Discovered lane (54.2807, -2.5890)
3743.6 m · net rise 90.0 m · total ascent 154.3 m · overall 2.4% · confidence: good · Head of Blea Wheel · Cumbria · share
Shape: stepped — 64% of the climbing sits in a quarter of the distance; longest continuous stretch at 10%+ is 95 m.
Not yet matched against documented climbs — the measurement stands on its own.
Gradient ladder what do windows mean?
| Window | Maximum | Located at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 m (diagnostic) | ≈44% | 3111–3113 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 89.0% at 762–764 m across a structure — excluded |
| 3 m (diagnostic) | ≈34% | 3110–3113 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 84.6% at 762–765 m across a structure — excluded |
| 5 m | ≈28% | 3693–3698 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 76.9% at 761–766 m across a structure — excluded |
| 10 m | ≈24% | 3690–3700 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 44.5% at 760–770 m across a structure — excluded |
| 20 m | ≈21.2% | 3109–3129 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 25.3% at 760–780 m across a structure — excluded |
| 25 m | ≈20.2% | 3111–3136 m | under overhead cover terrain reads 21.7% at 760–785 m across a structure — excluded |
| 50 m | 17.1% | 3109–3159 m | |
| 100 m | 15.6% | 3059–3159 m |
may continue beyond end Extent detection suggests reviewing where this climb starts/ends.
Map
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This climb's data: OCL JSON — the full gradient ladder, quality flags and provenance in the OpenClimb Ladder format.
Measured, not vetted. This page records what the laser record shows about the road's shape — nothing more. Nobody has necessarily ridden or inspected this road for the survey, and a page here is not a recommendation and no guarantee that the road is open, surfaced, rideable or safe. Gates, private sections, missing rights of way and hazards do not show up in elevation data. Check access and conditions on the ground and make your own judgment.
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Profile
The profile and gradient chart share one position — move your pointer over them and the marker follows. Colors are the gradient bands; the shaded span is the steepest 25 m.
Measurement card
| Elevation | Environment Agency — EA LIDAR Composite DTM 1m (2022) |
|---|---|
| Resolution / CRS | 1.0 m grid, EPSG:27700; sampled every 1.0 m, bilinear interpolation |
| Tiles | SD6085.tif |
| Road centreline | OpenStreetMap (local PBF extract), snapshot 2026-08-12T20:21:46Z |
| Quality status | measurement confidence B; caveated windows: structure excluded |
| Analysis | OCL 0.1.0, analysis 0.1.0, run chunk-07-260901, calculated 2026-09-01 |
Provenance
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"analysis_version": "0.1.0",
"sample_interval_m": 1.0,
"interpolation": "bilinear",
"smoothing": "none",
"gradient_windows_m": [
5.0,
10.0,
20.0,
25.0,
50.0,
100.0
],
"diagnostic_windows_m": [
2.0,
3.0
],
"elevation_crs": "EPSG:27700",
"elevation_resolution_m": 1.0,
"elevation_tiles": [
"data/cache/england/bulk_dtm_1m/SD6085.tif"
],
"calculated_at": "2026-09-01T14:27:18+00:00",
"road_source": "OpenStreetMap (local PBF extract)",
"road_attribution": "\u00a9 OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
"osm_pbf_path": "data/cache/pbf/england-2026-08-12-roads.osm.pbf",
"osm_snapshot": "2026-08-12T20:21:46Z",
"run_id": "chunk-07-260901",
"elevation_provider": "Environment Agency",
"elevation_dataset": "EA LIDAR Composite DTM 1m (2022)",
"elevation_licence": "Open Government Licence v3 \u2014 \u00a9 Environment Agency",
"elevation_coverage_id": "13787b9a-26a4-4775-8523-806d13af58fc__Lidar_Composite_Elevation_DTM_1m",
"elevation_tile_ids": [
"SD6085.tif"
],
"canopy_check": "unavailable \u2014 surface model missing: [Errno 28] No space left on device",
"trimmed_from": "discovered-lane-54-2807-2-5890",
"trim_cut_m": [
[
3743.6,
3799.7
]
],
"license": "ODbL-1.0",
"license_url": "https://howsteep.org/licensing.html"
}