{
  "name": "Pass of Brander",
  "slug": "a85-pass-of-brander",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/a85-pass-of-brander/",
  "summary": "A tight defile where the A85 squeezes between Ben Cruachan and the shore of Loch Awe, part of it built on stilts over the water, between Lochawe village and Taynuilt.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A85"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Argyll and Bute",
    "start": {
      "name": "Lochawe",
      "lat": 56.396404,
      "lon": -5.052332
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Taynuilt",
      "lat": 56.429796,
      "lon": -5.241357
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8.8,
    "lengthKm": 14.2,
    "driveMinutes": 17,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 4,
    "summitMetres": 72.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Rockfall and debris below Ben Cruachan",
    "Narrow loch-edge sections with little verge",
    "Fast traffic and railway crossing near Taynuilt"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pass of Brander"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 71
  },
  "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"
}