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Getting to its top is a challenge for cars - and getting to the top on a bike would test even the strongest cyclists.

And residents living on this Welsh street think it should officially be given the title of the steepest in the world.

At the moment, that title is held by Baldwin Street in New Zealand's Dunedin. But people in Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech think that particular Guinness World Record should now have their street's name on it.

Resident Gwen Headley says his street is steeper than its antipodean counterpart, the world's steepest residential street according to Guinness World Records.

Mr Headley said at its maximum, the slope of Baldwin Street has a one in 2.86 gradient but Ffordd Pen Llech has a one in 2.73 gradient, which is steeper.

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He wants Guinness World Records to examine the claim and if he’s correct, transfer the crown to Harlech.

“Clearly, Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech is steeper than Baldwin Street in Dunedin,” he told the Daily Post .

“I travel up and down Ffordd Pen Llech about four or five times a week when I pick up my Daily Post. According to the data the street is steeper, it should be recognised by Guinness World Records and it would put Harlech on the map.”

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Sarah Badhan, who runs a Harlech community discussion page on Facebook, said most people live at the bottom of the hill, while the chemist and post office are at the top.

"It keeps you fit, that's for sure," she said.

"It's quite a challenge getting up, you're quite exhausted by the time you get to the top."

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"I'm pretty hopeful for sure. I would hope that they [Guinness World Records] would come and at least assess it, it would be nice if they'd come and check it out.

"I lived away for a number of years and I used to proudly tell people about living in the town with what I believed to be the steepest hill in Britain. It's something we're all pretty proud of."