{
  "name": "Elan Valley",
  "slug": "elan-valley",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/elan-valley/",
  "summary": "Narrow tarmac past the Victorian dams built to supply Birmingham, from Caban Coch up to Craig Goch, before the climb onto the Cambrian watershed.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Wales",
    "start": {
      "name": "Llansantffraed-Cwmdeuddwr",
      "lat": 52.29864,
      "lon": -3.513206
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Craig Goch",
      "lat": 52.293379,
      "lon": -3.600562
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 7.6,
    "lengthKm": 12.2,
    "driveMinutes": 15,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 1,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 305.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow unmarked lanes",
    "Heavy visitor traffic at dams",
    "Sheep on open sections",
    "Slippery stone surfaces after rain"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "lakes",
    "moorland",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Rhayader Castle"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 80
  },
  "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"
}