B5470
Macclesfield Road · the Peak District
Winding· 16% curvy · 19 kmGenuine bends along it rather than long straights.
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- Length
- 7.3 km
- How curvy
- Properly twisty
- 17% curviness — Tight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
- Curvy metres
- 1,247
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.
- 20 mph6%
- 30 mph22%
- 40 mph14%
- national limit (60)58%
Runs past
- Shaw·town·1.9 km
- Milnrow·town·1.1 km
- Newhey·village·170 m
- Denshaw·village·10 m
- Higher Ogden·hamlet·10 m
- Haugh Square·hamlet·10 m
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:John Milne
Pub · 450 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- accessible
- hours listed
- phone
Pin 2 on the map:The Sheaf
Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
Pin 3 on the map:Milnrow Working Mens Club
Pub · 980 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- phone
Pin 5 on the map:Bulls Head
Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A640 yet. Plan the first one.