Motorcycle and car loop from Oban

From Oban (Scotland) 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: 127.3km
Curves: 449
Climbing: 1389m
Median radius: 58m
Curves per 100 km: 300.0

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Radius explorer

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Tightest radius per curve

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

Curve character

Of 127.3 km, 56.4 km run through curves. The rest is straight or a junction turn.

Tight: 0.9 km, 0.7 %; radius under 60 m
Medium: 27.3 km, 21.6 %; 60 to 180 m
Wide: 28.2 km, 22.3 %; 180 to 400 m
Straights and junctions: 70.0 km, 55.4 %

Key figures of the route

Tightest curve: At km 14.0: radius 20 m, right.
Longest curve passage: 56 curves over 6.9 km, from km 13.6.
Densest curve stretch: 74 curves over 10 km, from km 10.5. The quieter kilometres come before.
Longest climb: 10.6 km with 94 m of ascent, from km 113.4 on Bonawe Road. Average gradient 0.9 %.

Elevation profile

From 4 m to 222 m. 1389 m up, 1393 m down.

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Turning points

High km 16.9: 222 m
High km 56.9: 142 m
High km 60.4: 145 m
High km 96.9: 52 m
Low km 112.9: 6 m
High km 124.0: 103 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	127.3	118.6
Curves	388	323
Curves per 100 km	304.7	272.3
Motorway	0.0 km	0.0 km

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

Among the cities

Rank 1 of 50 cities in United Kingdom. Median 102.2 curves per 100 km, Oban sits at 268.6.

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All lengths from Oban

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	55.1 km	160 / 206	290.6	52 m	722 m
60 km	Reverse	55.1 km	157 / 202	285.1	53 m	717 m
120 km	Outbound	127.3 km	388 / 457	304.7	58 m	1373 m
120 km	Reverse	127.3 km	382 / 449	300.0	58 m	1389 m
200 km	Outbound	220.5 km	464 / 535	210.5	65 m	1889 m
200 km	Reverse	220.5 km	457 / 527	207.3	65 m	1901 m

