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Wrexham Road

B5069

Also runs asOswestry Road
Plan a drive around it
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8 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the B5069 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
3.2 km
How curvy
Gently winding
6% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
199
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 mph19%
  • 40 mph52%
  • 50 mph10%
  • national limit (60)19%

Runs past

  • Cuddington Heath·village·110 m
  • Threapwood·village·350 m
  • Malpas·village·460 m
  • Chorlton·village·950 m
  • Tallarn Green·village·1.9 km
  • Overton Heath·hamlet·610 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Fire Station Cafe

    Café · 340 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • hours listed
    • phone
    • website
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  • Pin 2 on the map:The Lion

    Pub · 360 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    • website
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  • Pin 3 on the map:A Table at Eaton's

    Restaurant · 310 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
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  • Pin 4 on the map:Crown Inn

    Pub · 340 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
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  • Pin 5 on the map:Best View in Malpas

    Viewpoint · 400 m from the road, approximately

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The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the B5069 yet. Plan the first one.

Near the B5069

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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