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the Peak District

Manchester Road

A62

Also runs asHuddersfield RoadGelderd RoadOldham RoadLeeds Road
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63 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
18.5 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
5% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
1,014
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 mph67%
  • 40 mph14%
  • national limit (60)19%

Runs past

  • Huddersfield·town·500 m
  • Oldham·town·1.2 km
  • Chadderton·town·1.1 km
  • Failsworth·town·1.5 km
  • Woodhouses·village·1.7 km
  • Marsden·village·10 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Old School Barbecue Bus

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 2 on the map:A Month of Sundaes

    Café · 60 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 3 on the map:Arcade Coffee and Food

    Restaurant · 550 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 4 on the map:La Ranchito

    Restaurant · 600 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 5 on the map:Lost Property Coffee Shop & Kitchen

    Café · 680 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 6 on the map:Lil Verde

    Restaurant · 700 m from the road, approximately

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

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

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

Near the A62

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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