B5470
Macclesfield Road · the Peak District
Winding· 16% curvy · 19 kmGenuine bends along it rather than long straights.
the Peak District
Via Gellia
A5012
- Forest
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- Length
- 6.3 km
- How curvy
- Properly twisty
- 16% curviness — Tight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
- Curvy metres
- 1,027
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.
- 40 mph23%
- 50 mph76%
- Other limits (each under 5%)2%
Runs past
- Wirksworth·town·1.4 km
- Carsington·village·870 m
- Middleton·village·10 m
- Cromford·village·340 m
- Bonsall·village·480 m
- Aldwark·village·960 m
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Play Mill
Café · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- accessible
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Blue Lagoon Cafe
Café · 720 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
- accessible
- hours listed
- website
Pin 3 on the map:Miners Arms
Pub · 860 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- website
Pin 4 on the map:The Rising Sun
Pub · 20 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- real ale
- outdoor seating
- website
Pin 5 on the map:Barley Mow
Pub · 60 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 6 on the map:The Fountain Cafe
Café · 290 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
- phone
- website
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A5012 yet. Plan the first one.