{
  "name": "Oban to Lochgilphead",
  "slug": "a816-oban-lochgilphead",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/a816-oban-lochgilphead/",
  "summary": "A quiet, twisting Argyll coast road past sea lochs and standing stones.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A816"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Scotland",
    "start": {
      "name": "Oban",
      "lat": 56.412077,
      "lon": -5.471999
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Lochgilphead",
      "lat": 56.041789,
      "lon": -5.440388
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 36.1,
    "lengthKm": 58.1,
    "driveMinutes": 72,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 180.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Blind summits",
    "Single-track sections",
    "Logging traffic"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Kilmelford War Memorial"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 328
  },
  "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"
}