Motorcycle and car loop from Gloucester

From Gloucester (England) we calculate the twistiest round trip in three lengths, for motorcycle and car. It runs over paved country roads without motorways. Every figure comes from the calculated route.

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Kilometres: 57.6km
Curves: 118
Climbing: 243m
Median radius: 74m
Curves per 100 km: 124.9

Map of the 58 km round trip from Gloucester

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Radius explorer

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Tightest radius per curve

45 curves sit at junctions and are left out of these figures, for example turns with a small radius.

Curve character

Of 57.6 km, 18.4 km run through curves. The rest is straight or a junction turn.

Tight: 0.2 km, 0.3 %; radius under 60 m
Medium: 5.9 km, 10.2 %; 60 to 180 m
Wide: 12.4 km, 21.5 %; 180 to 400 m
Straights and junctions: 39.0 km, 68.0 %

Key figures of the route

Tightest curve: At km 7.5: radius 30 m, right.
Longest curve passage: 10 curves over 2.4 km, from km 27.1 on Three Ashes Lane.
Densest curve stretch: 25 curves over 10 km, from km 38.0. The quieter kilometres come before.
Longest climb: 6.9 km with 30 m of ascent, from km 31.1 on B4216. Average gradient 0.4 %.

Elevation profile

From 10 m to 86 m. 243 m up, 251 m down.

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Turning points

High km 23.6: 86 m
Low km 30.7: 35 m
High km 38.0: 67 m
Low km 40.7: 25 m
High km 42.6: 57 m
Low km 54.4: 11 m

Compared with the standard loop

The reference is the fastest round trip with the same start, heading and circle radius.

Compared with the standard loop	Twisty loop	Standard loop
Kilometres	57.6	57.3
Curves	76	61
Curves per 100 km	131.9	106.5
Motorway	0.0 km	0.0 km

1.2 times as many curves per 100 km as the standard loop.

Among the cities

Rank 24 of 50 cities in United Kingdom. Median 102.2 curves per 100 km, Gloucester sits at 110.9.

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All lengths from Gloucester

Every length in both directions. The curve column shows the count away from junctions first, then the total.

Length	Direction	Kilometres	Curves	Curves per 100 km	Median radius	Climbing
60 km	Outbound	57.6 km	76 / 121	131.9	70 m	241 m
60 km	Reverse	57.6 km	72 / 118	124.9	74 m	243 m
120 km	Outbound	115.3 km	110 / 176	95.4	93 m	677 m
120 km	Reverse	115.3 km	108 / 171	93.7	90 m	696 m
200 km	Outbound	194.4 km	205 / 290	105.5	76 m	1783 m
200 km	Reverse	194.4 km	216 / 290	111.1	85 m	1757 m

Every curve with its position

76 curves away from junctions, with km position, tightest radius and road.

km	Radius	Road
0.5	47 m	A430
0.6	47 m	A430
0.7	69 m	A430
2.1	163 m	A40
3.9	71 m	A40
5.0	93 m	B4215
5.2	120 m	B4215
6.0	166 m	B4215
6.3	128 m	B4215
8.3	93 m	Buttermilk Lane
8.5	47 m	Buttermilk Lane
9.3	103 m	Buttermilk Lane
9.7	131 m	Huntley Road
10.3	35 m	Huntley Road
11.0	111 m
11.9	68 m
12.2	68 m
12.7	119 m
13.3	50 m
13.7	43 m	Tibberton Lane
14.5	73 m	Tibberton Lane
15.1	37 m	Grange Court Lane
15.2	37 m	Grange Court Lane
15.4	79 m	Grange Court Lane
15.6	90 m	Grange Court Lane
15.9	75 m	Grange Court Lane
16.0	49 m	Grange Court Lane
16.4	90 m	Whitlow Lane
17.1	90 m	Whitlow Lane
17.5	48 m	Coppice Daw Pitch
17.6	74 m	Coppice Daw Pitch
17.8	90 m	Coppice Daw Pitch
17.9	84 m	Coppice Daw Pitch
18.2	36 m	Coppice Daw Pitch
18.4	36 m	Coppice Daw Pitch
19.2	49 m	B4216
19.4	33 m	B4216
21.2	89 m	B4216
21.4	97 m	B4216
22.4	82 m	B4216
22.6	76 m	B4216
24.2	112 m	B4216
28.1	100 m	Three Ashes Lane
28.6	69 m
28.6	74 m
28.9	166 m
29.1	118 m
29.4	106 m
29.7	93 m
29.9	72 m
30.4	58 m
30.5	55 m
31.5	80 m
31.9	56 m
32.0	60 m
33.2	99 m	Brand Green Road
33.3	93 m	Brand Green Road
33.6	69 m	Brand Green Road
33.7	59 m	Brand Green Road
34.3	64 m	Brand Green Road
36.5	95 m	Forge End
37.8	70 m	Forge End
38.2	29 m	Oridge Street
39.4	61 m	Oridge Street
44.5	129 m	B4213
49.0	51 m
49.2	51 m
49.4	51 m
49.5	52 m
49.6	47 m
49.7	47 m
49.8	45 m
49.8	45 m
49.9	30 m
50.0	30 m
50.4	60 m	Wainlode Lane

How it was measured

Route: a round trip from Gloucester, calculated on road data from 3 Jul 2026. Of several possible loops of the same length we show the one with the most rideable curves. Motorways are excluded.
Vehicle: The route is calculated for a motorcycle and runs on paved roads. A car can drive it too. On narrow stretches a car route can differ in detail.
Curve: a turn in one direction of at least 35 degrees. The DriveBattle app counts the same way.
Radius: the tightest curve radius inside the curve. Turns at junctions are flagged and do not count towards radius, tightest curve or passage.
Elevation: ground height along the route, smoothed over about 450 m. A climb counts from a 5 m height difference.
Calculated on 5 Oct 2026. The figures describe this route. The state of the road on the day you ride can differ.

Calculated on 5 Oct 2026

Questions about the round trip

How long is the round trip from Gloucester?

There are three lengths: 60, 120, 200 km. The calculated routes measure 57.6, 115.3, 194.4 km.

Can I drive the round trip by car?

Yes. The route runs over paved country roads without motorways and can be driven by car and motorcycle. It is calculated for a motorcycle, so on very narrow stretches a car route can differ in detail.

How many curves does the round trip from Gloucester have?

On 120 km we count 176 curves, 110 of them away from junctions. That is 95.4 free curves per 100 km.

How tight is the tightest curve?

On 120 km the tightest radius is 26 m, at km 19.6. The median radius of all curves is 93 m.

How much climbing does the route have?

On 120 km it is 677 m of ascent. The highest point is 240 m, the lowest 11 m.

Can I ride this round trip with the app?

Yes. The round-trip generator in the DriveBattle app calculates loops from your location with the same method.

The round-trip generator is part of Premium. During the beta it is open to everyone.