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lee celtic:
yes the A5 is a great road but when you have to go somewhere and the only way out means driving the A5 or A55 they can be a little dull the only other way is the coast road and thats not good either. :shock:

there are lots of nice roads in north wales one of my favs is from capel-cerig to beddgelert and another that goes from the ugly house in betws (A5) to Llanrwst (B5106)

Me and the kids have a os map of our area around Llanberis and we highlight ALL the roads we have driven in an attempt to drive them all (I know it would take forever but it gives us somthing to do together on a sunday when the weather is bad ) (All the time :wink: ) It gets us to places we wouldn't normally go and we have found some great places ie, waterfalls, parks, GOOD PUBS and views , and Ryan my Nine year old gets to navigate and can't get us lost because getting lost is the point :D

Bush Tucker Man:
North Yorkshire (but commences in West Yorkshire)
A65

Thisis essentially the major route from industrial West Yorkshire up to Cumbria (the Lake District)
Known to generations of travellers for its undulating features & epic scenery.
It starts in Leeds as 'Kirkstall Road', passing through several outlying districts of Leeds, before gaining open countryside to the west of Otley.

Due to geographical (& enviromental) constraints the bottleneck at Ilkley is due to remain indefinately. On weekends & Bank Holidays this can add over an hour to journey times.
Major towns & villages on the route include;
Ilkley
Skipton (bypassed)
Gargrave
Long Preston
Settle (now bypassed)
Coniston Cold (home of 'LR Experience' Yorkshire)
Hellifield

Kirkby Lonsdale is a notable place on the route as the River Lune is crossed adjacent to a beautiful old  bridge

Upon reaching the M6 a few miles to the north of Kirky Lonsdale, the A65 becomes the A591 (to Windermere, Bowness, etc......)


Overall, a great road journey, if you allow for the mixture of traffic, from; caravanners, HGV's, tractors to mad motorbikers.
Speed restrictions are enforced by unmarked cars & bikes, so please don't treat the open sections as racetracks

NiceBlueWellies:

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Follow the yellow brick road  :lol:

Mace:
B6318 from Thirlwall Castle (NY658653) to Heddon on the Wall (NZ136670) runs parallel to a69 and alongside Hadrians Wall. A Roller-Coaster of a road if ever there was one.

Not forgetting the Hardknot Pass in The Lakes

Bush Tucker Man:
West Yorkshire/Derbyshire
A6024
Holme-Moss

This is one of the (if not the) biggest steepest hills in West Yorkshire.
It runs from Holmfirth (south of Huddersfield) over to join the Woodhead Pass (A628)
It is reknown amongst Yorkshire cyclists as a tough challenge, be it from either side.
When the professional races like the 'Tour of Britain' (or the defunct 'Leeds Classic') come up into Yorkshire they always pass over it. A lot of Eurpoean riders are taken by surprise as they don't expect it, the hill usually instigates the winning 'breakaway'

Once Holmfirth is left behind the climbing begins, that's even with about 5miles to go before the 'Moss' itself is reached!
Once the small village of Holme is reached the climbing begins in earnest.  
Some members on here may know the green-lanes around the base of the 'Moss' from trips with the 'DOC'.

Once the summit is attained (520metres) the views to the north are stunning - in good visibility (Ice-cream van usually up there as well) However, in winter, it's usually one of the first roads to be closed over the Pennines.
Vehicles can get trapped up there for several days at a time

It can be dangerous, as the southern side is unfenced & Sheep abound.
I know from personal experience what a Sheep hit at about 40mph can do & it's not nice :shock:  
A friend once hit one on a ride out & coming off in Lycra at that speed hurts no matter what the surface. We never saw the Sheep again, but his bike was totalled & he had a few weeks in Hospital


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