{
  "name": "Bwlch Penbarras",
  "slug": "bwlch-penbarras",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/bwlch-penbarras/",
  "summary": "Brutally steep hairpin climb over the Clwydian Range below Moel Famau.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Denbighshire / Clwydian Range",
    "start": {
      "name": "Llanbedr-Dyffryn-Clwyd",
      "lat": 53.126463,
      "lon": -3.272217
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Tafarn-y-Gelyn",
      "lat": 53.142119,
      "lon": -3.232675
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 2.2,
    "lengthKm": 3.5,
    "driveMinutes": 5,
    "corners": 9,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 25,
    "summitMetres": 362,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Up to 25% hairpin",
    "Cyclists on climb",
    "Few passing places"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "moorland",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Old St Peter's Church",
    "Foel Fenlli"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 17
  },
  "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"
}