{
  "name": "Molls Gap",
  "slug": "molls-gap",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/molls-gap/",
  "summary": "The N71 twists through rock and bog from Killarney's lakes up over Molls Gap to Kenmare, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks stacked across the view. The best stretch of the Ring of Kerry, and the tour coaches know it too.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N71"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Ireland",
    "region": "County Kerry",
    "start": {
      "name": "Killarney",
      "lat": 52.057794,
      "lon": -9.508124
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kenmare",
      "lat": 51.880416,
      "lon": -9.583992
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 19.9,
    "lengthKm": 32,
    "driveMinutes": 40,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 256.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tour coaches in season",
    "Slow traffic on the bends",
    "Wandering sheep"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Ladies View",
    "Moll's Gap"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 238
  },
  "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"
}