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Anon
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Roads not to go down, never mind what the satnav says!

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Scared me to death, don't think the drum brakes were that impressed either!!

Thwaite's Brow Road, Keighley, Yorks - http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/87344 - average gradient 1 in 5 - note: Average!!

Anyone got any others they might want to warn me about??

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Anon
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Been down that road in my works F450 super duty self loader with a 3.5ton sprinter on the back.(total train weight of 11.75ton)

In the wet at night It was Scary to say the least.

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Don't take your Bedford down Porlock Hill unless you like engine braking. There is a long way round for lorries or a much better (and more scenic) straight road across the middle of Exmoor

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Ed-Don wrote:
Don't take your Bedford down Porlock Hill


Wimp! My CF went up and down quite a few times. The road between Lynton and Lynmouth is just as bad in places.

The mountain road to Applecross is another fun(!) road.

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Hardknott Pass on the Eskdale side is an interesting way to test a Vauxhall gearbox - to destruction of the mainshaft/input shaft roller bearings in my first CF & that was going downhill.

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They'd need to trim the shrubbery back a bit before I drive up by Porlock Weir!;D

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i remember a few years ago going up the hill at Ebbor gorge http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/86865 that was no mean feat ill can tell you .
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Winnatts Pass in Derbyshire isnt reccommended either!

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There's 2 toll roads that avoid the A39 at Porlock. One of them is out the back of Porlock Weir (the Worthy Toll Road) It involves a rather narrow arch and it's here you chuck 30p or something in an honesty box! My Ambulance did fit through it, believe it or not!

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=&q=Porlock+Hill.&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Porlock+Hill,+Minehead,+United+Kingdom&gl=uk&ll=51.221407,-3.636389&spn=0.003669,0.011362&z=17&layer=c&cbll=51.221426,-3.636193&panoid=AeYLSYlDizFROrNyTPhtiQ&cbp=12,282.52,,0,-1.95

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We drove up Porlock hill in our old 240 turbo;]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALGsKxgV8M4



Also took the CF to wales and back this weekend, we climbed a 25% hill with 3 hairpin bends. Full throttle with the autobox in first gear!!

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=52.187194,-3.710804&spn=0.054095,0.168056&z=13&layer=c&cbll=52.187071,-3.710683&panoid=G-lhueaQvB7TbA9LBLNjFA&cbp=12,341.66,,0,4.69

Had a nice time though..

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Devil's Staircase
is a fantastic road to be on in the sunshine but a devil when its raining or snowing .

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