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Wakefield Road

A636

Also runs asDenby Dale Road
Plan a drive around it
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28 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A636 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
7.0 km
How curvy
Mostly straight
2% curviness — Gentle bends at most, averaged along its length.
Curvy metres
150
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 mph37%
  • 40 mph41%
  • national limit (60)22%

Runs past

  • Skelmanthorpe·village·1.1 km
  • Scissett·village·10 m
  • Clayton West·village·10 m
  • Denby Dale·village·10 m
  • Lower Cumberworth·village·930 m
  • Lower Denby·village·1.0 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The George

    Pub · 980 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:JT's

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:Jen Bao

    Restaurant · 990 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:The Crown

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Scissett Working Men's Club

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:Mustangs

    Café · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A636 yet. Plan the first one.

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