E3 Saxo Classic 2025 route
Route for the 208.6 km one-day Classic

Distance | 208.6km |
Start | Harelbeke |
Finish | Harelbeke |
Start time | 12:45 CET |
Finish time | 17:30 CET |
The course for the 2025 Saxo Classic includes 17 'bergs' and several sections of cobblestone roads across the 208.6 kilometre route from Harelbeke and back.
The route heads east through Oudenaarde into the Flemish Ardennes, including the key Tour of Flanders climbs, the Paterberg and Oude Kwaremont in the final 50km with the Tiegemberg the last climb inside 21km to go.
E3 Saxo Classic climbs
- Katteberg (750m, 6% average, maximum 11% grade), at km. 31 (177.6km to go)
- La Houppe (1880m, 4.8% avg., 10% max), at km. 90.7 (117.9km to go)
- Kanarieberg (1050m, 7.7% avg, 14% max), at km. 96.9 (111.7km to go)
- Oude Kruisberg (800m, 4.8% ave. 9% max), at km 104.1 (104.5km to go)
- Knokteberg (1260m, 7% avg, 13% max), at km 111.9 (96.7km to go)
- Hotondberg (1200m (4% avg, 8% max), at km 115.8 (92.8km to go)
- Kortekeer (1000m, 6.4% avg, 17% max), at km 122.9 (85.7km to go)
- Taaienberg (700m, 6.3% avg, 16% max), at km 127.6 (81km to go)
- Berg ten Stene (1300m, 5.2% avg, 9% max), at km 135.6 (73km to go)
- Boigneberg (1000m, 5.2%, 12.3% max), at km. 140.8 (67.8km to go)
- Eikenberg (1250m, 6.2% avg, 10% max), at km. 145.2 (63.4km to go)
- Stationberg (700m, 3.2% avg, 10% max), at km 150.6 (58km to go)
- Kapelberg (750m, 7.1% avg., 14% max), at km. 161.5 (47.1km to go)
- Paterberg (400m, 12.9% avg, 20.3% max), at km. 165.6 (43km to go)
- Oude Kwaremont (2200m, 4% avg, 11.6% max), at km. 168.4 (40.2km to go)
- Karnemelkbeekstraat (1530m, 4.9% avg, 18% max), at km. 176.2 (32.4km to go)
- Tiegemberg (750m, 5.6% avg, 9% max), at km. 188 (20.6km to go)
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