{
  "name": "Swaledale",
  "slug": "b6270-swaledale",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/b6270-swaledale/",
  "summary": "The remote upper dale, the quietest and wildest of the Yorkshire Dales.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B6270"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "England",
    "start": {
      "name": "Reeth",
      "lat": 54.389443,
      "lon": -1.942826
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Keld",
      "lat": 54.398072,
      "lon": -2.172122
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 11.5,
    "lengthKm": 18.5,
    "driveMinutes": 23,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 363.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow with tight bends",
    "Farm traffic and livestock",
    "Fords after rain"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Scar House Force",
    "How Hill",
    "Aygill Force"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 114
  },
  "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"
}