The mountain classifications in most races take place on routes with a gradient of 10 to 15 percent, while the Tour de France has mountain classifications with a gradient of 15 to 20 percent. The "Hirschberg Wall", however, can boast a whopping 33 percent gradient - and is accordingly notorious! In 2017, a national league bike race through the Sauerland took place for the first time in many years, and due to its great success, it immediately became an annual institution. The only route location in the Soest district is Warstein-Hirschberg - and this is due in particular to the Hirschberg Wall, a small road with the telling name "Berghang".
In the immediate vicinity of the Hirschberger Wand, the picturesque tourist village of Hirschberg boasts well-kept half-timbered houses and no fewer than five excellent restaurants. Because one thing is clear: cycling makes you hungry.
