{
  "name": "Great Ocean Road",
  "slug": "great-ocean-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/great-ocean-road/",
  "summary": "The famous 45 km between Lorne and Apollo Bay, built by returned WWI soldiers and squeezed between the Otways and the surf. Beaches, headlands, rainforest gullies and 160 corners, every one of them with someone slowing down for the view.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B100"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Australia",
    "region": "Victoria",
    "start": {
      "name": "Lorne",
      "lat": -38.540207,
      "lon": 143.975223
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Apollo Bay",
      "lat": -38.754649,
      "lon": 143.66897
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 27.5,
    "lengthKm": 44.3,
    "driveMinutes": 58,
    "corners": 160,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 75.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Blind coastal bends",
    "Tour-bus and tourist traffic",
    "Wildlife on road"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Cape Patton Lookout",
    "Urquharts Falls"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 358
  },
  "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"
}