Iberg Heiligenstadt hill climb map

by Sidney van den Boogaard

The paddock sits in the middle of Heilbad Heiligenstadt, on the old bus station by the Holzweg. From the start at the edge of town, the course climbs 2.05 km through seven bends, at up to 10 %, along the western flank of the Iberg in the Eichsfeld. Cars first raced here in June 1976, but the East German authorities let the event die after 1977. In 1997 it came back as the first hill climb in the former East German states after reunification, and in 2003 and 2004 it even counted towards a European hill-climb challenge. For the fan who loves small races with big stories.

This work is part of the Hill Climbs collection: the most famous mountain races, from historic classics to courses where drivers still race the clock every year. Each course is drawn from the real road, with the elevation profile coloured per kilometre and, along the bottom, the length, the height gain, start and finish and the years it was raced.

The road is drawn from OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the profile from Copernicus elevation data. A great gift for any motorsport fan, for the garage, the study or above the desk.