{
  "name": "Captain Cook Highway",
  "slug": "captain-cook-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/captain-cook-highway/",
  "summary": "Tropical coast road between rainforest and the reef.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "44"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Australia",
    "region": "Queensland",
    "start": {
      "name": "Cairns",
      "lat": -16.765257,
      "lon": 145.668383
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Port Douglas",
      "lat": -16.507461,
      "lon": 145.440484
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 25.9,
    "lengthKm": 41.7,
    "driveMinutes": 52,
    "corners": 80,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 61.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Winding cliff sections",
    "Cassowaries on road",
    "Wet-season flooding"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Rex Lookout",
    "Field of Cairns"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 202
  },
  "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"
}