How to find good driving roads?

[rotaryjam]

Hi all

One thing I struggle with in my area is good driving roads, unfortunately it is very urban.

I'm sure there must be some good roads not so far away, even just a 70 mph road of any description but I'm not sure where.

Is there an app / website or just advice on how to find 1/2 decent roads near me?

Thanks in advance

[plenty]

Launch Google Maps. Look for B-roads. The twistier the better. Use the Street View function to get a sense of what they're like behind the wheel.

It's really no more complicated than that although it requires effort and time.

To get a head start search on PH as over the years there have been many topics on good roads covering all parts of the country.

[brillomaster]

Whereabouts are you, exactly? Guessing its somewhere in the south east, anywhere else and youd have found good roads already...

[Glenn63]

Ends up being a bit of trail and error I find. Look for what looks like a nice route near you and go try it.
If you post up your area and sure there will be a few on here that know of some good roads near by.

[rotaryjam]

Thanks, good advice

I'm based in Wigan, North West, which itself is very urban but to the north it opens up, I'm just not sure exactly where to go

[AmosMoses]

Open map and look for squiggly lines.

[plenty]

Wigan is a relative paradise for driving roads. Try living in central London!

You've got the Forest of Bowland and the Yorkshire Dales just to your north. And the Peaks to the east (although Manchester is in the way).

[Dashnine]

B roads that used to be be A roads, but have been bypassed or superseded by a motorway can be quite good, open sightlines, wide, etc but are quiet in terms of traffic. For example a lot of roads roughly parallel to the M40 can be good in this way, look for B roads between the villages / towns that would have been the previous main links on the route of the newer roads.

[Riley Blue]

Scroll down this section and you'll soon find some suggestions, like here:

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[coppice]

Buy a map - OS Atlas of UK is excellent - and spend an evening plotting routes. Much more fun than relying on somebody else's algorithms. Don't fall for the obvious recommendations - I live in N Yorkshire and avoid overrated, over popular routes such as the Buttertubs like the plague. And time your runs properly - early starts (pre 7am or earlier ) are best.

[brisel]

Don’t forget Wales…

The Best Biking Roads website is good. The Dales are excellent. When I moved to near Darlington I just Googled “good driving roads in Yorkshire” and got a decent selection of blogs and websites. Have a look down the threads in this forum for a start.

[CoreyDog]

On the motorbike I use an app called CaliMoto.

Set a start point then either a destination or a loop back to the start. Pick North, East, South or West then select how twisty you want the route, away you go.

Used it for a while now and found some great roads but living on the Nottinghamshire/Lincolnshire border does help.

[Glenn63]

I’m Chorley and headed out the Yorkshire dales last Sunday. This was my route, but anywhere round Kirkby Lonsdale, Settle, Hawes, Kirkby Steven, Gisbun, Skipton etc Youl easily find something.