Ghost road?!

[Rachyy]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me find the 'ghost road' in keighley, I think it's somewhere near east morton school, supposedly if you stop your car on the hill it will roll UP it on it's own? Anyone ever heard of it? Or been there?

[Rocket City]

Don't know of this road but there's a famous one in Scotland known as 'Electric Brae'. There are several youtube videos which are quite amusing, make sure you have the speakers on for this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGqOYbeTaqs

[visfix]

I've never heard of the 'ghost road' at East Morton although all the roads in and around Keighley are scary, but for entirely different reasons!!

I have, however, suffered from strange, disappearing golf balls at East Morton Golf Club.

[Rachyy]

I have been to this road once a long time ago but I can't actually remember where it is and I'm just guessing its somewhere east morton but I could be wrong haha, thanks for you replies, hopefully somebody will know where I'm talking about and let me know.....

Ill have a look at the YouTube videos now

[TobyLaRohne]

hmm, automatic car, road with a slight uphill, foot off brake...GHOST GHOST!!!!

[Rachyy]

Haha, iv never driven or been in an automatic car in my life so definitely wasn't that!!

[richardgcs]

These roads are called gravity or magnetic roads-an optical illusion that makes it seem that you are frewheeling uphill. There are 4 in England but none in Gods own county.google list of gravity roads wikipaedia

[benjj]

I'd imagine "wikipaedia" is best avoided unless you're hooking onto a neighbour's wifi that you don't like...

[richardgcs]

benjj said:

I'd imagine "wikipaedia" is best avoided unless you're hooking onto a neighbour's wifi that you don't like...

An errant a,honest m'lud.

[burriana]

Rach - I lived in east Morton for some time and know the area pretty well. Never heard of such a road in the area.

[Rachyy]

Keighley gate at top of riddlesdon is where it is, so iv been told (I put a post on fb), I'm going to have a drive up there at weekend and see if I can find it

[Wills2]

Either Silsden or Ilkley road I know them well wasn't aware that they have that feature.

[Talkwrench]

Well, I've lived in East Morton for many years now and know all those roads very well. I've never heard that particular tale and never noticed any such optical illusions. The only sinister goings on up the Keighley Gate road involve either joy riders burning cars out in the middle of the night or doggers turning up without a dog for some strange reason......

[Rachyy]

Been up to ilkley road today and..........yep it actually does work!!! I stopped my van (turned it off, didnt just brake) on one of the hills and it really does roll back up it itself!!!

[sparkyhx]

Rachyy said:

Been up to ilkley road today and..........yep it actually does work!!! I stopped my van (turned it off, didnt just brake) on one of the hills and it really does roll back up it itself!!!

google maps?

[Drumroll]

I too would love to know exactly where this road is.

[Wills2]

If it's Ilkley road it comes off Silsden road and goes up to Keighley gate not a long road and most of it is up hill so shouldn't be too difficult to find the spot, if it's there.

[Rachyy]

Yeah it is ilkley road off silden road as you go over the little bridge thing it's the next small hill it's hard to explain where but you should manage to find it if you keep stopping randomly and switching your engine off lol sorry I can't be more specific

[burriana]

Who'd have thought. I have been up that road many many times and never noticed