Game: Name that road!

[ColinJ]

Curses - as soon as I read about the long straight road I knew it! I have been watching a couple of episodes of Spiral and was just going to check.

We did it in the southerly direction on the return leg of my 2012 forum ride to Knott End, and I remember doing it another time in the opposite direction, though I can't remember when, and I certainly don't remember the fence!

 

[MontyVeda]

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A slightly hillier location!

complete guess with no research whatsoever... the road between the Hardknott and Wrynose passes?

 

[figbat]

complete guess with no research whatsoever... the road between the Hardknott and Wrynose passes?

As far as I can make out neither Hardknott nor Wrynose have roadside furniture like that. The terrain looks appropriate though.

 

[roubaixtuesday]

I thought "Newlands!" the instant I saw it. But it's not.

There's a few tiny roads round Eskdale way might fit, but I wonder if it's not Scotland somewhere.

 

[Sniper68]

I thought "Newlands!" the instant I saw it. But it's not.

There's a few tiny roads round Eskdale way might fit, but I wonder if it's not Scotland somewhere.

It looks vaguely like a road over from Lake Vyrnwy to Dinas Mawddwy in Wales but that looks like a junction in the dip?

 

[Ajay]

It’s a Scottish A road

 

[MontyVeda]

It’s a Scottish A road

at least i got the north of here bit right

 

[roubaixtuesday]

There are very few single track Scottish A roads.

Even fewer with a significant climb.

So this is dead easy.

Of course, I can't find a single one that looks remotely like a match.

 

[Ajay]

Another clue?
It’s not in Great Britain

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Another clue?
It’s not in Great Britain

There are no single track A roads shown on IOM by OS. Level of detail of mapping offered on Northern Ireland by OS app:

 

[Solocle]

There are no single track A roads shown on IOM by OS. Level of detail of mapping offered on Northern Ireland by OS app:

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It's clearly one of the Scottish islands. Could be Skye, Mull...

 

[roubaixtuesday]

It's clearly one of the Scottish islands. Could be Skye, Mull...

I think they're in GB?

I did think there was a possible fit on Mull, but it didn't check out.

 

[Sniper68]

I think they're in GB?
I did think there was a possible fit on Mull, but it didn't check out.

The Shetlands/Orkneys/Hebrides aren't part of GB are they?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Another clue?
It’s not in Great Britain

On a Scottish Island

 

[gom]

It’s a Scottish A road

Another clue?
It’s not in Great Britain

Scottish, but not in Great Britain?
Nova Scotia?