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the Peak District

Buxton New Road

A537

Also runs asChelford Road
Plan a drive around it
© MapTiler © OpenStreetMap
2 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A537 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
9.3 km
How curvy
Relentlessly twisty
26% curviness — Among the most tightly curved roads in the database.
Curvy metres
2,397
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 mph100%

Runs past

  • Macclesfield·town·2.0 km
  • Langley·village·320 m
  • Sutton Lane Ends·village·1.6 km
  • Walker Barn·hamlet·10 m
  • Ginclough·hamlet·10 m
  • Rainow·hamlet·60 m

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

Worth stopping at

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

Part of 10 Twistly drives

The public ones. The rest are private to the people who planned them.

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