Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026 Route

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A dozen climbs across 185-kilometre route in Flemish Ardennes for elite men

Route map for 2026 Dwars door Vlaanderen
Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026 route (Image credit: Flanders Classics)
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Dwars door Vlaanderen 2026 route summary

Distance

185 kilometres

Start

Roeselare, Belgium

Finish

Waregem, Belgium

Start time

11:55 CET

Finish time

16:05 CET

The 2026 edition of Dwars Door Vlaanderen presents a modified course with two new climbs across the Flemish Ardennes. On the Wednesday before the Tour of Flanders, the men will start from the Stationsplein in Roeselare for 185km to Verbindingsweg in Waregem and face a total of 12 climbs, two more than 2025, and seven cobblestone sections.

The ascents at Berg Ten Houte, Côte de Trieu, and Hotond then follow, and the peloton arrives at the second new climb for this year with 77km to go, the Onderbossenaarstraat. This section ramps up to 10% on the lower section of the 1.4km climb, which uses a flank of the Taaienberg with a long spur.

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The peloton will return for double ascents of Berg Ten Houte, Côte de Trieu, and Hotond, plus twice over the cobblestones of Mariaborrestraat as the finish circuit approaches. The familiar finish includes the double loop via Nokereberg and Herlegemstraat.

Dwars door Vlaanderen - Everything you need to know

Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2026 climbs

  1. Hellestraat, at km. 47.7 (136.9km to go)
  2. Volkegemberg, at km. 65.7 (118.9km to go)
  3. Berg Ten Houte, at km. 76 (108.5km to go)
  4. Knokteberg-Trieu, at km. 93 (91.6km to go)
  5. Hotond, at km. 96.7 (87.9km to go)
  6. Onderbossenaarstraat, at km. 106.9 (77.7km to go)
  7. Berg Ten Houte, at km. 113 (71.6km to go)
  8. Knokteberg-Trieu, at km. 129.9 (54.7km to go)
  9. Hotond, at km. 133.6 (51km to go)
  10. Eikenberg, at km. 145.5 (39.1km to go)
  11. Nokereberg, at km. 162.8 (21.8km to go)
  12. Nokereberg, at km. 175.4 (9.2km to go)

Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2026 cobbled sectors

  1. Holleweg, at km. 65.8 (118.8km to go) - 3km earlier
  2. Maria Borrestraat, at km. 103.2 (81.4km to go)
  3. Maria Borrestraat, at km. 140.1 (44.5km to go)
  4. Doorn, at km. 154.5 (30.1km to go)
  5. Huisepontweg, at km. 157.7 (26.9km to go)
  6. Herlegemstraat, at km. 165.5 (19.1km to go)
  7. Herlegemstraat, at km. 178.3 (6.3km to go)
Jackie Tyson
Jackie Tyson
North American Editor

Jackie has been involved in professional sports for more than 30 years in news reporting, sports marketing and public relations. She founded Peloton Sports in 1998, a sports marketing and public relations agency, which managed projects for Tour de Georgia, Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah and USA Cycling. She also founded Bike Alpharetta Inc, a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling. She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams. On the bike, she has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast), and spends time on gravel around horse farms in north Georgia.

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