{
  "name": "Mam Ratagan to Glenelg",
  "slug": "mam-ratagan",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/mam-ratagan/",
  "summary": "Old military road, remade by Telford, over a wooded pass to Glenelg.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "Scotland",
    "start": {
      "name": "Shiel Bridge",
      "lat": 57.211112,
      "lon": -5.428992
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Glenelg",
      "lat": 57.211663,
      "lon": -5.625645
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8.9,
    "lengthKm": 14.3,
    "driveMinutes": 21,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 15,
    "summitMetres": 347.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Steep gradients",
    "Hairpin bends",
    "Single-track passing places"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "coast"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Mam Ratagan",
    "Glenelg War Memorial",
    "Caisteal Mhicleod, dun site"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 103
  },
  "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"
}