Soaring 568m in the space of 0.81miles, the average gradient is a moderate 13 per cent, but in places that rises to 1 in 3. People living on a New Zealand road described this week what life is like on the "steepest residential street in the world". The world’s steepest residential road, according to Guinness World Records, Baldwin Street lies a couple of mile northeast of Dunedin’s city centre. Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand is located in the residential suburb of North East Valley, 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) northeast of Dunedin's central business district.It is recognised by Guinness World Records as the steepest street in the world. Bristol’s Vale Street might look more severe but Ffordd Pen Lech in Harlech, Snowdonia, is the steepest signed, public, sealed road in the UK - … And while the UK might not be the most mountainous country in the world it still has plenty of challenging inclines.Here are five of the steepest climbs in the UK, each one a punishing workout for any normal car - but maybe less taxing for one of Subaru’s go-anywhere SUVs with their permanent four-wheel drive.Connecting Somerset to Devon and sandwiched between the Atlantic Ocean and for a stretch, the Exmoor National Park, the A39 is a stunning drive - but one with a real sting as it leaves Porlock heading west.The route is not recommended for HGVs and caravans but that hasn’t stopped several being saved by the two emergency escape lanes over the years. Technically the 626m peak is only Scotland’s third highest, but because it rises from sea level, it’s also the steepest. If you want to get away from the well travelled road, then you need a car that can tackle the steep and twisty back roads to take you to the heart of an adventure. "Then the results have been put back together to give the average slope across the length of each road. "We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future.Vale Street in Bristol which has been named the steepest road in the UK
Bristol's residential Vale Street has the steepest gradient in England with a slope of 22-degrees. Vale Street in Bristol is England's steepest residential road Hi. I can't find a picture of it right now but will try and get one when I'm next up that way. Feeling brave?

Though only one lane wide but hosting traffic in both directions, there are numerous stopping places and a parking area at the top where you can catch your breath and grab some spectacular pictures of the valley below you.Tackle one of Wester Ross’s famed mountain climbs or track the road around Loch Carron and cross the bridge to the Isle of SkyeThe steepest road in the UK is not a spectacular pass cutting through a remote mountain range but a suburban street in North Wales. Alternately, head for the coast and Whitby to see the Captain Cook Memorial Museum.The UK may not be home to the world's steepest roads or have miles and miles of twisting alpine tarmac, but there are still plenty of gems to find if you know where to go. It measures in at four degrees steeper than Old Wyche Road in Worcestershire at 17.54 degrees, and is followed by roads in Sheffield, Lincoln and Dorset.Mat Goren, who lives on the street, said the only way to tackle the hill was to walk up it "like a mountaineer, with a slow pace".Fellow resident Julie Wheat, who has lived on the street for two decades, said driving and parking on the street were particularly problematic.“You whack [the car] into first gear, put your foot down and hope nobody is coming down because once you have started, you have just got to keep going," she said. Old Wyche Road in Great Malvern, Worcestershire, is a very steep residential road, and some say one of the steepest in the country.

You’ll definitely be thankful for permanent four-wheel drive and the strong pulling power of a Subaru’s boxer engine.Take a look at the remains of the Roman Fort or if the weather is poor - a real possibility in the Lakes - visit nearby Dove Cottage, former home of English poet William Wordsworth.Originally a drover’s road, hence the name, which translates from Gaelic as Pass of the Cattle, Bealach cuts through the Applecross Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, but with its looping hairpin turns it could just as easily pass for a Swiss mountain road. Take a road trip through Tuscany's breathtaking countryside Bristol’s Vale Street might look more severe but Ffordd Pen Lech in Harlech, Snowdonia, is the steepest signed, public, sealed road in the UK - and it has the 40% grade badge to prove it.
England's steepest street has been named by the Ordnance Survey for the first time as as a hill in Bristol, where residents tie their cars to lampposts to stop them from rolling away. Try the route in reverse: the climb up Hardknott is much more serious than the descent.

Bealach na ba is Gaelic for Pass of the Cattle, and this single track road used to be a drover's road. Little wonder local cyclists call it ‘The Chain Breaker’, though it’ll take more than Rosedale to break a famously dependable Subaru.Rosedale is located right in the middle of the North York Moors National Park and there are several great walks close to the bank. Originally part of a Roman road, Hardknott is steeper, narrower and twister than its sister. Hardknott Pass in Cumbria is the second part of a climb out of Ambleside.

Once part of an ironstone mine, it was demolished in 1972, by which time the road had been sealed to make it safer, but the climb remains almost as punishing as it was a century ago.

Ideal for peace of mind when heading up or down those steep inclines.