Minffordd to Cwm Rhwyddfor°
2505.1 m · gain 147.7 m · overall 5.9% · Ffynnon Cwm · Gwynedd
Shape: sustained — 30% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 25 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 (52.6963, -3.8596)'). Corrections welcome.
Gradient ladder what do windows mean?
| Window | Maximum | Located at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 m (diagnostic) | 24.7% | 1915–1917 m | |
| 3 m (diagnostic) | 24.4% | 1915–1918 m | |
| 5 m | 17.7% | 346–351 m | |
| 10 m | 15.9% | 345–355 m | |
| 20 m | 12.8% | 345–365 m | |
| 25 m | 12.0% | 345–370 m | |
| 50 m | 10.6% | 307–357 m | |
| 100 m | 9.9% | 272–372 m |
may_continue_beyond_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
This climb's data: OCL JSON — the full gradient ladder, quality flags and provenance in the OpenClimb Ladder format.
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Provenance
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"elevation_crs": "EPSG:27700",
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"calculated_at": "2026-08-12T23:12:13+00:00",
"road_source": "trunk-adopted-routes/discovered-lane-52-6963-3-8596.geojson",
"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",
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"notes": "Coarse pass: max 10.2% over 200 m (Terrain 50), gain 127.1 m over 2135 m way. EXTENDED by graph walk: +1 segment(s) at base, +1 at top (stop: base=no_descending_continuation, top=no_ascending_continuation; min_avg=2.0%). Review before adopting. ADOPTED (trunk sweep, Peter's on-sight verdict 2026-08-12): clean table, adopt-all. AUTO-NAMED from gazetteer (hypothesis, unreviewed): was 'Discovered lane (52.6963, -3.8596)'.",
"naming_note": "auto-named from gazetteer (hypothesis, unreviewed); discovered as 'Discovered lane (52.6963, -3.8596)'"
}