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Rickmansworth Road

A404

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17 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A404 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
4.2 km
How curvy
Winding
12% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
Curvy metres
490
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 mph87%
  • 40 mph13%

Runs past

  • Chorleywood·village·930 m
  • Loudwater·village·1.1 km
  • Woodcock Hill·hamlet·1.6 km
  • Micklefield Green·hamlet·1.9 km
  • Northwood·suburb·10 m
  • Pinner·suburb·1.3 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Tastes of Portugal

    Café · 180 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
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  • Pin 2 on the map:Bubbles

    Café · 320 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:Namaste Lounge

    Restaurant · 560 m from the road, approximately

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

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Ye Olde Greene Manne

    Pub · 160 m from the road, approximately

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

    Café · 520 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A404 yet. Plan the first one.

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