Bwlch Esgair Gelli
3694.5 m · gain 154.7 m · overall 4.2% · Coed Nant-yr-hwch · Powys
Shape: sustained — 39% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 178 m.
An unlisted find of this survey, on no list we know of. It was discovered by analysing LiDAR terrain data and cross-checked against the OS road network, surface models and map tags — but despite all that, a discovery can still be an artifact of the terrain model or the map. Treat it as a well-evidenced hypothesis until someone has ridden it. If that someone is you, tell us what you found — photographs, corrections and local knowledge all welcome; the map links below let you scout it first.
needs review max5_over_45, short_window_divergence — treat short-window maxima here as provisional.
Gradient ladder what do windows mean?
| Window | Maximum | Located at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 m (diagnostic) | ≈55.1% | 1015–1017 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 81.3% at 723–725 m across a structure — excluded |
| 3 m (diagnostic) | ≈50.5% | 1450–1453 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 75.3% at 722–725 m across a structure — excluded |
| 5 m | ≈45.2% | 1012–1017 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 60.8% at 722–727 m across a structure — excluded |
| 10 m | ≈32.1% | 1447–1457 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 40.8% at 719–729 m across a structure — excluded |
| 20 m | ≈24.3% | 1438–1458 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 27.1% at 714–734 m across a structure — excluded |
| 25 m | 23.7% | 414–439 m | |
| 50 m | 21.6% | 404–454 m | |
| 100 m | 19.9% | 355–455 m |
may_start_earlierdescends_at_end Extent detection suggests reviewing where this climb starts/ends.
Map
Check this route yourself: Google Maps route via their router · Street View at the base where coverage exists · geojson.io our exact measured line · OpenTopoMap
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Profile
Provenance
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"sample_interval_m": 1.0,
"interpolation": "bilinear",
"smoothing": "none",
"gradient_windows_m": [
5.0,
10.0,
20.0,
25.0,
50.0,
100.0
],
"diagnostic_windows_m": [
2.0,
3.0
],
"elevation_crs": "EPSG:27700",
"elevation_resolution_m": 1.0,
"elevation_tiles": [
"data/cache/wales/dtm_1m/wg_del_22_277257_20220114dtm.tif",
"data/cache/wales/dtm_1m/wg_del_22_278257_20220114dtm.tif",
"data/cache/wales/dtm_1m/wg_del_22_279257_20220114dtm.tif",
"data/cache/wales/dtm_1m/wg_del_22_280257_20220114dtm.tif"
],
"calculated_at": "2026-08-12T09:06:17+00:00",
"road_source": "OpenStreetMap (local PBF extract)",
"road_attribution": "\u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
"osm_pbf_path": "data/cache/pbf/wales-2026-08-11.osm.pbf",
"osm_snapshot": "2026-08-10T20:21:40Z",
"elevation_provider": "Welsh Government",
"elevation_dataset": "Welsh Government LiDAR 1m DTM (2020-2023)",
"elevation_licence": "Open Government Licence v3 \u2014 \u00a9 Crown copyright Welsh Government",
"elevation_catalogue_layer": "geonode:welsh_government_lidar_tile_catalogue_2020_2023",
"elevation_tile_ids": [
"wg_del_22_277257_20220114dtm.tif",
"wg_del_22_278257_20220114dtm.tif",
"wg_del_22_279257_20220114dtm.tif",
"wg_del_22_280257_20220114dtm.tif"
],
"elevation_capture_dates": [
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],
"climb_origin": "discovered",
"notes": "Coarse pass: max 11.2% over 200 m (Terrain 50), gain 67.3 m over 2249 m way. EXTENDED by graph walk: +3 segment(s) at base, +0 at top (stop: base=no_descending_continuation, top=no_ascending_continuation; min_avg=2.0%). Review before adopting. DEDUPE: absorbed 1 overlapping proposal(s): discovered-lane-52-2012-3-7546 ADOPTED (notable slice 2026-08-11): clean-steep."
}