The largest elevation gain of any climb in Australia. Be careful when roadtripping along this highway. I agree with Jimmy, I dont even know how its remotely close between baw baw and hotham. This section the difference between a Cat 2 climb(to the carpark) and a climb that scrapes into the HC bracket. There is also a ruler that allows measurement between the contours. The site also has the world's steepest tourist shop, wisely situated around the corner, lest its Chinese-made ''I Conquered the World's Steepest Street'' trinkets should roll away. It is wide enough for oncoming vehicles to pass, but in some places only just. 1/5 The world's steepest road 2/5 Baldwin St 3/5 Baldwin St 4/5 Slippery slope.. Dunedin's Baldwin Street is arguably the world's steepest. Theres a vertical brick wall on the side of my building that I reckon goes for at least 100m. How did the Toowoomba range not make this??? Col De Tooma (Swampy Plains Creek Rd) (NSW). The highway snakes through the Allegheny Mountain range, where treacherous switchbacks and grades well over 10 percent are sure to have even the most avid drivers riding the brakes. Required fields are marked *. I am pretty sure that the steepest bit of sealed road that you will find is the old hill climb course in Templestowe. Eldred St. in Los Angeles, CA -- 33% gradient Guide to safely buying & selling a car online, First batch of 2024 Volvo EX90 electric SUVs sold out in Europe, 2024 Ford Everest price rises coming soon, June debut for 2024 Porsche 911 ST lightweight special powered by GT3 engine, Renaults Alpine teases electric hot hatch concept, showroom version due 2024, New Skoda Kodiaq, Superb due to be unveiled this year UPDATE: First teaser photos, Daytime running lights reduce the risk of car crashes by 20 per cent study. The Hobart City Council has reviewed the steep streets around the capital city and found it was a tough competition between West Hobart's Mellifont Street, Napoleon Street in Battery Point and South Hobart's Lynton Avenue. To see our part of Victoria referenced in this list of classic climbs, let alone come in at No 2, is amazing! Yep, you can ride up it, but personally, my memory was riding down it, mid 1980s, gravel (hugely corrugated), queens birthday, snowing, on a Supermax CroMo, bmx gloves and diacompe 2 finger brakes! If you want to ride a mount through cycling Maria Avenue is the road you are searching for. She did make it to the top. steepest road in victoria talk about nasty!!!
