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A957

  • Moorland
  • Forest
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16 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the A957 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
19.4 km
How curvy
Gently winding
10% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
1,858
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 mph11%
  • national limit (60)89%

Runs past

  • Stonehaven·town·160 m
  • Crathes·village·10 m
  • Woodlands of Durris·village·740 m
  • Kirktown of Fetteresso·village·1.2 km
  • Kirkton of Durris·village·1.3 km
  • Highfield·hamlet·10 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Old Pier Coffee House

    Café · 650 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • toilets
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:Royal China

    Restaurant · 190 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:Molly's

    Café · 390 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:Grangers

    Café · 80 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Carron to Mumbai

    Restaurant · 90 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:Nikki's

    Café · 100 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the A957 yet. Plan the first one.

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