THE COURSE GUIDE

HOW TO GET TO THE BEST PLACES

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Quarter Bridge
1.25 miles
Sharp Right-Handed Bend. Through Douglas past the Bus Station, along Lord Street and Peel Road, past the garage showroom and the Fire Station.
Braddan Bridge
1.75 miles
Fast S bends. Head to the Quarter Bridge, turn left off Peel Road at the Power Station, first right up to the Castletown Road, turn right, then first left, continue down Saddle Road.
Union Mills
2.5 miles
Fast Bends. As for Braddan, turn left when coming to the Castletown Road, travel up the hill to the roundabout, turn right. Go straight across the next roundabout, take the second turning on the right, this is a narrow road down to Union Mills. Take it slowly.
Glen Vine
4 miles
Fast Straight. As for Union Mills, to the cross roads on Castletown Road, turn right, carry on to Braaid Chapel, turn right down the hill and right at the bottom.
Crosby
4.75 miles
Fast Straight. Head for Glen Vine, past Braaid Chapel, take the second right at the cross roads, this is a very steep hill down to Crosby.
Ballacraine
7.5 miles.
Sharp Right-Hand Turn. Travel as if going to Crosby, but once past Braaid Chapel stay on the road, keeping along the edge of the lake, down second left hill to Hope Corner, turn right, straight to Ballacraine.
Ballig Bridge
8 miles.
Fast Short Straight. Travel to Hope Corner as if going to Ballacraine, go straight over cross roads to St Johns Village, straight across the main road, behind Tynwald Hill, take this road slowly, over river, up the hill, turn right for Ballig Bridge.
Laurel Bank
8.75 miles.
Fast Right-Hand Turn. Travel as if going to Ballig Bridge, but turn left, turn right at the top of the hill, this is a narrow road, take it slowly. Turn sharp right after approximately half a mile, leave your vehicle here, walk down the hill to the course. Keep the lane clear for the Emergency Services.
Cronk-y-Voddy
10.75 miles.
Very Fast Straight with Slight Switchback. As for Ballig Bridge, turn left, take first right to the Switchback Road; you can then either turn right as for Laurel bank, at the cross roads turn right for the course, or go to the end of the Switchback Road, turn right on the coast road to Kirk Michael Village. Take first right on the hill to the course.
Barregarrow
12.5 miles.
Fast Bends. Head for Cronk-Y-Voddy, but stay on the coast road towards Kirk Michael, turn right after sudden drop down to Glem Mooar.
Kirk Michael
14 miles.
Fast Right-Hand Turn. As for Barregarrow, but stay on the coast road to Kirk Michael.
Ballaugh Bridge
17 miles.
Fast Jump and Turn. Head for Sulby cross roads, go straight over Sandygate cross roads, travel for 2.5 miles, straight over cross roads again, then left around old Ballaugh Church, bear right, travel for 1.5 miles, past Ballaugh New Church to the Course.
Sulby Cross Roads and
Sulby Glen Hotel
19 miles.
Fast Straight. As for Sulby Bridge, but go straight over St Judes cross roads, left at Sandygate cross roads, travel for 2 miles to the course.
Sulby Bridge
19.75 miles.
Fast Right-Hand Turn. Turn left, into the road opposite the road for Ramsey Cottage Hospital as for Milltown and Glentramman, take fourth left at St Judes cross roads, after you have passed St Judes Church.
Glentramman
22 miles.
Fast Bends. Through Ramsey, across stone bridge at the top of the Harbour, straight on, then left into the road ooposite Ramsey Cottage Hospital, then second left, across the river by the ford.
Ramsey
23.5 miles.
See right Parliament Square (slow right and left turns), Cruickshank's Corner (fast right-hand), May Hill (fast right corner).
Ramsey
Hairpin
24.25 miles.
Slow Left-Hand Turn. Head for Water works, but proceed along narrow road as far as possible, then by foot to the course.
Waterworks
24.5 miles.
Fast Climbing Right-Hand Turn. Travel on the main Douglas to Ramsey coast road, down the hill into Ramsey, take left narrow road at the Electric Railway Crossing. Leave your vehicle on the side of the road, walk up through the woods to the course.
Gooseneck
25.25 miles.
Sharp Climbing Right-Hand Turn. Travel on the coast road from Douglas to Ramsey, 1.5 miles after passing the Glen Mona Hotel, take the left-hand road, opposite right-hand or Maughold. This road is very narrow, so is really only suitable for bikes, anything bigger wil block the road for the Emergency Services.
Verandah,
Bungalow and
M/C Museum
31 miles.
Left then right over tram-lines. Go to Laxey Railway Station, take the Snaefell Electric Tram to the course.
Windy Corner
32.5 miles.
Fast Right-Hand Corner. Motor Cycles Only. Head for Creg-Ny-Baa, but take the road to the right at the "T" junction. Then left. This is a narrow twisty road, go slowly. Travel three-quarters of a mile, after a sharp rise with a sharp left-hand hairpin, continue up the track, past Glen Roy Farm (please shut the gate) to the course.
The 33rd,
Clarks Corner
Keppel Gate
33.5 miles.
Left-Hand Corners. Park just up from Keppel Gate/Kates Cottage. This in my opinion is probably one the most spectacular areas on the T.T. course. You can see and hear from 33rd right down to Hillberry.
Creg-Ny-Baa Right-Hand Corner. 34 miles. Travel through Onchan on the main road down to the White Bridge up to the top of the hill, turn left, travel for 2.5 miles, then turn left at the "T" junction for the course.
Hillberry and
Cronk-ny-Mona
36 miles.
Very Fast Right-Hand Corner. As for Sign Post Corner, but straight on through the traffic lights at the Manx Arms, take the third left, just after the Commissioners Office, travel up School Road, past Dowty's Factory, stay on this road to the course.
Signpost Corner
36.5 miles.
Right-Hand Turn. 36.5 miles. Along Douglas Promenade then up Summer Hill, to the roundabout in Onchan, turn right along the main road to the traffic lights at the Manx Arms, turn left here, up the hill to the course.
The Nook and
Governors Bridge
37.25 miles.
Very Slow S-Bends. Up Summer Hill, turn left at the top, travel up Blackberry Lane, turn left.


