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Lane near Gilfach°

352.2 m · gain 27.6 m · overall 7.8% · Gilfach · Caerffili - Caerphilly

Shape: stepped — 49% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 91 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.

° The name is provisional: this climb appears on no list we know of, so it was named from nearby map places. There is no evidence of local usage — (auto-named from gazetteer (hypothesis, unreviewed); discovered as 'Discovered lane (51.6787, -3.2183)'). Corrections welcome.

Gradient ladder what do windows mean?

WindowMaximumLocated at
2 m (diagnostic)22.8%79–81 m
3 m (diagnostic)22.8%79–82 m
5 m22.5%78–83 m
10 m22.1%78–88 m
20 m21.1%70–90 m
25 m20.7%71–96 m
50 m18.7%56–106 m
100 m14.7%23–123 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

  © OpenStreetMap contributors · topo tiles © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · vector tiles OpenFreeMap

Lane near Gilfach LiDAR hillshade map with contours

Profile

Lane near Gilfach elevation profile Lane near Gilfach rolling gradient profile

Provenance

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  "analysis_version": "0.1.0",
  "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_5_315198_20201224dtm.tif"
  ],
  "calculated_at": "2026-08-12T09:06:51+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_5_315198_20201224dtm.tif"
  ],
  "elevation_capture_dates": [
    "24-12-2020"
  ],
  "climb_origin": "discovered",
  "notes": "Coarse pass: max 10.4% over 200 m (Terrain 50), gain 21.1 m over 212 m way. EXTENDED by graph walk: +0 segment(s) at base, +1 at top (stop: base=no_descending_continuation, top=no_ascending_continuation; min_avg=2.0%). Review before adopting. ROAD-REVIEW: way 698682458: unnamed service way; way 698682458: service way, surface untagged ADOPTED (notable slice 2026-08-11): clean-steep. AUTO-NAMED from gazetteer (hypothesis, unreviewed): was 'Discovered lane (51.6787, -3.2183)'.",
  "naming_note": "auto-named from gazetteer (hypothesis, unreviewed); discovered as 'Discovered lane (51.6787, -3.2183)'"
}