{
  "name": "Buttertubs Pass",
  "slug": "buttertubs-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/buttertubs-pass/",
  "summary": "A quiet single-track climb between two of the Yorkshire Dales, past its namesake potholes.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "England",
    "start": {
      "name": "Hawes",
      "lat": 54.306028,
      "lon": -2.194743
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Muker",
      "lat": 54.375651,
      "lon": -2.133115
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 7.8,
    "lengthKm": 12.6,
    "driveMinutes": 16,
    "corners": 16,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 20,
    "summitMetres": 527.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Single-track with passing places",
    "Steep drops",
    "Livestock on the road"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "moorland",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Buttertubs",
    "Scar House Force"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 91
  },
  "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"
}