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Leadhills Road

B797

Also runs asMennock Pass
  • Moorland
  • Forest
Plan a drive around it
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2 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the B797 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape.
Length
3.6 km
How curvy
Gently winding
9% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
315
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%

Runs past

  • Abington·village·390 m
  • Glencaple·hamlet·10 m
  • Southwood Farm·hamlet·720 m

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

No Twistly drives use the B797 yet. Plan the first one.

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