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Aberford Road

A642

Also runs asWakefield Road
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38 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A642 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
8.1 km
How curvy
Gently winding
9% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
751
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 mph82%
  • 40 mph16%
  • Other limits (each under 5%)2%

Runs past

  • Wakefield·city·1.1 km
  • Stanley·town·10 m
  • Garforth·town·730 m
  • Rothwell·town·1.6 km
  • Woodlesford·village·10 m
  • Oulton·village·90 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Bob & Berts

    Café · 890 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 2 on the map:Panda Mami

    Restaurant · 910 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 3 on the map:Starbucks

    Café · 910 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 4 on the map:Little Lotus

    Restaurant · 920 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 5 on the map:Muffin Break

    Café · 990 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • toilets
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:The New Masons Arms

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    • accessible
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A642 yet. Plan the first one.

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