A street in north Wales has been declared the steepest in the world. Residents in Harlech, Gwynedd are celebrating after Guinness World Records verified the gradient of Ffordd Pen Llech at 37.45%. The title had been held by Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, with a gradient of 35% at its steepest. Welsh street confirmed as steepest in the world
All downhill for the Kiwis just now. Perhaps the All Blacks and the Welsh rugby teams can settle the issue in a few months time.
My wife did her best to burn out the clutch on the car. Never drive up the bloody thing I told her; hard enough to walk up it, even without whistling 'Men of Harlech' as I went. I never have got to grips with this % for hills, preferring the old railway grading. From memory the steepest bit was 1:2.5
20% = 1:5 for every 1ft (m or whatever unit you like) you go up you go along 5 ft (m or whatever unit you like) Apparently you need to know this stuff to pass your driving test these days - What signs with a percentage mean TD
All I know is the 22 percent grade in a portion of this years Tour de France was ridiculously step. Steepest I've ever manged to pedal up is twelve, and that about kills me. Edit: Very slowly pedal up.
