{
  "name": "Glen Etive",
  "slug": "glen-etive",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/glen-etive/",
  "summary": "Twelve miles of single track off the A82, falling beneath Buachaille Etive Mor to the head of Loch Etive, where the road simply stops. Skyfall borrowed it for Bond, and the dead end means you drive the whole glen twice.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Scotland",
    "start": {
      "name": "Glencoe",
      "lat": 56.654043,
      "lon": -4.861473
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Loch Etive",
      "lat": 56.562026,
      "lon": -5.074996
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 11.9,
    "lengthKm": 19.2,
    "driveMinutes": 26,
    "corners": 55,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 252.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Blind passing places",
    "Dead-end road",
    "Patchy mobile signal"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "valley",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Skyfall viewpoint",
    "Glen Etive"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 164
  },
  "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"
}