{
  "name": "Lyell Highway",
  "slug": "lyell-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/lyell-highway/",
  "summary": "A wilderness spine across western Tasmania, climbing out of the copper-scarred hills of Queenstown through temperate rainforest and button-grass plains into the Franklin-Gordon Wild Rivers World Heritage Area.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "A10"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Australia",
    "region": "Tasmania",
    "start": {
      "name": "Queenstown",
      "lat": -42.079467,
      "lon": 145.555147
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Derwent Bridge",
      "lat": -42.11755,
      "lon": 146.278304
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 56.4,
    "lengthKm": 90.8,
    "driveMinutes": 113,
    "corners": 105,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 837.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Sudden weather and dense fog on the highland sections",
    "Wildlife on the road, especially at dawn and dusk",
    "Long stretches with no fuel or services",
    "Wet, slippery surface under frequent rain"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Surprise Valley",
    "Victoria Pass",
    "The Wall in the Wilderness"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 506
  },
  "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": "2026-08-03"
}