{
  "name": "Dunkery Hill",
  "slug": "dunkery-hill",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/dunkery-hill/",
  "summary": "Over the shoulder of Dunkery Beacon, Exmoor's 519-metre high point, where the heather turns deep purple in late summer and the view runs across the Bristol Channel to Wales.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "England",
    "start": {
      "name": "Wheddon Cross",
      "lat": 51.146073,
      "lon": -3.55155
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Luccombe",
      "lat": 51.174587,
      "lon": -3.587466
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 5.3,
    "lengthKm": 8.5,
    "driveMinutes": 11,
    "corners": 26,
    "hairpins": 1,
    "maxGradientPercent": 16,
    "summitMetres": 448.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Exmoor ponies and sheep on moor",
    "Cattle grids",
    "Steep descents toward Porlock"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "moorland",
    "valley",
    "coast"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Dunkery Hill",
    "Jubilee Hut"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 52
  },
  "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"
}