Game: Name that road!

[Dogtrousers]

Could the type of stone in the building on the right be significant?

 

[figbat]

Could the type of stone in the building on the right be significant?

I thought that - looks like limestone so either some part of the Cotswolds, Yorkshire or the Dorset/Portland area?

 

[Alex321]

I'd be surprised if one or two of you haven't ridden this hill.

I thought that - looks like limestone so either some part of the Cotswolds, Yorkshire or the Dorset/Portland area?

It is certainly at least bordering on one of those areas

 

[ColinJ]

I have too...we did that loop on one of my Leeds-Scarborough CC rides. I think @I like Skol and @Kestevan did it too. Don't remember that bit at all

I didn't go that far that time, if I even rode with you that year. Didn't @si_c crash on one of those forest descents?

 

[si_c]

I didn't go that far that time, if I even rode with you that year. Didn't @si_c crash on one of those forest descents?

I didn't crash I elegantly and purposefully put the bike on the ground to avoid crashing into a fence after failing to realise the road ended suddenly in a 90° left turn following a 50+mph descent. My fast thinking and reactions gave the losers those behind me time to brake sufficiently.

 

[T4tomo]

I didn't crash I elegantly and purposefully put the bike on the ground to avoid crashing into a fence after failing to realise the road ended suddenly in a 90° left turn following a 50+mph descent. My fast thinking and reactions gave the losers those behind me time to brake sufficiently.

One of our party on the coast to coast we did similar apart from purposefully putting the bike on the ground. She went up a bank on the outside of the corner and decelerated with the help of tree. Fortunately she was Ok and rejoined up later that evening at the YHA in Boggle Hole via Scarborough General for a check up.

It did mean a lot of waiting around to regroup as we'd planned for all the groups to merge before the final few miles into Boggle. Fortunately we could sit it out at The Flask Inn with a cold pint or two..

 

[iluvmybike]

Is that the A494 where it drops down from the Clywdian Hills towards Ruthin?

 

[Alex321]

Is that the A494 where it drops down from the Clywdian Hills towards Ruthin?

If you are asking about my photo, it isn't in Wales.

 

[Alex321]

I thought that - looks like limestone so either some part of the Cotswolds, Yorkshire or the Dorset/Portland area?

It is certainly at least bordering on one of those areas

Just checked maps and it is definitely in one of those areas.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Crawley Hill nr Uley, Gloucestershire
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6...4!1swzAiZmuzlByhhbpi0AMi3A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

I got this via some rather stalker-ish means. I know @Alex321 posts in "your ride today", so I did a search on that thread looking for tours or outings and found this post

 

[Alex321]

Crawley Hill nr Uley
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Well done.

I rode up that hill not knowing anything about it, on a ride starting from North Nibley last Autumn.

I saw the sign at the bottom for a 12% hill, which turned out to be a little optimistic. According to what I saw on my Wahoo, the steepest bit was a little over 16%. Strava has it at 17.9%.

 

[Dogtrousers]

OK, mine are always easy and this should go quickly. Locals will know it and non-locals will find plenty of clues in the picture.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Well done.

I rode up that hill not knowing anything about it, on a ride starting from North Nibley last Autumn.

I saw the sign at the bottom for a 12% hill, which turned out to be a little optimistic. According to what I saw on my Wahoo, the steepest bit was a little over 16%. Strava has it at 17.9%.

I "rode" up it on Streetview. That was enough for me

 

[T4tomo]

Crawley Hill nr Uley, Gloucestershire
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.6...4!1swzAiZmuzlByhhbpi0AMi3A!2e0!7i16384!8i8192
View attachment 625942

I got this via some rather stalker-ish means. I know @Alex321 posts in "your ride today", so I did a search on that thread looking for tours or outings and found this post

Bugger, I jumped on the odd "100 climb hill in Cotswolds as it had a West side of Cotswolds look about it and looked at Frocester Hill, but stopped 1.2 miles away as couldnt see any houses

 

[Alex321]

Bugger, I jumped on the odd "100 climb hill in Cotswolds as it had a West side of Cotswolds look about it and looked at Frocester Hill, but stopped 1.2 miles away as couldnt see any houses

I'd got lost that day because one of the roads I intended taking was closed. My intended route had gone up Frocester Hill, but I ended up coming down it instead.