Good Driving Roads in the UK - Mapped on Google Maps

[AlienLifeForm]

You’ve got one road in The Yorkshire Dales, and it’s the worst one.

Here’s some routes with better roads.

https://goo.gl/maps/bxKAUKnT3WfrGrRMA

https://goo.gl/maps/eMkPkhZSJscechTNA

[kusuka]

FiF said:

Driven over them in regular cars without issue. The comment that the road mentioned is prone to flooding is misleading in my opinion as it's only in extreme conditions, it was even clear in the cloudburst conditions that later caused the Ure to flood.

The point I was making that roads that someone in a 'normal' car would find interesting could be a nightmare for someone in say a Lambo. People found that on the PH event last year. Equally a road that a sports /supercar finds a good driving road could to others be as boring as hell.

Either people do a bit of homework on the area they are heading towards, bearing in mind the vehicle, prevailing weather or they make appropriate decisions and adapt and accept what they get when they get there. For example someone could suggest good roads in the highlands only for another to complain that they got stuck as they'd headed out when snow forecast. You'd never get HardKnott or Wrynose recommended for example, even ignoring the weather issue.

If that sort of sanitisation of recommendations is necessary then I'm out.

I agree that drivers themselves should decide if it's a good idea to drive on country roads depending on the weather. My comment was just a general suggestion, as not everyone has experience in every road here mapped.

[kusuka]

AlienLifeForm said:

You’ve got one road in The Yorkshire Dales, and it’s the worst one.

Here’s some routes with better roads.

https://goo.gl/maps/bxKAUKnT3WfrGrRMA

https://goo.gl/maps/eMkPkhZSJscechTNA

Thanks, added them to the map.

[Mr_Megalomaniac]

kusuka said:

Hi all,

Since I got my 981 Boxster, I have an urge to drive more in country roads. Living in London, there are not many empty roads nearby to enjoy so I generally use weekends to find new nice country roads.

Edited by kusuka on Monday 17th February 08:42

Firstly, good on you mate! Thanks for the drive recommendations.
A few years back (before I decided I'd had enough of anti-car London and sadick 'part & parcel' I did this drive based on composites of recommendations from this forum.
Admittedly I got lost on the way which was quite a treat as I ended up taking a number of fun country barnstorming roads and ended up at a spot for lunch with great views.

Potters Bar to Chipping Ongar and back

[jagot]

Similar area to Mr_Megalomaniac's route, I also scrabbled together this one from other recommendations on here. 90 mile route from north east London into Hertfordshire and Essex:

https://goo.gl/maps/LAJQf64oqgJu3opf7

[donkmeister]

Good job kusuka, I'm glad you have done this. Are you after purely the fast roads with good sightlines or do narrower roads that need slower cornering qualify (so long as it's fun)? Cornwall has lots of the latter.

[elpichichi]

A couple of good roads in Wales I've done recently..

https://goo.gl/maps/VbWUyGQ2SWXqc9fE7

https://goo.gl/maps/A8XuCisfxQYF1EeM8

[kusuka]

Mr_Megalomaniac said:

Firstly, good on you mate! Thanks for the drive recommendations.
A few years back (before I decided I'd had enough of anti-car London and sadick 'part & parcel' I did this drive based on composites of recommendations from this forum.
Admittedly I got lost on the way which was quite a treat as I ended up taking a number of fun country barnstorming roads and ended up at a spot for lunch with great views.

jagot said:

Similar area to Mr_Megalomaniac's route, I also scrabbled together this one from other recommendations on here. 90 mile route from north east London into Hertfordshire and Essex:

https://goo.gl/maps/LAJQf64oqgJu3opf7

Thanks, I've added those routes to the map. There are some overlapping roads with the existing routes but I think it's fine as they have some unique roads as well.

[kusuka]

donkmeister said:

Good job kusuka, I'm glad you have done this. Are you after purely the fast roads with good sightlines or do narrower roads that need slower cornering qualify (so long as it's fun)? Cornwall has lots of the latter.

Cheers, I think any road as long as fun should qualify. Again, this is a community approach, I'm just trying to help.

[kusuka]

elpichichi said:

A couple of good roads in Wales I've done recently..

https://goo.gl/maps/VbWUyGQ2SWXqc9fE7

https://goo.gl/maps/A8XuCisfxQYF1EeM8

Thanks, looks like very nice scenery. Added them.

[Andy_C77]

Heres a good one in South Wales. Some nice open sectioned with a few more technical parts. Also if you are lucky you'll spot magazines road testing on the B4560.

https://goo.gl/maps/WALL4RKut2URv5J57

[Andy_C77]

Another nice round trip takes in more roads used by magazines and Top Gear plus the ever popular A4069

https://goo.gl/maps/avH7oe2JUojzysSW8

[Andy_C77]

The last one from me is this route from Merthyr Tydfil out to Aberystwyth.

https://goo.gl/maps/4GGMSCwhcZLTmiAn6

[georgek976]

Why on earth is the A14 out of Cambridge on there? Is a "good driving road" one where you sit in traffic next to lorries for hours?

[Mariosbt]

Where is this road? I’ve been on one very similar near Penrith a few years back...... presuming it’s in the UK.

[magpies]

I love Hardknot and Wrynose - but you cant go quickly

[Mariosbt]

magpies said:

I love Hardknot and Wrynose - but you cant go quickly

Just wide enough for Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and the Lion.

[magpies]

Mariosbt said:

Just wide enough for Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and the Lion.

Brilliant on a night road rally though - did several in the 70's = well into the top 10

[markcoopers]

Lets see if this works.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=11zbpZ_2pzQ...

[PaulW100]

Here, s a nice loop of the North York Moors, Start in Malton, great place to stay the night before, over the moors to Stokesley, nice pit stop, fuel and cafe's available then back down to Thirsk over the Hambleton hills.

Some Fast open roads and some narrow fun lanes.

https://goo.gl/maps/2eAytXt6nXnRJpFK6

Recommend a very early start in summer, NYks PD enjoy taking photos from the rear window of vans.