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Oakamoor Road

B5417

  • Forest
Plan a drive around it
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6 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the B5417 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
3.7 km
How curvy
Properly twisty
19% curviness — Tight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
Curvy metres
693
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 mph10%
  • national limit (60)90%

Runs past

  • Cheadle·town·710 m
  • Oakamoor·village·730 m
  • Kingsley Holt·village·1.7 km
  • Greendale·hamlet·10 m
  • Rakeway·hamlet·1.4 km
  • Whiston Eaves·hamlet·1.6 km

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:The Wheatsheaf

    Pub · 690 m from the road, approximately

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

  • Pin 2 on the map:Cheadle Chinese Restaurant

    Restaurant · 510 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 3 on the map:Mughal Indian Restaurant

    Restaurant · 520 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 4 on the map:Queen's Arms

    Pub · 340 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 5 on the map:Cheadle Conservative Club

    Pub · 490 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    Open in Google Maps ↗

  • Pin 6 on the map:Cafe Rumi

    Restaurant · 530 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

Part of 4 Twistly drives

None of them are public, so there is nothing to show — but the B5417 is clearly worth a drive. Plan your own.

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