{
  "name": "The Queen's Way",
  "slug": "a712-queens-way",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/a712-queens-way/",
  "summary": "A forest and moorland run through the Galloway Dark Sky Park.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A712"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Scotland",
    "start": {
      "name": "New Galloway",
      "lat": 55.076714,
      "lon": -4.156477
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Minnigaff",
      "lat": 54.957906,
      "lon": -4.456961
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 16.4,
    "lengthKm": 26.4,
    "driveMinutes": 31,
    "corners": 24,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 211.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Deer on the road",
    "Forestry traffic",
    "Remote, limited signal"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Glen of the Bar",
    "John McDonald Memorial",
    "Buck Loup"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 153
  },
  "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"
}