What's your favourite driving road(s)?

[DrDrew]

Was thinking I've got a few good roads around me for fun driving, but have found many very good ones up and down the country on my various cycle treks. (unfortunately I've often been on bike when finding some of the truly great roads). Was just wondering what peoples favourite routes are?

These are a couple of mine

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Ashby+Rd+W%2FA512&daddr=Loughborough+Rd%2FA512&hl=en&geocode=FZESJQMdwtjr_w%3BFfj4JAMdhunq_w&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=13&sll=52.753542,-1.379128&sspn=0.071793,0.150204&ie=UTF8&ll=52.758529,-1.33604&spn=0.071785,0.150204&z=13

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=A6006&daddr=Melton+Rd%2FB6047&hl=en&geocode=FblsJQMdg63w_w%3BFeJNIwMd-Dby_w&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=14&sll=52.654363,-0.920534&sspn=0.036186,0.075102&ie=UTF8&ll=52.74232,-0.942421&spn=0.144454,0.300407&z=12

and if you catch it at the right time (missing tractors etc), some of the roads around here can be great fun.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Eakring+Ln&daddr=Kirklington+Rd&hl=en&geocode=FYx9KgMd2tXw_w%3BFW71KgMd0NDw_w&mra=me&mrsp=1,0&sz=15&sll=53.149138,-0.988727&sspn=0.017785,0.037551&ie=UTF8&ll=53.134414,-0.996494&spn=0.071164,0.150204&z=13

For an "experience" I would recommend this one gets tried at some point. Apart from a couple of kinks, its just 6 miles of dead flat, dead straight road, where for at least 3 the scenery is identical. Is quite odd both not really being able to see the road when it's straight infront of you, and when you can see the end, how long it seems to take to crop up on you.

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Bukehorn+Rd%2FB1443&daddr=Thorney+Rd%2FB1443&hl=en&geocode=FcwJIwMdnk3-_w%3BFexMIwMd-BD8_w&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=13&sll=52.635563,-0.216637&sspn=0.071987,0.150204&ie=UTF8&ll=52.632646,-0.179558&spn=0.143984,0.300407&z=12

So, anyone got some great roads to suggest for some spring/summer fun?

 

[pritchp]

mine is the one i drive every day to and from work... all country roads with noone about... turn up to work with a smile on my face...odd feeling that!

 

[Daveyb133]

couple of mine, even though there are loads more

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=via%20gellia&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=606&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=il - Awesome Driving Road

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&biw=1280&bih=606&q=cat+and+fiddle+a537&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=nl - Quite famous but now full of cameras

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ambergate&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl - 4.8 miles of pure single track rallying fun on tarmac roads

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ambergate&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl - Great Roads with a few good pub stops

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=ambergate&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wl - Possibly the greatest route ever!! amazing scenery and some mint roads, just watch the sheep

 

[Mr_Ben]

Ha Dave you've picked some one my faves

This is (one of) mine

 

[Daveyb133]

Mr Ben, i think we are lucky to live where we do for great roads, we need to meet up and go for a Thrash / Photo session on some of them,

 

[Mr_Ben]

That sounds like a plan then we can show off to those not as lucky as us!! :lol:

 

[DrDrew]

Am not too far from you guys. If I'm around I'd like to join in if you've got room for one more on a trip up a good road.

 

[singlespeed]

Not realy a single road, but a bit of a short route at 90 miles>>
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&...=57.385783,-3.249207&spn=0.74757,1.766052&z=9

If your heading up from down south, expecting the A941 to be a two way road, you may be surprised to find it is a wide(ish) single track for most of the way, over the moors between Dufftown and Rhynie.

The road south of Rhynie is quite good, with a series of bends that link nicely together and just beg to turn round for a repeat.
The views and road going upto and down from the Lecht are quite good.

Tea and bacon buttie or cake stops avaliable in a few places too

Theres also plenty of other options to make the loop longer on some cracking roads.

 

[Daveyb133]

looks mint, single speed, bet theres loads of nice scenery around there too

Dr Drew, course, the more the merrier.

 

[DrDrew]

That looks like a pretty epic route there singlespeed.

 

[singlespeed]

Having had a modded MR2, Westfield and modded A3, there was a time when I practicaly knew every manhole cover and pothole round the whole route. 3 times round in one weekend is probably a little excessive


The only problems are the patchwork repairs and coarse gravel chippings they resurface with up here. Though that isn't limitted to any particular road. Sticky tires on the Westy mean gravel rashed body work.

Central/northern scotland meeting for a longer daytrip run could be fun, round an extended route :mrgreen:

 

[singlespeed]

That looks like a pretty epic route there singlespeed.

This was one of the EPIC route I did in the Westy.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&...57.565942,-3.581543&spn=1.487803,3.532104&z=8

Theres a few borring sections, but taking in some stunning scenery and some fabulous roads

 

[Daveyb133]

just looking at street view on some of it, looks amazing!!

lots of hills, rivers, villages to look at.

 

[DrDrew]

That looks like a pretty epic route there singlespeed.

This was one of the EPIC route I did in the Westy.
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&...57.565942,-3.581543&spn=1.487803,3.532104&z=8

Theres a few borring sections, but taking in some stunning scenery and some fabulous roads

That's a monster!

 

[Mr_Ben]

Done point F to Point G a few times

 

[madmatt]

One my Dad and I used to use for shakedown
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Unknown+road&daddr=56.148805,-3.9053721+to:A9&geocode=FZ28WAMdNWzE_w%3BFUXDWAMdpGjE_ymlkoQ5_IeISDFQ4R3iGWgMEw%3BFYZmWgMdYebF_w&hl=en&mra=dme&mrsp=0&sz=14&via=1&sll=56.148849,-3.88092&sspn=0.032225,0.076475&ie=UTF8&ll=56.248262,-3.814487&spn=0.032141,0.076475&t=h&z=14

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[DrDrew]

That looks like quite a lot of fun, could well be a little rally stage

 

[Bones]

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&...3.094024,-3.891907&spn=0.478307,1.053314&z=10

Anywhere in that sort of loop really!

Excellent roads and stunning views!!

 

[toni_133]

mine is on salisbury plan so it doesnt have a road number/name but hear is the road on google maps

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Collingbourne+Ducis,+Marlborough&aq=0&sll=51.166428,-1.882782&sspn=0.409901,0.997009&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Collingbourne+Ducis,+Marlborough,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.271259,-1.706228&spn=0.026903,0.062313&t=h&z=14

there is also the road from my house to where my boyfriend lives which is

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=FSSCDgMdu9vl_yk9CUyXKONzSDHwi-2iLa4OBQ%3BFdlZDwMdkQfl_ykb81qd7ldxSDGL33xjYOtJQA&q=everleigh,+to+pewsey&aq=&sll=51.293754,-1.691809&sspn=0.02689,0.062313&ie=UTF8&ll=51.305936,-1.72142&spn=0.107531,0.249252&t=h&z=12&saddr=everleigh,&daddr=pewsey

All little b-roads great fun, this is why my car is never clean for very long.

 

[madmatt]

N-N-N-NECROPOST! :lol:
Sorry, needed to be done.

Found a CRACKER of a road yesterday:
https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sadd...0945,-4.08161422,14206.37,0.026,41.488,0&z=11