Game: Name that road!

[T4tomo]

Hills in Herts? I recall some around Royston part of the world

The average climbing figure for rides is 26 feet per mile. You can get the figure up to 41 feet per mile but you have to pick your route to do that. Steepest hills around 25%. It’s not flat, but it’s not hilly, rolling is how I’d describe it.

and in my part of Herts its about 50-60 ft per mile, thank you north east end of the Chilterns.

It looks in striking distance of emilys tea rooms

 

[Ming the Merciless]

and in my part of Herts its about 50-60 ft per mile, thank you north east end of the Chilterns.

It looks in striking distance of emilys tea rooms

Doh, brain fart I meant the numbers you’ve put above, was converting metres (which I usually work in due to doing so much audax) to feet with the kilometres to miles conversion factor. Back to school for me.

You are getting hot 🥵 with your striking distance

 

[T4tomo]

Doh, brain fart I meant the numbers you’ve put above, was converting metres (which I usually work in due to doing so much audax) to feet with the kilometres to miles conversion factor. Back to school for me.

You are getting hot 🥵 with your striking distance

hot but no cigar, found plenty of hedges and dips but nothing looks right, maybe streetview (some of which is from 2009 etc ) looks a bit different now.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

hot but no cigar, found plenty of hedges and dips but nothing looks right, maybe streetview (some of which is from 2009 etc ) looks a bit different now.

Streetview is from last year and distinctive tree has leaves on it. I have already given two more clues to help hone down the search. Can you afford to ignore them?

 

[Aravis]

Here it is - Kimpton Road. Streetview is from 2021.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.8...4!1s85faN4diKXoTHCVKmOxInA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

 

[robjh]

Here it is - Kimpton Road. Streetview is from 2021.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.8...4!1s85faN4diKXoTHCVKmOxInA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

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We'll done for getting that. I'd been puzzling over it - knew I wasn't far away but I was looking a little further north.

 

[Aravis]

Yes, @robjh there's a road called Lilley Bottom which looks as though it must be it and is very hard to move on from. It took a while.

Apologies to @Ming the Merciless, but I think I'd better break protocol and post the next now. This is from 1957, and features my parents' pre-family transport:

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Here it is - Kimpton Road. Streetview is from 2021.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.8...4!1s85faN4diKXoTHCVKmOxInA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

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Well done.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

a road called Lilley Bottom

It’s Codicote Bottom. Lilley bottom is different valley and further north.

 

[T4tomo]

And the reason for the last year vs 2021 clue...? @Ming the Merciless🤣

 

[Juan Kog]

Here you go. Taken today. I’ll give a help and say it’s Hertfordshire taken late morning.

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Oh dear this is embarrassing, I cycle this lane regularly and couldn’t identify it .

 

[Ming the Merciless]

And the reason for the last year vs 2021 clue...? @Ming the Merciless🤣

Because Google Streetview said 1 year ago, which only reveals 2021 if you tap to see more dates 🙄 But since you’d already had four clues before that, it shouldn’t have affected things …

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Oh dear this is embarrassing, I cycle this lane regularly and couldn’t identify it .

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Yes, @robjh there's a road called Lilley Bottom which looks as though it must be it and is very hard to move on from. It took a while.

Apologies to @Ming the Merciless, but I think I'd better break protocol and post the next now. This is from 1957, and features my parents' pre-family transport:

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Fantastic pic and surely recognisable to someone.

Looks Cornish to me, so probably Aberdeenshire.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Looks Cornish to me

Reminiscent of many a walk along the coast down that way on a stormy day.