: 7.90% (max), 6% (average)
Total ascent: 25 metres

Tirsbækvej – west

Length: 735 metres
Gradient: 13% (max), 6.40% (average)
Total ascent: 47 metres

Tirsbækvej – east

Length: 1,200 metres
Gradient: 7% (max), 3.2% (average)
Total ascent: 37 metres

Tørskind (Tørskindvej)

Length: 560 metres
Gradient: 13% (max), 9.50% (average)
Total ascent: 53 metres

Vandværksvej/Chr. Kellersvej

Length: 793 metres
Gradient: 12.90% (max), 6.70% (average)
Total ascent: 53.5 metres

Vigen Skovvej

Length: 921 metres
Gradient: 14.70% (max), 6.10% (average)
Total ascent: 56.6 metres

Vork Bakke (Ravningvej)

Length: 830 metres
Gradient: 8.50% (max), 6% (average)
Total ascent: 50 metres

Østengaard (Østengaardvej)

Length: 935 metres
Gradient: 17.30% (max), 8.20% (average)
Total ascent: 75 metres