Favourite bit of road?

[TheSlash]

Does anybody else have a favourite bit of road?
Mine used to be the A2 from it's junction of the M2, to the cross roads near Shepherds Well, but i've replaced it with a monster of a road
A265 Etchingham to Hurst Green, in that direction.
From the left hander out on Etchingham high street, you are looking for Etchingham barriers. If they are up and the road is clear, then boot it.
From there, it's a brilliant climb to the summit, down through the gears for each corner, then accelerating away towards the next one.
Definitely one of the things to do before you die :grin:
The road is a like a skill level due to it's width. The first few corners are Amateur, then it tightens up for Semi Pro before a last few white knuckle tight corners and away to Hurst Green

 

[Coxster]

Over the ranges around Pirbright with a low mist across the corners and woodland (I really need to get out more...). Shepherdswell was ace in your (over-pushed) Fiesta though

 

[TheSlash]

Were you with me the day i got it sideways through the S bend at Coxhill?

 

[Coxster]

Were you with me the day i got it sideways through the S bend at Coxhill?

No, but you made sure I knew about it Having been held hostage in your car many a time, I can easily see how it happened!

 

[westcoaster]

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the road from tring station to whipsnade zoo, via aldbury, ashridge park/ringshall, dagnall, is one hell of a road/roads hairpin bends up steep hills covered in trees, a nice sedate run through ashridge forrest, then the twist and turns back down again plus the road is covered in gravel so you have to stay in the tracks ( not easy on me motorbike) made by other veichles to dagnall, then along the bottom of the chiltern hills/ dunstable downs, up the side of dunstable downs to the zoo where you can see for miles and miles, plus the odd penguin and wallabe.

 

[Gizmogle]

Am I the only one who thinks this is a little bit sad?

Remember that thread posted about the guy who took pictures of the road and signs and stuff like that? You're all as bad as him!

I do like the bit of road in front of my house though. I found a big pile of Pokémon cards there once.

 

[westcoaster]

taking pictures yes but talking about your favorite road/ journey then no i dont think it is sad.

 

[Gizmogle]

But your favourite bit of road and journey are different!

I always used to enjoy it when we would drive down to Worcester to see family friends. I liked the motorways and stuff.

We don't really drive around much.

I get travel sick sometimes, but I still enjoy a good long road trip around somewhere new.

 

[Jord]

My favourites are:

Cars:

Driving around all the country lanesaround where i live, at speed feels like your a rally driver, well Co-driver for me, even better in the snow, then you handbrake the hairpin bends and only 8 months till i can learn to drive - can't wait

Also A90 between Oldmeldrum and Colpy, Great straights to do alot of speed (160mph in a Porche Caymen, with my cousin driving) then hard on the brakes into the swooping bends.

Last one is A96 between Inverurie and Inverness more good straights and bends where the tail end tries to flick out Fantastic.

Articulated Lorry:

M40 Between Oxford and London, there's a steep hill near High Wycombe area i think? but going northbound, great fun coasting down it with a full load

M5 near Bristol, there's another steep hill, which is good for coasting

M74/M6 between Glasgow and Preston, great scenery around them areas. (Your going slow enough to admire it!)

(I know all this as i used to go with my uncle every Saturday before i got serious with trains)

 

[westcoaster]

But your favourite bit of road and journey are different!

I always used to enjoy it when we would drive down to Worcester to see family friends. I liked the motorways and stuff.

We don't really drive around much.

I get travel sick sometimes, but I still enjoy a good long road trip around somewhere new.

no they are the same if you drive from a to b that is a journey right, so if A is at the start of the road and B is at the end, then it is a journey down you fav bit of road right? wrong? i dont know even i am confused

 

[Gizmogle]

Hmm, possibly. But then my favourite journey might be from A to B, but favourite piece of road may just be short stretch C to D, between A and B. Yesyes?

 

[westcoaster]

no-no because you are going beond A to B never said anything about C-D lol my head hurts all this yo-yoing about, anyhoo my fav road is as stated above.

 

[Ascot]

no-no because you are going beond A to B never said anything about C-D lol my head hurts all this yo-yoing about, anyhoo my fav road is as stated above.

Complex!

