B1029
southern England
Properly twisty· 16% curvy · 23 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
southern England
Brynglas Tunnels and Malpas Road Relief Road
A4042
- Water
- Forest
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- Length
- 4.4 km
- How curvy
- Mostly straight
- 1% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
- Curvy metres
- 42
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.
- national limit (70)100%
Runs past
- Newport·city·2.0 km
- Caerleon·village·1.8 km
- Ponthir·village·1.1 km
- Llanfrechfa·hamlet·1.3 km
- Croes-y-mwyalch·hamlet·390 m
- Maindee·suburb·1.9 km
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Harvester
Restaurant · 200 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Newport Lorry Park Cafe
Café · 400 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 3 on the map:Pavilion Coffee
Café · 620 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 4 on the map:Lyceum Tavern
Pub · 700 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 5 on the map:Ponthir Community Cafe
Café · 970 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 6 on the map:Three Horseshoes
Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
- accessible
- hours listed
- phone
- website
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A4042 yet. Plan the first one.