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Nottingham (Colwick) #1039 Free

AUDrive
Online
07 Dec 2024
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12.3 mi
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41 min
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At 19.78 km over about 41 minutes, this is the longest route from Colwick and the only one that reaches the higher speed roads, with a posted 50 mph stretch near Gamston Lings Bar Road. It runs south through West Bridgford, Lady Bay and the Gamston and Abbey Park estates, covering 30 to 50 mph limits. It also carries the most give way junctions of any route here, with nine of them.

Watch Out For

  • The 50 mph section on Gamston Lings Bar Road, where you must match traffic speed and read lanes early.
  • Nine give way junctions, including a cluster near Beckside where you give way to the right.
  • Two pedestrian crossings around Alford Road.

Route Features

  • 10 roundabouts and 19 traffic signals across the loop.
  • Crosses Lady Bay Bridge over the Trent.
  • Only 3 left turns against 7 right turns.

Test Manoeuvres

Key Tips

  • On roundabouts give way to the right and signal left as you leave.
  • Plan early lane choice before the dual carriageway to avoid late moves.

Step-by-Step Directions (1 stage)
1 Drive north on Private Road No. 5. 224 yd
2 Turn left onto Private Road No. 3. 418 yd
3 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Private Road No. 3. 184 yd
4 Turn right onto Private Road No. 1. 450 yd
5 Bear left onto Chaworth Road. 103 yd
6 Turn right onto Vale Road/A612. Continue on A612. 1.0 mi
7 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Daleside Road/A612. 656 yd
8 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Daleside Road/A612. 487 yd
9 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Meadow Lane/A6011. 350 yd
10 Turn left onto A6011/Lady Bay Bridge. Continue on A6011. 1.8 mi
11 Enter Gamston Roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto A52/Gamston Lings Bar Road. 647 yd
12 Take the exit on the right. 238 yd
13 Turn right to take the ramp. 148 yd
14 Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Beckside. 368 yd
15 Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Alford Road. 1040 yd
16 Turn right onto Stamford Road. 292 yd
17 Turn left onto Rufford Way. 408 yd
18 Turn right onto Buckfast Way. 257 yd
19 Turn right onto Brockley Road. 202 yd
20 Turn right onto Davies Road. 18 yd
21 Turn left to stay on Davies Road. 22 yd
22 Turn left onto A6011/Radcliffe Road. 1346 yd
23 Keep right to stay on A6011. 910 yd
24 Turn right onto Meadow Lane/A6011. 291 yd
25 Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto Daleside Road/A612. 617 yd
26 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Daleside Road/A612. 653 yd
27 Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Daleside Road East/A612. 1.1 mi
28 Turn right onto Mile End Road. 1263 yd
29 Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Private Road No. 3. 487 yd
30 Turn right onto Private Road No. 5. 213 yd