 

[Gizmogle]

No, because C-D may be within A-B.
You may really dislike the journey from A-B, apart from this one little bit in the middle, from C-D.

I'm confusing myself now. Lets stop

 

[Metroland]

Hmn, I can think of a few.

1. A87/82 Kyle of Lochalsh - Fort William. Scottish highlands at it's best. No even a house in site for most of it. Travel through spectacular mountain scenery, through dense forests, with plenty of Lochs by your side. Road is well laid out, although 60/70 mph seems fast with the continuous curves. Don't breakdown on this road, there is nothing for miles!


2. A6 Derby - Buxton: Not that high speed, but plenty to see and long twisting curves. Watch your speed coming down from Taddington, especially in the winter when ice forms in the Wye Valley.

3. A6 Penrith-Kendal over Shap summat. The road version of Shap summit is much higher than the railway, and the road is treacherous in the winter and after closed. This was the old trunk road to Glasgow before the opening of the M6 Motorway which travels through the Lune Gorge. There are frequent overtaking points, but watch out for the sharp turns, and descending the long hills in the winter when ice forms. There's a monument at the summit dedicated to the people that lost their lives on the road and the Shap villagers who took people in during the winter storms. A black dog is rumoured to run across the road shy of the summit, said to preclude an accident.

4. A537 Buxton-Macclesfield. Officially Britain's most dangerous road and favourite of Bikers who congregate at the Cat & Fiddle Inn at the summit. During the summer months Bikers race down towards Buxton through some very sharp bends. Road tends to be Fog or Snow bound during winter, although offers specular views across Cheshire and Manchester in the summer.

5. A44 Oxford-Stratford-upon-Avon. Roads travels through some of the prettiest villages in England and is well laid out for speed. Beware of the flashing speed signs/cameras through villages. Burford-Cirencester road is also worth a look in that area.

6. Various roads: Norfolk coastal roads King's Lynn - Wells next the sea - Cromer -Bacton - Yarmouth. In some ways this area feels like the back of beyond, but the pretty villages, county inns make it an ever changing scenes. Plenty of rustic harbours, North Norfolk railway and one of the nicest beaches in the country at Holkham.

 

[Gizmogle]

2. A6 Derby - Buxton: Not that high speed, but plenty to see and long twisting curves. Watch your speed coming down from Taddington, especially in the winter when ice forms in the Wye Valley.

Hellfire! That's my favourite bus route

 

[Donny Dave]

Any road that takes me away from Grimsby or Hell Hull. There both as bad as each other :razz:

4. A537 Buxton-Macclesfield. Officially Britain's most dangerous road and favourite of Bikers who congregate at the Cat & Fiddle Inn at the summit. During the summer months Bikers race down towards Buxton through some very sharp bends. Road tends to be Fog or Snow bound during winter, although offers specular views across Cheshire and Manchester in the summer.

Seriously now, the "Cat and Fiddle" is a very good, and challenging route to drive along. What makes it even better is when someone in a very powerful Mercedes (and he's giving it some) can't keep up with me in my little 60bhp Clio hock:

Another good route over the Peak District is the A628/A616 "Woodhead" route. Although it is free flowing, there is still a number of places where if you mistake, you are history. Scenery is varied as well. Ranging from the bleak moors as you climb up from Barnsley, to twisting through gorges, to crossing a reservior, then looking over more reserviors at the Peak District, to passing through Hollingsworth and Tintwhistle.

 

[Meld]

Any road that takes me away from Grimsby or Hell Hull. There both as bad as each other :razz:



Seriously now, the "Cat and Fiddle" is a very good, and challenging route to drive along. What makes it even better is when someone in a very powerful Mercedes (and he's giving it some) can't keep up with me in my little 60bhp Clio hock:

Another good route over the Pennines is the A628/A616 "Woodhead" route. Although it is free flowing, there is still a number of places where if you mistake, you are history. Scenery is varied as well. Ranging from the bleak moors as you climb up from Barnsley, to twisting through gorges, to crossing a reservior, then looking over more reserviors at the Peak District, to passing through Hollingsworth and Tintwhistle.

