Owl (mountain)
The owl is a mountain in Fröndenberg / Ruhr that is well-known among cyclists . Its 1,200 m ascent is an average of 7.7% steep, the maximum gradient is 13%.
1999, 2006 and 2008 was the owl mountains classification of the Tour of Germany , in the discharge 2006 was Erik Zabel win there alone an untypical for a sprinter mountain classification point. Thanks to these celebrities, hobby drivers can also use the information on the meters still to be covered on the road.
A memorial erected on the mountain by Willi Kemper, which was inaugurated by Gustav Kilian on August 19, 1989, is dedicated to “the cyclists of all nations” . Coordinates: 51 ° 28 ′ 54 ″ N , 7 ° 45 ′ 38 ″ E