{
  "name": "Gospel Pass",
  "slug": "gospel-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/gospel-pass/",
  "summary": "A single-track ribbon out of Hay-on-Wye squeezing between Hay Bluff and Twmpa at 549 metres, the highest road pass in Wales. Sheep own the tarmac, and the drop through the Vale of Ewyas past Llanthony Priory might be the best bit.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B4423"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Wales",
    "start": {
      "name": "Clyro",
      "lat": 52.074382,
      "lon": -3.128068
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Llanthony",
      "lat": 51.9446,
      "lon": -3.0388
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 11.5,
    "lengthKm": 18.5,
    "driveMinutes": 25,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 18,
    "summitMetres": 550.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Single-track with passing places",
    "Free-roaming sheep and ponies",
    "Exposed to snow in winter"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Gospel Pass",
    "Pen-y-Beacon Stone Circle"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 130
  },
  "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"
}