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Take the High Road on the World’s Steepest Streets

Whether made of concrete or cobblestone, roads are an inescapable part of language and life which makes it no surprise that there’s a Guinness World Record for the steepest street in the world.

According to Guinness World Records, the current record holder for the steepest street in the world is Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand.

But it’s not the only steep road in the world and it’s not the only road to hold the record for steepest road either. So, buckle up.

California Is Home to Many of the World’s Steepest Streets

This includes Eldred Street, Baxter Street, Fargo Street, and West 28th Street in Los Angeles; and Maria Avenue in Spring Valley.

With its steepness grade of 32%, many homes built along Maria Avenue offer stunning panoramic views of San Diego, California.

Maria Avenue in Spring Valley, California

This street has a steepness grade of 33%, but what makes it even harder to drive on is that it’s an incredibly short street for such a steepness.

Eldred Street, Los Angeles, California

Vale Street has a steepness gradient of 22 degrees which makes it a pretty bad place to drive when it starts snowing or raining.

Vale Street, Bristol, England is the Steepest Street in England

This was once the steepest street in the world, with a steepness grade of 40% at its highest point and originally, this was what got it to rank above Baldwin Street.

Ffordd Pen Llech, Harlech, Wales

Baldwin Street got its title as the world’s steepest street back in 1987 and held that title until it was temporarily usurped by Fford Pen Llech in 2019.

Baldwin Street, Dunedin, New Zealand

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