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Rayleigh Road

A129

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16 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A129 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
6.4 km
How curvy
Winding
10% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
Curvy metres
672
How these scores are measured

Curvy metres is curviness multiplied by length: how much genuine curve this road actually gives you, rather than how tight its tightest corner is. It is the number that separates a mountain pass from a housing estate.

Speed limits along it

What is on the poles along this stretch, by share of its length.

  • 30 mph85%
  • 40 mph15%

Runs past

  • Hadleigh·town·740 m
  • Rayleigh·town·1.2 km
  • Hutton·village·170 m
  • Thundersley·hamlet·10 m
  • Havering's Grove·suburb·150 m
  • Hutton Mount·suburb·350 m

Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Harvester

    Restaurant · 100 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:Costa

    Café · 320 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:The Paul Pry

    Pub · 730 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:The Hub Cafe

    Café · 810 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Costa

    Café · 920 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:The Roebuck

    Pub · 970 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A129 yet. Plan the first one.

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