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Cries of foul rang out of Dunedin earlier this month when Baldwin Street lost its title of the world's steepest street to Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech, Wales. However, mountain surveyor Myrrdyn Phillips, who was involved in the measuring of the Welsh gradient, insists the new record is accurate and in accordance with Guinness World Record standards.
Ffordd Pen Llech in Wales, which took the steepest street Guinness World Record title from Baldwin Street in New Zealand. Photo: Google Maps