Bois des Aunes from Emptinal

At just 0.7km, Bois des Aunes from Emptinal is short but deceptively intense — 40m of elevation packed into a brief, breathless effort. Averaging 5.7%, the road kicks to 10.2% at its steepest — a testing gradient that demands respect. It's over before the legs know what happened — a short, explosive effort where momentum is everything. Located in Wallonia, Belgium.