A72
Lanark Road · the Scottish Borders
Properly twisty· 19% curvy · 23 kmTight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
- Length
- 7.4 km
- How curvy
- Properly twisty
- 17% curviness — Tight, sustained bends — well above the average road.
- Curvy metres
- 1,243
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
- Wanlockhead·village·10 m
- Mennock·village·1.4 km
- Brandleys·hamlet·150 m
- Dalveen·hamlet·310 m
- Dalveen Cottage·hamlet·780 m
- Upper Dalveen·hamlet·1.1 km
Distances are approximate: the closest this stretch is known to come.
Worth stopping at
Pin 1 on the map:Wanlockhead Inn
Pub · 10 m from the road, approximately
- parking
- hours listed
- phone
- website
The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.
No Twistly drives use the B797 yet. Plan the first one.