{
  "name": "Gibb River Road",
  "slug": "gibb-river-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/gibb-river-road/",
  "summary": "The Kimberley's legendary outback track, here on its iconic eastern run past the Pentecost River crossing beneath the Cockburn Range.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Australia",
    "region": "Kimberley, Western Australia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Home Valley / Pentecost River",
      "lat": -15.737272,
      "lon": 127.834899
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Great Northern Highway junction (near Kununurra)",
      "lat": -15.83661,
      "lon": 128.306722
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 40.5,
    "lengthKm": 65.2,
    "driveMinutes": 71,
    "corners": 12,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 6,
    "summitMetres": 134.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 2
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Severe corrugations and bulldust",
    "Tidal Pentecost crossing with saltwater crocodiles",
    "Wet-season closures and flooding"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "gorge",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pentecost River Crossing",
    "Cockburn Ranges Lookout",
    "Home Valley Station"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 163
  },
  "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"
}