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Sandplace Road

A387

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6 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A387 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
7.7 km
How curvy
Properly twisty
19% curviness — Tight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
Curvy metres
1,454
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.

  • 50 mph34%
  • national limit (60)62%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)5%

Runs past

  • Looe·town·1.0 km
  • Morval·village·10 m
  • Sandplace·village·10 m
  • St Martin·village·440 m
  • East Looe·village·820 m
  • Tredinnick·village·860 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Cornish Bakery

    Café · 820 m from the road, approximately

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

    Café · 970 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:Viceroy of Cornwall

    Restaurant · 800 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:Squid Ink

    Restaurant · 960 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Trawlers on the Quay

    Restaurant · 970 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:Lammana

    Café · 750 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A387 yet. Plan the first one.

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