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Braddan Bridge
1.75 miles.
Fast S-Bend. From top of Bray Hill travel along Ballanard Road to the Cross Roads, turn left down the hill, bear slightly right over Stone Bridge, up the hill to the "T" junction. Turn left down the hill to the course.
Union Mills
2.5 miles.
Fast Bends. Head for Braddan Bridge, but turn right at the "T" junction. Travel up the hill to the Cross Roads, turn left to the course.
Glen Vine
4 miles.
Fast Bends. As for Union Mills, but go straight over the Cross Roads, take the road left at the next "T" junction, then first left to the course.
Crosby Village
Crosby Hotel
4.75 miles.
fast Straight. Head for Glen Vine, stay on the main road, down the hill to Crosby Village.
Cronk-Y-Voddy
10.75 miles.
Very Fast Undulating Straight. Head for Union Mills, go straight over the Cross Roads, then turn right by Baldwin Valley, up the hill, then down to Brandywell Cottage. After the S-Bends turn sharp left. This is a very narrow road down to the course.
Barregarrow
12.5 miles.
Fast Bends. As for Cronk-Y-Voddy, but after the S-Bends stay on the main road.
Ballaugh Bridge
17 miles.
Fast Jump, Turn. As for Brandywell Road, turn right at Brandywell Cottage immediately after crossing the cattle grid. Turn left, this is a narrow road with gates, take it slowly. Go down as far as Ballaugh Glen, at the "T" junction turn right to the course.
Ginger Hall
20 miles.
Left hand sweeping bend. From the Bungalow, turn right in Sulby Glen, travel over the Claddaghs to the Ginger Hall.
Brandywell Road
28 miles.
Left Hand Turn. Head for Cronk-Y-Voddy, at Brandywell Cottage turn right, travel for 3.5 miles to the course.
Bungalow
31 miles.
See previous description From the Ginger Hall, take the left-hand road at the "T" junction in Sulby Glen, travel up through the Glen to the Bungalow.

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