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the Peak District

Mottram Road

A57

Also runs asManchester RoadSnake RoadLiverpool RoadHyde RoadWarrington RoadWorksop RoadMosborough ParkwaySankey WaySaxilby RoadEast Prescot RoadCadishead WaySheffield ParkwayAston BypassSheffield Road
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5 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A57 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
3.4 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
5% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
181
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 mph72%
  • 40 mph28%

Runs past

  • Hyde·town·210 m
  • Hattersley·village·10 m
  • Mottram·village·800 m
  • Newtonmoor·village·1.1 km
  • Broadbottom·village·1.2 km
  • Werneth Low·hamlet·1.3 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Asda Café

    Café · 500 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 2 on the map:El Cuba Libre

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 3 on the map:Costa

    Café · 130 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • accessible
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 4 on the map:Shepherds Call

    Pub · 180 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 5 on the map:Gracie's

    Café · 270 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • accessible
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:Pagliacci

    Restaurant · 360 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A57 yet. Plan the first one.

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