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Penistone Road

A61

Also runs asHarrogate RoadRipon RoadBarnsley RoadLeeds RoadChesterfield RoadSheffield RoadScott Hall RoadDerby RoadWakefield RoadRipon BypassWestwood New RoadMain RoadHutton BankUnstone-Dronfield Bypass
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33 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
6.5 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
6% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
389
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 mph58%
  • 50 mph42%

Runs past

  • Sheffield·city·1.0 km
  • Whitley·village·300 m
  • Chapeltown·village·1.7 km
  • Wood Seats·hamlet·10 m
  • Howbrook·hamlet·1.2 km
  • Bromley·hamlet·2.0 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Yellow Arch Studios

    Café · 380 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 2 on the map:Sheffield Water Works Company

    Pub · 980 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 3 on the map:The New Barrack Tavern

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 4 on the map:The Grind Cafe

    Café · 290 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 5 on the map:Eataly

    Restaurant · 370 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 6 on the map:The Riverside

    Pub · 560 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • 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.

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