A684
the Yorkshire Dales
Properly twisty· 18% curvy · 27 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
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- Length
- 6.3 km
- How curvy
- Winding
- 11% curviness — Genuine bends along it rather than long straights.
- Curvy metres
- 685
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 mph24%
- national limit (60)76%
Runs past
- Kirkby Stephen·town·220 m
- Nateby·village·10 m
- Hartley·village·630 m
- Waitby·village·1.9 km
- Outhgill·hamlet·970 m
- Castlethwaite·hamlet·10 m
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Century
Restaurant · 210 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- hours listed
- phone
Pin 2 on the map:The Black Bull at Nateby
Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- food
- accessible
- phone
- website
Pin 3 on the map:The Engine Shed
Pub · 160 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- outdoor seating
- hours listed
Pin 4 on the map:The White Hare Cafe
Café · 130 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
Pin 5 on the map:The Mulberry Bush
Café · 140 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
Pin 6 on the map:Black Bull Hotel
Pub · 150 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- phone
- website
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the B6259 yet. Plan the first one.
Near the B6259
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 B6259 · Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the B6259 · Alexander P Kapp · CC BY-SA 2.0 
Near the B6259 · wfmillar · CC BY-SA 2.0