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Gelderd Road

A62

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36 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A62 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
8.9 km
How curvy
Gently winding
9% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
807
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 mph52%
  • 50 mph23%

Runs past

  • Birstall·town·120 m
  • Morley·town·1.7 km
  • Gomersal·town·1.8 km
  • Gildersome·village·150 m
  • Churwell·village·740 m
  • Adwalton·village·1.2 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Caffè Nero

    Café · 30 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:Galleria

    Restaurant · 930 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:PizzaExpress

    Restaurant · 20 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:LUIGI’s Pizzeria Ristorante

    Restaurant · 400 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Nando's

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:Starbucks

    Café · 100 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A62 yet. Plan the first one.

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