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Lobley Hill Road

A692

Also runs asFront StreetConsett Road
  • Forest
Plan a drive around it
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20 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A692 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
6.2 km
How curvy
Winding
12% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
Curvy metres
746
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 mph85%
  • 50 mph15%

Runs past

  • Whickham·town·1.2 km
  • Sunniside·village·10 m
  • Burnopfield·village·660 m
  • Hobson·village·1.2 km
  • Sleepy Valley·village·2.0 km
  • Street Gate·hamlet·10 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Waggon Team

    Pub · 160 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 2 on the map:Valley Farm

    Restaurant · 590 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 3 on the map:Sorella Sorella

    Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 4 on the map:Woodmans Arms

    Pub · 860 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • phone
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 5 on the map:The Potters Wheel

    Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:Oli & Joes

    Restaurant · 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 A692 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the A692

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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