{
  "name": "Grafton Notch",
  "slug": "grafton-notch-me26",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/grafton-notch-me26/",
  "summary": "Quiet pass through Grafton Notch State Park past Screw Auger Falls.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "ME 26"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Maine",
    "start": {
      "name": "Newry",
      "lat": 44.487287,
      "lon": -70.787244
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Upton",
      "lat": 44.69851,
      "lon": -71.033496
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 22,
    "lengthKm": 35.4,
    "driveMinutes": 40,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 540.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Moose in the notch",
    "Cars stopping at waterfalls",
    "Ice in the shaded gorge"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Grafton Notch",
    "Screw Auger Falls",
    "Moose Cave"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 133
  },
  "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"
}