Every curve with its position

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

km	Radius	Road
0.7	103 m	Glencruitten Road
1.7	53 m	Glencruitten Road
1.8	53 m	Glencruitten Road
2.0	45 m	Glencruitten Road
2.3	101 m	Glencruitten Road
2.7	41 m	Glencruitten Road
2.7	41 m	Glencruitten Road
2.8	58 m	Glencruitten Road
2.8	55 m	Glencruitten Road
3.1	43 m	Glencruitten Road
3.3	41 m	Glencruitten Road
3.4	40 m	Glencruitten Road
3.5	40 m	Glencruitten Road
3.9	93 m	Glencruitten Road
4.1	37 m	Glencruitten Road
4.6	146 m
5.5	57 m
5.7	57 m
5.9	116 m
8.1	51 m
9.1	109 m
11.8	101 m	Bonawe Road
12.4	46 m	Bonawe Road
12.6	46 m	Bonawe Road
13.3	42 m	Bonawe Road
13.6	37 m	Bonawe Road
14.1	47 m	Bonawe Road
14.2	80 m	Bonawe Road
14.8	22 m
14.8	22 m
15.3	43 m
15.4	31 m
15.5	37 m
15.6	41 m
15.7	86 m
15.9	100 m
16.1	42 m
16.2	37 m
16.3	49 m
16.4	49 m
16.5	47 m
16.6	61 m
16.7	61 m
16.9	26 m
17.0	26 m
17.0	26 m
17.2	61 m
17.2	61 m
17.6	65 m
17.7	64 m
17.8	26 m
17.9	26 m
17.9	26 m
18.2	61 m
18.3	47 m
18.5	49 m
18.6	37 m
18.6	37 m
18.8	41 m
18.9	98 m
19.1	84 m
19.3	41 m
19.4	37 m
19.4	31 m
19.5	37 m
19.9	32 m
20.1	22 m
20.5	80 m	Bonawe Road
20.7	48 m	Bonawe Road
21.2	93 m	Bonawe Road
21.3	36 m	Bonawe Road
22.0	46 m	Bonawe Road
22.3	46 m	Bonawe Road
22.8	99 m	Bonawe Road
23.9	131 m	Bonawe Road
25.5	106 m	C32
26.7	50 m	C32
28.8	120 m	C32
29.0	59 m	C32
29.2	59 m	C32
30.0	150 m	C32
31.1	26 m	C32
31.2	51 m	C32
31.6	65 m	C32
31.7	53 m	C32
32.1	53 m	C32
33.2	77 m	Glen Lonan Road
34.5	73 m	Glen Lonan Road
34.6	73 m	Glen Lonan Road
35.1	52 m	Glen Lonan Road
35.5	88 m	Glen Lonan Road
35.6	83 m	Glen Lonan Road
35.8	87 m	Glen Lonan Road
35.9	61 m	Glen Lonan Road
36.2	38 m	Glen Lonan Road
36.2	38 m	Glen Lonan Road
36.4	48 m	Glen Lonan Road
37.0	72 m	Glen Lonan Road
37.1	48 m	Glen Lonan Road
37.4	39 m	Glen Lonan Road
37.5	65 m	Glen Lonan Road
37.7	91 m	Glen Lonan Road
37.8	119 m	Glen Lonan Road
38.8	101 m	Glen Lonan Road
39.1	64 m	Glen Lonan Road
39.2	47 m	Glen Lonan Road
39.2	47 m	Glen Lonan Road
39.3	60 m	Glen Lonan Road
39.4	90 m	Glen Lonan Road
39.6	60 m	Glen Lonan Road
39.8	38 m	Glen Lonan Road
39.8	38 m	Glen Lonan Road
40.2	48 m	Glen Lonan Road
40.2	48 m	Glen Lonan Road
40.3	118 m	Glen Lonan Road
40.9	75 m	Glen Lonan Road
41.0	68 m	Glen Lonan Road
41.1	31 m	Glen Lonan Road
41.2	31 m	Glen Lonan Road
41.3	39 m	Glen Lonan Road
41.7	68 m	Glen Lonan Road
41.9	54 m	Glen Lonan Road
42.2	45 m	Glen Lonan Road
42.4	27 m	Glen Lonan Road
42.5	27 m	Glen Lonan Road
43.2	43 m	Glen Lonan Road
43.4	43 m	Glen Lonan Road
43.6	44 m	Glen Lonan Road
43.8	44 m	Glen Lonan Road
44.4	71 m	Glen Lonan Road
44.5	86 m	Glen Lonan Road
44.6	68 m	Glen Lonan Road
44.9	76 m	Glen Lonan Road
45.1	59 m	Glen Lonan Road
45.6	57 m	B845
45.8	85 m	B845
46.7	77 m
46.8	101 m
47.6	66 m	B845
47.7	42 m	B845
47.7	42 m	B845
48.1	55 m	B845
48.3	55 m	B845
49.5	86 m	B845
49.7	111 m	B845
50.4	44 m	B845
50.5	44 m	B845
51.6	120 m	B845
52.3	68 m	B845
52.3	133 m	B845
52.6	68 m	B845
53.6	35 m	B845
53.6	42 m	B845
53.9	91 m	B845
54.2	94 m	B845
54.8	61 m	B845
55.1	61 m	B845
55.1	105 m	B845
55.4	173 m	B845
55.8	52 m	B845
56.0	52 m	B845
56.7	43 m	B845
56.8	43 m	B845
57.7	35 m	C29
57.9	111 m	C29
58.1	72 m	C29
58.8	42 m	C29
58.9	47 m	C29
59.2	31 m	C29
59.4	31 m	C29
59.5	33 m	C29
60.9	77 m	C29
60.9	35 m	C29
61.1	35 m	C29
61.2	71 m	C29
61.9	42 m	C29
62.0	61 m	C29
62.4	79 m	C29
63.4	124 m	C29
63.5	124 m	C29
64.2	59 m	C29
