[Brighton] World's steepest street?

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Canton Ave in Pittsburgh. The climb is short at 65m, but the top half is cobbled....& its 37%! Steepest street in the USA.

 

[Glanders]

Canton Ave in Pittsburgh. The climb is short at 65m, but the top half is cobbled....& its 37%! Steepest street in the USA.

Is that the 'wall' they go up in the US pro champs?

 

[The Clamp]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-38568893

 

[Spicy]

Keere Street in Lewes or the main street in Clovelly, Devon?

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Keere Street in Lewes or the main street in Clovelly, Devon?

Tried cycling up Keere Street last Summer, & had to pull onto the pavement pretty quick. Those cobbles are a bitch - & it is a bloody steep hill. Fairly short though luckily...

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

The road leading up from Hemmick Beach in Cornwall is ludicrously steep. Bottom section is a shade under 30%, and about 8-15% the rest of the way. Its a struggle in the car, let alone by foot or bike.

https://www.google.com/maps/@50.230...4!1sjgXqGrDHNE9GR4XM_XnqPg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Is that the 'wall' they go up in the US pro champs?

Dont believe so, as last years Pros were in Knoxville I think... but it may have been used at some point before?!

 

[Glanders]

My mistake - this is the one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manayunk_Wall. Wrong city....

 

[BlockDpete]

There's one or two in Mile Oak that are pretty steep...…………..Further afield the street leading up to Lincoln Cathedral is called 'Steep Hill' and it is.

Walked up Steep Hill a couple of years ago when we played Lincoln in the FA Cup. There's a good pub at the top, beyond the cathedral.

An interesting part of a not great football afternoon, I think we lost 3-1 maybe?

 

[Lurker]

A street in Wales could be declared the world's steepest. But it looks almost level compared to the Drove in Brighton. Where's local resident Hove Born & Bred when you need him?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46796588

If they can persuade Guiness to declare their street the world's steepest, that will be the Welsh version of the Golden Egg.
Tourists will flock there.
The local business owners (if there are any!) will be rubbing their hands!

I learned to drive back in the 70's when I lived in Woodingdean, and during the course of the lesson my sadistic driving instructor ALWAYS made me do at least one hill start on the little incline opposite the Downs Hotel leading from the Falmer road to Warren Road.
It's only a few yards in length, but it's bloody steep ... especially for a learner driver!
Anyone know what gradient that is?
Gotta be 30%+ surely?

 

[half time scores]

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Vale Street in Totterdown, Bristol is supposed to be the steepest in England.
The cars are parked sideways, not sure the handbrake would hold otherwise.

A certain Fiat 500 cannot climb this hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFpa26h5Hp8

 

[BensGrandad]

I drove up that road only last week BG. It is indeed steep but nowhere near 1 in 4 I would imagine.

it seemed it to me walking up it

 

[ken tiler]

I was told, many years ago, that May Road, near the top of Elm Grove, was the steepest in Brighton. I can't be asked to check this out.

only the top bit of May Road is steep but I would say the Drove is steeper and I think steeper than Albion Hill

 

[BN9 BHA]

The bottom part of that is mad, but further up is that any steeper than Albion Hill?

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Hard to tell as Albion Hill is a longer road, the rest of Vale Street also looks very steep.

The houses in Albion Hill look like a Dulux paint colour chart.

 

[Garry Nelson's teacher]

Walked up Steep Hill a couple of years ago when we played Lincoln in the FA Cup. There's a good pub at the top, beyond the cathedral.

An interesting part of a not great football afternoon, I think we lost 3-1 maybe?

Apologies for bringing back painful memories!

 

[Nitram]

Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, the one in the Hovis advert was quite a climb getting from the pubs at the bottom to the top when I was younger although the training made getting to The Albion in Albion Hill a breeze when I came to Brighton.

 

[Weststander]

Parts of Albion Hill must be pretty steep. I remember my Nan, who was from the Hanover area, telling me that in order to be a postman in the old days - I guess the 1920s - you had to be able to cycle up Albion Hill from a standing start. Great story even if bulls*t.

In between Albion Hill and Southover Street was Richmond Street. My mum came from there. It was Brighton’s steepest road.

https://www.mybrightonandhove.org.uk/places/placestree/richmond-street/richmond-street-2

So steep that half way down or up, a wall and chicane was built to stop runaway carts.

It was mainly cleared away in the 60’s, replaced by the flats (outside where Albion hard men fought Spuds and Aberdeen hard men about 10 years ago). With the loss of several terraced streets.

Fantastic photo here:
https://www.google.com/search?q=richmond+street+brighton&rlz=1C9BKJA_enGB892GB892&hl=en-US&prmd=mniv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifqvzS5NzrAhWCsnEKHRJkDSsQ_AUoA3oECAsQAw&biw=1024&bih=649&dpr=2#imgrc=NjUaf1FpvYbBpM

 

[Wrong-Direction]

I was told, many years ago, that May Road, near the top of Elm Grove, was the steepest in Brighton. I can't be asked to check this out.

May road is flat?

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[Harry Wilson's tackle]

According to this google maps script, Dunedin has it.

 

[Acker79]

May road is flat?

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There's a turning 'off' May road that is still called may road, it's a dead end comes out near the bus stop toward the top of Elm Grove.