{
  "name": "Ribblehead",
  "slug": "b6255-ribblehead",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/b6255-ribblehead/",
  "summary": "A wild Dales road past the great Ribblehead Viaduct under the Three Peaks.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B6255"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "England",
    "start": {
      "name": "Hawes",
      "lat": 54.304176,
      "lon": -2.202939
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Thornton in Lonsdale",
      "lat": 54.151874,
      "lon": -2.466575
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 16.1,
    "lengthKm": 25.9,
    "driveMinutes": 31,
    "corners": 14,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 437.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Open moorland with livestock",
    "Parked cars at the viaduct",
    "Exposed weather"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "moorland",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pike Hill",
    "Sandy Hill",
    "Ingleton War Memorial"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 105
  },
  "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"
}