What's everyone's favourite road to travel on and why?
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In Scotland for me loads but A836 ( Northwest 500) is one of my preferred
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That is a massive question, actually. But for scenery alone, the A82 between Erskine Bridge and Fort Augustus might be a good candidate. Obviously, along there you’ve got Loch Lomond, The Trossachs NP, Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Loch Lochy, The Great Glen, Loch Ness and the like.
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Closer to home, I always smile when using the A4510, simply because in many ways it's quite ridiculous - part primary, part non-primary, part former motorway, part single carriageway, part dual with different numbers of lanes on either carriageway, roundabouts that no-one ever uses large sections of, entirely Trunk, and only possible to travel in its entirety in one direction!
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From the SABRE Wiki: B7076 :
The B7076 runs from just south of the Anglo-Scottish border at Guards Mill (M6 junction 45) northwards to Elvanfoot (A74(M) junction 14), multiplexing on the way with the A701 Beattock bypass. Most of it was once part of the A74, and as such it rarely strays far from the motorway. It is one of the longest B roads in the UK.
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Yeah it's UK roadsMcNessA720 wrote:I assume we’re talking just UK roads here?
That is a massive question, actually. But for scenery alone, the A82 between Erskine Bridge and Fort Augustus might be a good candidate. Obviously, along there you’ve got Loch Lomond, The Trossachs NP, Glencoe, Ben Nevis, Loch Lochy, The Great Glen, Loch Ness and the like.
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For driving it must be somewhere on the NC500. The two obvious contenders are i) A832/A835 loop Garve / Achnasheen / Kinlochewe / Gairloch / Poolewe / Dundonnell and back to the A835; ii) the main road north from Ullapool to Durness : A835 / A837 / A894 / A838. In either case you get some of the very best mountain, loch and coastal scenery in the UK on roads which are mostly S2, well surfaced and very quiet.
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My favourite motorway would be the A74(M) and M74, as I count that as one motorway. I have always loved travelling through the section between Beattock and Happendon, with its views of the Lowther Hills and the upper Clyde Valley.
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My "best" road is the A686 Penrith-Alston-Hexham, especially in a reasonably powerful 4wd at a quiet time of year - the scenery's quite good as well!
My "nostalgic" road is the B7078 between Abington and Happendon - it's one of the few remaining stretches of the old A74 where the dual-carriageway is intact, the northbound side acting as a long lay-by at Red Moss Inn - we usually overnight there in our caravan to get us past Glasgow nice and early.
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For the same reason the A40 from Raglan to Abergavenny. I still love the view of the Blorenge as I drive up that road and try and make a couple of trips in the year for some hill walking.
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I'd perhaps now consider: The B3306. Because of its rural nature and views between the Penwith moorland and the Atlantic Ocean.
The A30 between Sutton Scotney and Salisbury. Because of the ability to usually drive at the National Speed Limit on a single carriageway and frequently very straight road. Also the fact that it has replaced the A303 as my route to the West Country.
The A887. A lighlty trafficed and mostly good quality road.
The A87 and The A82 at Glencoe Scenery.
But really, any road away from the City I live and work in and which is not bedevilled with traffic.
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In Scotland the A74(M) from Gretna to Glasgow
In Wales the A55 North Wales Expressway
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Definitely the first two, although I'd say the A74(M)/M74 is a lot pleasanter and less congested south of Motherwell. Also the A70 from Lanark to Ayr, it's not heavily congested and you pass some interesting places like the abandoned village of Glenbuck and half abandoned settlements like Douglas Water and Rigside.CallumParry wrote:In England the A68 between Hexam (A69) and Jedburgh has to be one of my favourite however there are so many to chose from it's hard!!
In Scotland the A74(M) from Gretna to Glasgow
In Wales the A55 North Wales Expressway
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I would guess that the most congested point on the A70 would be the traffic lights at Hyndford Bridge. Like the A71 further north, this route has become much quieter since the extension of the M77 has made the M77 and M8 a better route for traffic from Ayrshire to Edinburgh.Glenn A wrote:Also the A70 from Lanark to Ayr, it's not heavily congested and you pass some interesting places like the abandoned village of Glenbuck and half abandoned settlements like Douglas Water and Rigside.
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I still love the A87, but think that the A939beats it, the fast moorland section from South from Nairn to Dava, then the never ending ascent from Grantown to the Well of the Lecht, via the sudden dip at Bridge of Brown, followed by the short sharp climb to the summit, before the roller coaster down hill to Cock Bridge. Then it repeats as it crosses to the stunning Gairnshiel Bridge as it descends into Deeside.
If you haven't driven it yet, I thoroughly recommend a detour next time you're up north.
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From the SABRE Wiki: A939 :
The A939 is perhaps one of the most varied and enjoyable drives Scotland has to offer, certainly of any route under 60 miles long. It starts in the fertile farmland of the Moray Firth and heads south into the Cairngorm Mountains. There are four major climbs, with the road crossing the 300m contour four times, and reaching a summit of 638m. Despite this, however, the road is often quiet, and has to give way to other routes at no less than five TOTSO junctions, with a sixth due to be
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Me too, for the B7076, its like going back in time by about 40 years traffic-wise. Also the B7078 continuation.Steven wrote:B7076 is pretty high on the list. A601(M), the former A6144(M) and the former A18(M) are up there too.
Closer to home, I always smile when using the A4510, simply because in many ways it's quite ridiculous - part primary, part non-primary, part former motorway, part single carriageway, part dual with different numbers of lanes on either carriageway, roundabouts that no-one ever uses large sections of, entirely Trunk, and only possible to travel in its entirety in one direction!
From the SABRE Wiki: B7076 :
The B7076 runs from just south of the Anglo-Scottish border at Guards Mill (M6 junction 45) northwards to Elvanfoot (A74(M) junction 14), multiplexing on the way with the A701 Beattock bypass. Most of it was once part of the A74, and as such it rarely strays far from the motorway. It is one of the longest B roads in the UK.
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