{
  "name": "Dempster Highway",
  "slug": "dempster-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/dempster-highway/",
  "summary": "Canada's iconic all-gravel road north from the Klondike toward the Arctic Circle.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "Yukon",
    "start": {
      "name": "Klondike Highway junction",
      "lat": 63.988027,
      "lon": -138.702679
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Eagle Plains",
      "lat": 65.70152,
      "lon": -138.069766
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 147.9,
    "lengthKm": 238,
    "driveMinutes": 271,
    "corners": 120,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 1340,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Frequent flat tyres on shale",
    "Hundreds of km with no fuel",
    "Rain turns surface to mud"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Tombstone Interpretive Centre"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 698
  },
  "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"
}