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northern England

Leeds Road

A61

Also runs asHarrogate RoadRipon RoadBarnsley RoadPenistone RoadChesterfield RoadSheffield RoadScott Hall RoadDerby RoadWakefield RoadRipon BypassWestwood New RoadMain RoadHutton BankUnstone-Dronfield Bypass
Plan a drive around it
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30 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A61 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
10.5 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
6% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
613
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 mph68%
  • 40 mph16%
  • 50 mph9%
  • national limit (60)7%

Runs past

  • Wakefield·city·800 m
  • Harrogate·town·700 m
  • Stanley·town·1.0 km
  • Rothwell·town·1.9 km
  • Pannal·village·330 m
  • Burn Bridge·village·810 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Little Lotus

    Restaurant · 600 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 2 on the map:Starbucks

    Café · 620 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 3 on the map:Mimik Sushi

    Restaurant · 640 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 4 on the map:Panda Mami

    Restaurant · 640 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 5 on the map:Bob & Berts

    Café · 660 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 6 on the map:Grind Coffee Lounge

    Café · 680 m from the road, approximately

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

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A61 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A61

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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