{
  "name": "Hill Country Highway",
  "slug": "a5-hill-country-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/a5-hill-country-highway/",
  "summary": "Sri Lanka's classic hill-country climb, rising some 1,400 m from Kandy's outskirts to Nuwara Eliya through near-continuous hairpins, tea estates and waterfalls.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A5"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Sri Lanka",
    "region": "Central Highlands",
    "start": {
      "name": "Peradeniya",
      "lat": 7.267552,
      "lon": 80.600118
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Nuwara Eliya",
      "lat": 6.97083,
      "lon": 80.782893
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 42.9,
    "lengthKm": 69,
    "driveMinutes": 105,
    "corners": 373,
    "hairpins": 15,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 2022.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Frequent hairpins with limited overtaking",
    "Dense hill fog reduces visibility, especially afternoons",
    "Slow heavy vehicles on the climb",
    "Surface can be wet and greasy under tea-country rain"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Ramboda Falls",
    "Glenloch Tea Plantation"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 654
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-08-03"
}