{
  "name": "Blue Mountains Road",
  "slug": "blue-mountains-road-b1",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/blue-mountains-road-b1/",
  "summary": "Jamaica's Blue Mountains climb, leaving Kingston within minutes for the Hope River gorge and coffee country on a road so narrow that meeting traffic means reversing to a passing place.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B1"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Jamaica",
    "region": "Blue Mountains",
    "start": {
      "name": "Kingston",
      "lat": 18.050818,
      "lon": -76.757442
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Mavis Bank",
      "lat": 18.045762,
      "lon": -76.625189
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 20.2,
    "lengthKm": 32.5,
    "driveMinutes": 53,
    "corners": 214,
    "hairpins": 17,
    "maxGradientPercent": 17,
    "summitMetres": 1202.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 10
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Single-track sections requiring reversing to pass",
    "Steep drops to the Hope River with little protection",
    "Landslips and washouts after heavy rain",
    "Blind bends with oncoming traffic"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Farm Hill",
    "Hagley Gap"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 358
  },
  "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": "2026-08-03"
}