{
  "name": "Fleet Moss",
  "slug": "fleet-moss",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/fleet-moss/",
  "summary": "The highest surfaced road in the Yorkshire Dales, an unclassified switchback over Fleet Moss linking Wensleydale at Hawes with upper Wharfedale at Kettlewell.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "North Yorkshire",
    "start": {
      "name": "Hawes",
      "lat": 54.298974,
      "lon": -2.200435
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kettlewell",
      "lat": 54.146723,
      "lon": -2.049275
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 15.1,
    "lengthKm": 24.3,
    "driveMinutes": 33,
    "corners": 38,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 20,
    "summitMetres": 588.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Steep gradients up to 1-in-5 on the Gayle climb",
    "Single-track blind summits, must yield",
    "Fog, ice and snow on the high moss"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "moorland",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Wensleydale Creamery",
    "Gayle Mill",
    "Dales Countryside Museum"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 149
  },
  "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"
}