B727
northern England
Relentlessly twisty· 25% curvy · 12 kmAmong the most tightly curved roads in the database.
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- Length
- 37.3 km
- How curvy
- Gently winding
- 9% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
- Curvy metres
- 3,343
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.
- national limit (60)100%
Speed limits are inferred from road class for 100% of this stretch — nobody has mapped a limit on those parts of the A846, so the national limit for the class is assumed.
Runs past
- Craighouse·village·10 m
- Port Askaig·village·590 m
- Keills·village·1.9 km
- Ardfin·hamlet·10 m
- Faolainn·hamlet·10 m
- The Lighthouses·hamlet·10 m
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:The Antlers
Restaurant · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
- website
Pin 2 on the map:Jura Pub
Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
Pin 3 on the map:Tea On The Beach
Café · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- accessible
- hours listed
Pin 4 on the map:Small Isles Bay
Viewpoint · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the A846 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the A846
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.
Near the A846 · Patrick Mackie · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A846 · Patrick Mackie · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the A846 · Patrick Mackie · CC BY-SA 2.0