Baldwin Street

Baldwin Street, in Dunedin, New Zealand, is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the steepest street in the world. The street runs up the northern side of Signal Hill, a prominent hill overlooking Otago Harbour, at slopes of up to 1:2.86 (for 2.86m horizontal distance, a rise of 1m) in NZ.

Unlike most New Zealand Streets, the street is surfaced in concrete not asphalt, as the tar would flow down the slope on a warm day as well as to provide a better grip in Dunedin's frosty winters. Stairs lead up the curb-side instead of a footpath.

 Flower on the way up hill

 Yes, the slow walk up the street

 The half way mark - steep indeed

 Angie and Pat

 Walking down hill

 You can pay for the certificate for climbing the steepest slope