{
  "name": "Cabot Trail",
  "slug": "cabot-trail",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/cabot-trail/",
  "summary": "Completed in 1932 and named for John Cabot, it climbs from Cheticamp over French Mountain at 455 m, switchbacks down MacKenzie Mountain and drops over Cape Smokey to Ingonish. The moose have the plateau at dawn and dusk.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "Nova Scotia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Cape Breton Highlands National Park",
      "lat": 46.64706,
      "lon": -60.95107
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Ingonish",
      "lat": 46.69192,
      "lon": -60.36759
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 61.2,
    "lengthKm": 98.5,
    "driveMinutes": 128,
    "corners": 160,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 460.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Steep grades",
    "Tight switchbacks",
    "Coastal fog",
    "Gusty winds",
    "Moose at dawn and dusk"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Lakies Head",
    "Lone Shieling"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 473
  },
  "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"
}