{
  "name": "Dunmail Raise",
  "slug": "a591-dunmail-raise",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/a591-dunmail-raise/",
  "summary": "The A591 links Windermere, Grasmere and Keswick across the central Lake District, a 20-mile run over Dunmail Raise.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A591"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "England",
    "start": {
      "name": "Troutbeck Bridge",
      "lat": 54.380535,
      "lon": -2.904587
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Keswick",
      "lat": 54.599388,
      "lon": -3.118383
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 20,
    "lengthKm": 32.2,
    "driveMinutes": 38,
    "corners": 16,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 238.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy tourist traffic",
    "Standing water after rain",
    "Cyclists"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "lakes",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Dunmail Raise"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 193
  },
  "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": "2026-07-25"
}