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Goring Gap

Floor38 m125 ft
Depth
140 m
Rim
181 m
Length
11.5 km
Tonight
7°CPartly cloudy · Wind 20 km/h W

Goring Gap is up to 140 m deep: the rim reaches 181 m and the floor 38 m, along 11.5 km.

All facts
Floor
38 m
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Depth

Depth of Goring Gap

Up to 140 m deep (typically 78 m) along the 11.5 km in view.

0100200140 mrimfloor0511.5 km

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Goring Gap 3D map

Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 12 × 12 km

Surface
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Topographic map

Goring Gap terrain and contours

10 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 50 mShowing west → east through the centre

Goring Gap elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Goring Gap weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 7°C (45°F) · Wind 20 km/h W

Goring Gap forecast for about 181 m.

  • Tonight7°–20 km/h W
  • Today7°13°14.1 mm37 km/h SW
  • Sun8°12°0.2 mm38 km/h W
  • Mon9°15°5.8 mm32 km/h S
  • Tue9°15°1.9 mm32 km/h S
  • Wed8°15°–22 km/h W
  • Thu7°13°0.2 mm7 km/h SE
  • Fri9°13°4.9 mm12 km/h SE
  • Sat6°11°8.9 mm17 km/h NW
  • Sun4°10°–22 km/h NW

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Goring Gap

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Goring Gap, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

  • Nearest parking

    Wheel Orchard Car Park

    0.1 km E · +2 more within 0.2 km

    DirectionsMap

  • Nearest campsite

    West Campsite

    5.4 km NE · +2 more within 5.4 km

    DirectionsMap
All mapped places 6
PlaceDistance
Wheel Orchard Car ParkParking0.1 km E
Parking0.1 km ENE
Parking0.2 km NW
West CampsiteCampsite5.4 km NE
Braziers Park CampsiteCampsite5.4 km NE
East CampsiteCampsite5.4 km NE
Slope

Slope

Share of the 12 × 12 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 94% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°
94.1%
Moderate, 15–30°
5.9%
Steep, 30–45°
0.0%
Cliffs, 45° and over
0.0%
Steeper than 30°
0.0% of the 144 km² view
Relief in view
181 m low point 34 m
Land cover

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 38.3%Grassland 32.8%Cropland 24.3%Built-up 4.0%Water 0.5%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 6 km; 1,701 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6
  • Heart and Dart1,487
  • Large Yellow Underwing1,428
  • Shuttle-shaped Dart1,011
  • Jersey Tiger1,002
  • Light Brown Apple Moth913
  • Treble Lines887
Where it sits

Where Goring Gap sits

Region
United Kingdom371Europe2,143
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Nearby places

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain
Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-07-29)
Land cover
© ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts
Wikidata (CC0)
Camping & parking, Geometry
© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Summits
© OpenStreetMap contributors, via Overture Maps Foundation (ODbL)
Wildlife
iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Forecast
Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources
Wikidata · Wikipedia