Game: Name that road!

[Sea of vapours]

Ahhh.... so in fact it's a recent photograph whereas the Streetview imagery is from 2009. I was there yesterday, though travelling in the opposite direction as usual, and it's really tricky to place the trees. As to the Bowland image Colin's linked to: that's very familiar too. Southern side of Bowland somewhere, looking west I presume in the region of Chipping perhaps.

Anyway, here's another place to identify from somewhere in the UK.

 

[Aravis]

Edit: this is the answer to @ColinJ's question, not @Sea of vapours!

It took a while, but I finally got a fix on it:

Looking northwards, about halfway between Beacon Fell and Parlick Hill, which is the one on the right.

 

[ColinJ]

Edit: this is the answer to @ColinJ's question, not @Sea of vapours!

It took a while, but I finally got a fix on it: ...

Looking northwards, about halfway between Beacon Fell and Parlick Hill, which is the one on the right.

Ah, well done! I was looking round by Newton and Whitewell. I knew I recognised Parlick Hill - it is the one that is used by the local paragliding/hangliding club - PennineSoaringClub and just below that by Bowland Forest Gliding Club.

 

[Aravis]

There are some very useful elements in that picture, @Sea of vapours, which should be identifiable on a map, but the area to search is rather large!

Judging by the angle and length on the shadows, it looks to be close to midday, so probably looking north-westish.

The sea on the right is narrowly separated from what looks like a substantial body of fresh water on the left, with a probable dead-end road between them. There's a cemetery by the shore.

It looks like one of the remoter Scottish Islands; probably too mountainous for the Uists, so maybe Harris/Lewis, Orkney, or Shetland.

Typically, I looked at Shetland last. I finally tracked it down at Sandvoe near the northern tip of Mainland:

 

[Sea of vapours]

Excellent work, @Aravis. My partner, whose photo and dog that is, works in Shetland and thought that would be suitably challenging whilst having sufficient clues for the determined. How can you tell that the left is fresh water and the right sea? (EDIT: Signs of tidal movement on the shore on the right perhaps?)

Over to you.

 

[Aravis]

I have this from a ride last year:

Sufficient clues for the determined? I hope so. It's a popular and rewarding route which many cyclists will know.

 

[ColinJ]

Sufficient clues for the determined? I hope so. It's a popular and rewarding route which many cyclists will know.

Is that an oast house that I see? If so, I guess somewhere in SE England!

 

[MontyVeda]

@Aravis. By an absolute fluke, I googled oast houses in england, figured it was too hilly for the south east, zoomed into one in the midlands, a bank of woodland looked promising so went onto streetview and hey presto... Stocks Road, Suckley, Worcestershire.

 

[ColinJ]

Brilliant!

I thought it looked a bit hilly for Kent, but thought it might be Surrey or Sussex...

PS @MontyVeda - were you already looking for oast houses, or did I nudge you in the right direction?

 

[MontyVeda]

Brilliant!

You gave me the oast house clue

Got one ready, or shall i wait for Aravis' confirmation?

 

[ColinJ]

Got one ready, or shall i wait for Aravis' confirmation?

I think where there is doubt, wait, but you are obviously correct so feel free to post yours. I'm sure that @Aravis will pop along later and say something about his route?

 

[MontyVeda]

A street view image from one of my regular routes. I don't actually ride down this road but do cross it. I'm certain others on CC also have. Shouldn't be too hard at all.

 

[ColinJ]

It took me a little while to narrow it down, but I thought that I recognised it from my Glasson Dock/Conder Green forum rides. Like you, we normally cross it, on our way to Galgate. Anyon Ln, Crossed by Chipping Rd.

I spotted the structure in the distance and realised that it was the motorway services on the M6.

Off for a bite to eat now. I'll have a think about what to post later. If I don't have one of my own photos, I'll lift one from Streetview from one of my routes.

 

[MontyVeda]

Yes... Forton (Lancaster) services was the big clue. I knew it was on your Whalley to Glasson route so knew one of you would get it

 

[ColinJ]

Ok... another one grabbed from Streetview, but (following the spirit of the challenge) I have ridden this road (2 or 3 times in fact). There is a subtle hint there.

The Streetview image has been framed to give you another couple of hints. I was actually riding in the opposite direction (i.e. towards the camera) but (BIG hint!) you might not have recognised the unexpectedly hard narrow wooded climb up from the camera position so I am giving you more to work with with this view!