What are your favourite or best roads in the Northwest UK?
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What’s everyone’s favourite roads in and around the Northwest?
What’s your favourite start point, and end point, and how many miles is it?
Also anyone interested in monthly casual drives out?
In and around North West / Saddleworth moors / Peak District etc? Would be cool to get a smallish group (4-10 different cars together for runs out - instead of the usual same brand / same model forum runs.
The more varied the better.
What’s your favourite start point, and end point, and how many miles is it?
Also anyone interested in monthly casual drives out?
In and around North West / Saddleworth moors / Peak District etc? Would be cool to get a smallish group (4-10 different cars together for runs out - instead of the usual same brand / same model forum runs.
The more varied the better.
shuebc said:
Wacky Racer said:
Snake Pass Glossop to Ladybower
Holme Moss, Woodhead to Holmfirth
Trough of Bowland
Ingleton to Hawes via Ribblehead
Buttertubs Pass Hardraw to Thwaite
Long Hill Whaley Bridge to Buxton
Hardknott/Wrynose passes Lake District
Cool, thanks manHolme Moss, Woodhead to Holmfirth
Trough of Bowland
Ingleton to Hawes via Ribblehead
Buttertubs Pass Hardraw to Thwaite
Long Hill Whaley Bridge to Buxton
Hardknott/Wrynose passes Lake District
I grew up in Saddleworth and learnt to drive on some of the roads mentioned. My father being the source of my car obsession taught me the best line through a corner for speed or over taking. Not very useful on the test around Failsworth.
I now live a few miles outside of NYC and I am contemplating keeping a car at my fathers place to drive the one week a year I get back. There’s a reason why all super cars in the US are extremely low mileage. The fun roads are so limited. Also, due to the weather, the roads are all in terrible condition.
I now live a few miles outside of NYC and I am contemplating keeping a car at my fathers place to drive the one week a year I get back. There’s a reason why all super cars in the US are extremely low mileage. The fun roads are so limited. Also, due to the weather, the roads are all in terrible condition.
h0b0 said:
I grew up in Saddleworth and learnt to drive on some of the roads mentioned. My father being the source of my car obsession taught me the best line through a corner for speed or over taking. Not very useful on the test around Failsworth.
I now live a few miles outside of NYC and I am contemplating keeping a car at my fathers place to drive the one week a year I get back. There’s a reason why all super cars in the US are extremely low mileage. The fun roads are so limited. Also, due to the weather, the roads are all in terrible condition.
Yeh quite lucky in UK with the roads. I lived out in the UAE for a bit, back when speed cameras weren’t a thing there. I imagine NY roads-are similar - gridlike roads etc unless you drive out I now live a few miles outside of NYC and I am contemplating keeping a car at my fathers place to drive the one week a year I get back. There’s a reason why all super cars in the US are extremely low mileage. The fun roads are so limited. Also, due to the weather, the roads are all in terrible condition.
When I lived in Didsbury and we owned an MX5 (and before that my boy racer regulation Saxo VTR!) a favourite jaunt out in the car was out through Poynton to Pott Shrigley, up the Brickworks, then left to Kettleshulme and on to Whaley Bridge (or right through Rainow and over the Cat & Fiddle - this was long before the speed cameras), then Long Hill to Buxton, back through Do e Holes to Chinley, up to Chunal and to Hayfield and Glossop and then home through Marple.
That was the sort of route we’d do for no reason on a Friday evening to wind down from the working week.
Though TBH I used to ride a bike (cycle) a lot and all these places were pass-through points on a day out in the hills - usually would cover 70-100 miles in the Peaks on a Sunday.
I’ve lived in West Lancashire for a decade - to go for more than just a steady amble round the lanes here (also learned from riding my bike), I’d have to get on the motorway and head north or slog through Chorley and drive up Rivington and then over to the reservoirs (more cycling routes from back in the day!).
There’s a theme here….
That was the sort of route we’d do for no reason on a Friday evening to wind down from the working week.
Though TBH I used to ride a bike (cycle) a lot and all these places were pass-through points on a day out in the hills - usually would cover 70-100 miles in the Peaks on a Sunday.
I’ve lived in West Lancashire for a decade - to go for more than just a steady amble round the lanes here (also learned from riding my bike), I’d have to get on the motorway and head north or slog through Chorley and drive up Rivington and then over to the reservoirs (more cycling routes from back in the day!).
There’s a theme here….
Steve_H80 said:
blah blah boring sheep s
t strewn roads, don't recommend..... 
Kirkby Stephen and back through Westmoreland to Penrith.
Expect more sheep than traffic.
Curious about this bit in particular, what roads do you use to link Kirkby Stephen and Penrith up, down to Tebay and up the A6 or...?t strewn roads, don't recommend..... Kirkby Stephen and back through Westmoreland to Penrith.Expect more sheep than traffic.
Lotobear said:
Steve_H80 said:
From Penrith, Hartside obviously, off down Teesdale, over to Brough, Kirkby Stephen and back through Westmoreland to Penrith.
Expect more sheep than traffic.
...sshh!Expect more sheep than traffic.
hiccy18 said:
Steve_H80 said:
blah blah boring sheep st strewn roads, don't recommend..... Kirkby Stephen and back through Westmoreland to Penrith.
Expect more sheep than traffic.
Curious about this bit in particular, what roads do you use to link Kirkby Stephen and Penrith up, down to Tebay and up the A6 or...?t strewn roads, don't recommend..... Kirkby Stephen and back through Westmoreland to Penrith.Expect more sheep than traffic.
VTECMatt said:
Lotobear said:
Steve_H80 said:
From Penrith, Hartside obviously, off down Teesdale, over to Brough, Kirkby Stephen and back through Westmoreland to Penrith.
Expect more sheep than traffic.
...sshh!Expect more sheep than traffic.
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