With an 82 m altitude top, it is one of many hill formations in the Flemish Ardennes, in the south of East Flanders.

The slopes of the hill are paved in cobbles, with a road gradually winding upwards from the Maarke brook to the top in Kerzelare village, 3 km east of Oudenaarde.

The cobbled climb is one of the regular sites in Flemish cycling races in springtime.

The site is best known from road bicycle racing, as it is a regular climb in the Tour of Flanders.

Eikenberg is also a fixed location in Omloop Het Volk and is sometimes included in E3 Harelbeke, Dwars door Vlaanderen and Three Days of De Panne.