{
  "name": "Glen Nevis Road",
  "slug": "glen-nevis-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/glen-nevis-road/",
  "summary": "Single-track dead-end into the Nevis gorge under Ben Nevis, a Braveheart filming location.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Highland",
    "start": {
      "name": "Fort William",
      "lat": 56.821127,
      "lon": -5.087449
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Glen Nevis road head",
      "lat": 56.777308,
      "lon": -5.001306
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 6.1,
    "lengthKm": 9.8,
    "driveMinutes": 13,
    "corners": 22,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 147.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Busy tourist parking and walkers",
    "Narrow single-track near the head",
    "Dead-end turnaround"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "forest",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Glen Nevis Lower Falls",
    "Ben Nevis War Memorial Plaque",
    "Flying Officer J D McDonell Spitfire X4326 Crash Memorial"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 81
  },
  "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"
}