Game: Name that road!

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ColinJ

ColinJ

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Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Venod said:
I think you were right before the correction.
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It's true... Even at minimum wage level, the time I spent on that recent Peak District one could have earned me £200+! :laugh:
 
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ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
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Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
roubaixtuesday said:
My apologies! Sometimes I post one thinking it difficult, and it gets solved in 5 minutes. But that was the other way around...
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I probably wouldn't have got it without the heritage clue and you telling us what time of day the photo was taken. I had got fixated on the Forest of Bowland and was trying to make that work.

Using the direction of sunlight plus time of day I knew pretty much what direction the photos were taken in. I then looked up where the UK world heritage sites are and that gave the choice of Liverpool and Jodrell Bank in the NW of England (which is what the terrain and stone walls suggested). As soon as I saw 'Jodrell Bank' in the list, I realised that the flat terrain in the second photo was Cheshire. I drew a line NE-ish from there and spotted the Brickworks climb. I did a quick search for 'Tour of Britain climb' and 'Bollington' and that confirmed that I was on the right track. Then it was just a case of using Street View to find the exact spot.

I enjoyed the challenge!
 
Venod

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Yorkshire
Aravis said:
Was it a view you recognised or did it take a bit of sleuthing?
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I didn't recognise it, I determined from the shadows it was aproaching the bridge from a westerly direction, I scanned up and down the Severn on the OS for a bridge with a wood behind when aproaching from the west, it turned up nothing, so noted you like to go west from Gloucester so tried that and came up trumps.

Here is another, I was going for another village but remembered this climb I have done several times.

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Venod

Venod

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Yorkshire
ColinJ said:
Meanwhile, back at @Venod's attempt to make us think that we were not looking at Wharfedale.
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What makes you think I was being devious?
You are of course correct, if you want to make the climb a bit longer, at the top go straight across the main road up to Old Bramhope.
Over to you.
 
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ColinJ

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
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Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Venod said:
What makes you think I was being devious?
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Nothing - just joking! :smile:

I took one look at that picture and thought... 'Wharfedale!' and Street-Viewed my way over to Otley West Chevin Road, fairly confident that it would be that. Only to discover that I was wrong... Then I glanced 5 km to the east on my OS map and spotted Pool Bank. Right second time!

I have climbed Otley East and West Chevin roads, Arthington Bank, and the climb from Weardley, but I don't remember ever doing Pool Bank. I'll have to go over and check it out one day.

Venod said:
Over to you.
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I've probably run out of pictures of roads that anybody would stand a chance of recognising, or tracking down without major clues. I'll have to have a think and maybe use Street View again... I'll get back to you!
 
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