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General Wade's Military Road

B862

  • Water
  • Forest
Plan a drive around it
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9 measured points along the stretch, threaded approximately — the dots are where the B862 was scored, and the dashed line between them is not its shape. Numbered pins are the stops listed below.
Length
11.1 km
How curvy
Gently winding
8% curviness — Easy curves rather than corners.
Curvy metres
863
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

  • Fort Augustus·village·420 m
  • Whitebridge·village·600 m
  • Blairconard·hamlet·960 m

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

Worth stopping at

  • Pin 1 on the map:Caledonian Canal Centre

    Café · 460 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • hours listed
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 2 on the map:The Brasserie

    Restaurant · 350 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • website
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 3 on the map:Bothy Bite

    Restaurant · 400 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 4 on the map:The Lock Inn

    Restaurant · 420 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    • outdoor seating
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 5 on the map:Ripples Tearoom & Gifts

    Café · 420 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • outdoor seating
    • phone
    Open in Google Maps ↗
  • Pin 6 on the map:The Moorings

    Restaurant · 460 m from the road, approximately

    • parking
    • food
    Open in Google Maps ↗

The places and their tags are from OpenStreetMap.

No Twistly drives use the B862 yet. Plan the first one.

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