{
  "name": "Loch Eck",
  "slug": "a815-loch-eck",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/a815-loch-eck/",
  "summary": "A lochside road through the heart of Cowal.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A815"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Scotland",
    "start": {
      "name": "Strachur",
      "lat": 56.166707,
      "lon": -5.068724
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Sandbank",
      "lat": 55.995474,
      "lon": -4.972504
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 13.9,
    "lengthKm": 22.4,
    "driveMinutes": 28,
    "corners": 28,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 6,
    "summitMetres": 53.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow shoreline sections",
    "Deer and forestry traffic",
    "Blind bends"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "lakes",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Inverchapel",
    "Benmore Botanics Gardens Entrance",
    "An Cormer, Motte"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 115
  },
  "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"
}