David - David - David!!!!!! you chicken the Woodhead is for amateurs. The run through Tintwhistle / Hollingworth is a nightmare a sedan chair can get through quicker - (ooopps forgot thats what you drive hock::razz: )

If your crossing between Sheffield and Manchester there is only one road - THE SNAKE [A57]- now theres a proper mans road to drive. Shame that last December they killed it off NSL from Ladybower to Glossop has been replaced with a f**king 50MPH blanket limit.

Gone are the days of leaving work at the Manor Top in Sheffield at 0600 and hitting the bend at Glossop golf club at 0635

Another hellfire road is from Chapel en le Frith to Macclesfield - One I'm sure the gentlemen reffered to as the SLASH would appreciate. Its got it all - Hill climbs hairpins adverse cambers just don't let a TWAcTor out in front
:cry::cry::cry:

 

[Beaker]

The one out of hull.

 

[W14Fishbourne]

Favourite roads?

There are one or two bits of road that I enjoy driving (and they include the ranges at Pirbright) but the best roads I've experienced have been on a bike.

For thrills the road south from Omeath to Jenkinstown, in Ireland. It drops about 1000 feet in less than 2 miles, the last mile being dead straight. 50mph on a bike on an Irish country lane is something to be experienced. Speeding down through Glen Coe is another delight, almost matched by the climb up in the opposite direction. For sheer magic, the road out onto the Ardnamurchan peninsula from the Corran Ferry. On the other hand, on a good day there's nothing to beat the road from Grassington to Hawes, including a 1200-foot climb to lonely Fleet Moss.

Nearer home I love the little lane that runs down from Buriton to Rowlands Castle in the South Downs. Much longer is my favourite route through the lanes from Farnham to Salisbury, through Well, Upton Grey, and the Candovers, and then over the downs to Itchen Abbass. Then it's quickly into and out of Winchester, left by the narrow lanes over Farley Mount, and so through Kings Somborne, Horsebridge, West Tytherley, West Dean, and East Grimstead to Alderbury, for the final few miles into Salisbury. Another favourite is the road through Great Bedwyn to Hungerford and Kintbury, paralleling the Kennet & Avon Canal and the GW main line. Or the deserted narrow lanes of the Romney Marsh.

There are so many delightful roads out there, but you really need a good map to find them and to be on a bike to experience them at their very best.

 

[Mojo]

My favourite road is *NOT* the M5, as I drive up and down it most weekends.

 

[mrcheek]

although I do not drive, I always liked leaving Bristol south on the A38. such a smooth road to ride on, never much traffic (somebody who travels at peak times will probably contradict me on this now), and double lanes for much of the way.

 

[Bighat]

The one out of hull.

Problem is....the road that takes you OUT of Hull (A63) ALSO takes you IN. Tis a bit better since they improved the junction at Melton though!

 

[TheSlash]

I forgot the A249, Coxster will vouch for my attempts at the land speed record going from the M20 to the M2

 

[Coxster]

I forgot the A249, Coxster will vouch for my attempts at the land speed record going from the M20 to the M2

Yeah, but that said I even enjoyed the wheelspin down a fairly busy Cosham High Street behind the "innocent" teenage cyclists I can't wait till you get that Monaro 8)

 

[TheSlash]

Yeah, but that said I even enjoyed the wheelspin down a fairly busy Cosham High Street behind the "innocent" teenage cyclists I can't wait till you get that Monaro 8)

Cold tyres and they ain't innocent.

 

[Jordy]

The one out of hull.

But that would mean you have to go into Hull in order to get out!

 

[Guinness]

A66 - Between M6 Junction 40 and Workington, good road with some fast Dual Carriageway bits and plenty of bends. A good section that's Dual Carriageway going Westbound with narrow lanes and plenty of Bends.

A537 is good, although yesterday it was shut because some typical Buxton snow.... Will be driving up there tomorrow.

TheSlash Speed Sections along the A6 in Leicestershire which is also gets my rating of "Alreet".

 

[thefab444]

One without any traffic jams on. :x

 

[nath9425]

The A422 dual carriage way section towards the M40 Junction 11. That is to die for! You can see the whole of Banbury, also feel free to come down the Very Steep hill at about 100 then gently pull on the breaks till you come to a complete halt....Love it!