64.4	59 m	C29
64.7	47 m	C29
65.0	84 m	C29
65.8	84 m	C29
67.7	61 m	C29
67.8	61 m	C29
68.0	78 m	C29
68.8	42 m	C29
68.9	77 m	C29
69.1	130 m	C29
69.7	65 m	C29
69.9	65 m	C29
70.0	69 m	C29
70.1	85 m	C29
70.6	62 m	C29
70.7	53 m	C29
70.8	63 m	C29
70.8	63 m	C29
71.1	78 m	C29
71.6	138 m	C29
71.8	71 m	C29
72.1	48 m	C29
72.2	48 m	C29
72.7	41 m	C29
72.7	41 m	C29
73.1	55 m	C29
73.1	53 m	C29
73.3	75 m	C29
73.4	43 m	C29
73.5	43 m	C29
73.6	84 m	C29
73.6	137 m	C29
73.9	56 m	C29
74.0	58 m	C29
74.1	58 m	C29
74.5	67 m	C29
74.7	50 m	C29
74.7	50 m	C29
75.0	56 m	C29
75.1	80 m	C29
75.2	67 m	C29
75.3	67 m	C29
75.5	60 m	C29
78.1	69 m	C29
78.2	31 m	C29
78.4	77 m	C29
78.7	62 m	C29
78.8	79 m	C29
79.0	107 m	C29
79.0	157 m	C29
80.0	85 m	C29
80.2	50 m	C29
80.4	26 m	C29
80.4	26 m	C29
80.5	26 m	C29
80.6	66 m	C29
80.8	41 m	C29
80.9	33 m	C29
81.0	33 m	C29
81.0	33 m	C29
81.2	59 m	C29
81.8	30 m	C29
81.9	30 m	C29
82.0	75 m	C29
82.2	50 m	C29
82.2	33 m	C29
82.3	32 m	C29
82.4	32 m	C29
82.7	85 m	C29
82.9	104 m	C29
83.2	106 m	C29
83.3	53 m	C29
83.4	53 m	C29
83.6	32 m	C29
83.8	32 m	C29
83.8	74 m	C29
84.0	37 m	C29
84.2	37 m	C29
84.3	18 m	C29
84.5	31 m	C29
85.0	77 m	A816
85.1	51 m	A816
85.2	51 m	A816
85.4	51 m	A816
85.5	74 m	A816
86.3	85 m	A816
86.5	59 m	A816
86.7	59 m	A816
86.8	87 m	A816
87.0	85 m	A816
87.8	133 m	A816
88.8	58 m	A816
88.9	76 m	A816
89.6	98 m	A816
90.1	77 m	A816
90.2	104 m	A816
90.4	100 m	A816
90.6	140 m	A816
91.2	130 m	A816
91.6	105 m	A816
91.8	89 m	A816
92.1	100 m	A816
94.4	80 m	A816
95.2	170 m	A816
95.5	180 m	A816
95.8	162 m	A816
100.0	148 m	A816
102.8	130 m
103.7	98 m
104.0	73 m
104.3	59 m
105.4	108 m
106.1	84 m
106.4	107 m
106.9	42 m
107.0	29 m
107.1	95 m
107.4	39 m
107.6	24 m
107.7	24 m
107.7	86 m
107.9	86 m
108.2	61 m
108.2	61 m
108.4	65 m
108.5	92 m
108.5	75 m
108.7	76 m
108.8	113 m
109.0	54 m
109.2	84 m
109.4	147 m
109.8	64 m
109.8	52 m
110.0	28 m
110.1	20 m
110.2	62 m
110.3	62 m
110.3	26 m
110.5	40 m
110.7	45 m
110.9	35 m
111.0	35 m
111.0	29 m
111.0	29 m
111.1	29 m
111.2	33 m
111.4	37 m
111.4	36 m
111.8	46 m
111.8	36 m
112.0	36 m
112.1	35 m
112.2	35 m
112.4	27 m
112.4	27 m
112.5	34 m
112.5	49 m
112.6	52 m
112.9	39 m
112.9	27 m
113.0	27 m
113.2	64 m
113.2	20 m
113.3	20 m
113.3	21 m
113.4	55 m
113.6	23 m
113.7	23 m
113.8	55 m
114.1	85 m
114.3	55 m
114.4	98 m
114.7	67 m
114.7	67 m
114.8	64 m
115.0	69 m
115.2	57 m
115.2	46 m
115.3	46 m
115.5	82 m
115.6	24 m
115.8	24 m
115.9	42 m
116.0	24 m
116.3	28 m
116.5	69 m
116.7	60 m
116.7	60 m
117.1	66 m
117.3	101 m
117.9	94 m
118.3	67 m
119.0	60 m
119.3	68 m
121.6	53 m	A816
121.7	58 m	A816
121.9	58 m	A816
122.2	91 m	A816
123.3	96 m	A816
123.7	163 m	A816
124.0	85 m	A816
124.2	94 m	A816
124.4	117 m	A816
124.6	125 m	A816
124.9	151 m	A816
125.2	102 m	A816

How it was measured

Route: a round trip from Oban, 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 Oban?

There are three lengths: 60, 120, 200 km. The calculated routes measure 55.1, 127.3, 220.5 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 Oban have?

On 120 km we count 457 curves, 388 of them away from junctions. That is 304.7 free curves per 100 km.

How tight is the tightest curve?

On 120 km the tightest radius is 18 m, at km 84.3. The median radius of all curves is 58 m.

How much climbing does the route have?

On 120 km it is 1373 m of ascent. The highest point is 222 m, the lowest 3 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.