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southern England

A411

Also runs asBarnet LaneBarnet Road
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104 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A411 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
20.0 km
How curvy
Winding
15% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
Curvy metres
3,085
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 mph65%
  • 40 mph26%
  • national limit (60)8%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)1%

Runs past

  • Watford·town·70 m
  • Chipping Barnet·town·20 m
  • Bushey·town·10 m
  • Borehamwood·town·810 m
  • Elstree·village·80 m
  • Arkley·village·10 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Mama Fifi

    Restaurant · 190 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 2 on the map:The Arkley

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 3 on the map:Opuz Kitchen

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 4 on the map:PizzaExpress

    Restaurant · 20 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 5 on the map:Rabbani's Indian Restaurant

    Restaurant · 40 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 6 on the map:Caffè Nero

    Café · 40 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A411 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A411

Photographs taken within about a kilometre of this stretch, from Wikimedia Commons. They are near the road — we have no evidence any of them shows it.

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