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Devil's Staircase (west side)

2347.7 m · gain 181.3 m · overall 7.7% · Coed Nant-yr-hwch · Powys

Shape: stepped — 51% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 425 m.

Documented on the ground — tag: 25% (2026). Signs get repainted and tags get retagged, so the date is part of the fact; on no cycling list we know of.

Gradient ladder what do windows mean?

Window	Maximum	Located at
2 m (diagnostic)	34.1%	1840–1842 m
3 m (diagnostic)	32.5%	1840–1843 m
5 m	29.7%	1840–1845 m
10 m	27.2%	1837–1847 m
20 m	22.8%	1827–1847 m
25 m	22.3%	1925–1950 m
50 m	21.5%	1834–1884 m
100 m	19.7%	1983–2083 m

may_start_earlier 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

Devil's Staircase (west side) LiDAR hillshade map with contours

Profile

Provenance

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  "elevation_resolution_m": 1.0,
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  "calculated_at": "2026-08-12T09:11:54+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",
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  "notes": "Promoted automatically from triage verdict=validated. Named from nearest OSM place node (Strada Florida Trailhead (Southernmost)); originally unnamed at (52.1924, -3.736). EXTENDED by graph walk: +2 segment(s) at base, +1 at top (stop: base=no_descending_continuation, top=no_ascending_continuation; min_avg=2.0%). Review before adopting."
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