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Driving roads near Leeds
40 great driving roads within 100 miles of Leeds, hand-picked and fact-checked. The closest is Cragg Vale, 18 miles out. Distances are straight-line, so drive times will vary.
Hardknott & Wrynose Passes7 mi · 18 min · 35 cornersView the roadbook ›
The roads, closest first
Cragg Vale
Holme Moss
Wharfedale
Isle of Skye Road
Woodhead Pass
Snake Pass
Sutton Bank
Fleet Moss
Hope Valley
Winnats Pass
Mam Tor and Rushup Edge
Wensleydale to Richmond
Long Hill
Ashbourne to Buxton
The Roaches
Congleton to Buxton
Trough of Bowland
Cat and Fiddle
Buttertubs Pass
Wensleydale
Ribblehead
Swaledale
Rosedale Chimney Bank
Kirkby Stephen Road
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Driving near Leeds: common questions
What is the best driving road near Leeds?
Hardknott & Wrynose Passes, about 76 miles from Leeds as the crow flies. Among England’s steepest roads, back-to-back passes of 1-in-3 hairpins.
How many great driving roads are within 100 miles of Leeds?
40 of the roads in our catalogue pass within 100 miles of Leeds, every one mapped from real road geometry and fact-checked.
What is the closest great driving road to Leeds?
Cragg Vale, about 18 miles away. Reckoned England’s longest continuous ascent, a steady pull out of Mytholmroyd through woodland onto the open moor at Blackstone Edge.