{
  "name": "Maligne Lake Road",
  "slug": "maligne-lake-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/maligne-lake-road/",
  "summary": "Out of Jasper and up a glacier-carved valley, past Maligne Canyon and Medicine Lake to the turquoise water of Maligne Lake itself. The corners are gentle and the traffic jams are elk and bighorn sheep, and honestly we're fine with that.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "Alberta",
    "start": {
      "name": "Jasper",
      "lat": 52.91122,
      "lon": -118.007454
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Maligne Lake",
      "lat": 52.725959,
      "lon": -117.644371
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 24.4,
    "lengthKm": 39.3,
    "driveMinutes": 47,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 1729,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Wildlife on the road",
    "No services or fuel",
    "Winter snow and ice"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Medicine Lake",
    "Maligne Canyon"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 155
  },
  "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"
}