B727
northern England
Relentlessly twisty· 25% curvy · 12 kmAmong the most tightly curved roads in the database.
northern England
Wakefield Road
A61
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- Length
- 5.9 km
- How curvy
- Mostly straight
- 5% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
- Curvy metres
- 297
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 mph25%
- 40 mph17%
- 50 mph23%
- national limit (60)29%
- national limit (70)6%
Runs past
- Barnsley·town·1.4 km
- Rothwell·town·1.5 km
- Robin Hood·village·550 m
- Mapplewell·village·690 m
- Staincross·village·1.2 km
- Carlton·village·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 · 370 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
- phone
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Bangers & Baps
Café · 400 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
Pin 3 on the map:Starbucks
Café · 570 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- website
Pin 5 on the map:Mezza Luna
Restaurant · 430 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
Pin 6 on the map:Tandoori Hut
Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
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.
Near the A61 · Ben Brooksbank · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A61 · Richard Kay · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A61 · Richard Kay · CC BY-SA 2.0