The steepest street

Harlech is home to the steepest street in the Northern Hemisphere

Steepest street in the Northern Hemisphere

Visit the steepest street in the Northern Hemisphere

In the ancient and beautiful North West Wales town of Harlech, sited on the Wales Coast Path and famed in legend and song, is a street named Ffordd Pen Llech. Residents and visitors who drive down it or walk up it all comment on how steep it is.

“The steepest street (road) is Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech, Wales, UK with a gradient of 1:2.67 (37.45% stretch over fall) as verified on 6 June 2019”

Steepest street in the world

ITV live filming on the street in 2019

Steepest street

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Welsh cycling time trials up the steepest street

Welsh cycling time trials up the street

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