{
  "name": "Honister Pass",
  "slug": "b5289-honister-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/b5289-honister-pass/",
  "summary": "A 1-in-4 haul out of Borrowdale past the Honister slate mine, then a low-gear drop beneath the crags to Buttermere.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B5289"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "England",
    "start": {
      "name": "Seatoller",
      "lat": 54.512794,
      "lon": -3.163306
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Buttermere",
      "lat": 54.541379,
      "lon": -3.27673
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 5.7,
    "lengthKm": 9.2,
    "driveMinutes": 13,
    "corners": 28,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 25,
    "summitMetres": 362.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "1-in-4 gradients",
    "Single-track with sheer drops",
    "Walkers and sheep"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Honister Pass",
    "Fanny Mercer Cross",
    "The Lone Tree Buttermere"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 80
  },
  "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"
}