{
  "name": "Park Loop Road (Acadia)",
  "slug": "park-loop-road-acadia",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/park-loop-road-acadia/",
  "summary": "The ocean drive of Acadia's Park Loop Road, one-way along the Atlantic-pounded granite shore of Mount Desert Island past Sand Beach, Thunder Hole and Otter Cliffs.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Maine",
    "start": {
      "name": "Bar Harbor (Hulls Cove)",
      "lat": 44.378478,
      "lon": -68.23143
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Seal Harbor",
      "lat": 44.311706,
      "lon": -68.240025
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 5.7,
    "lengthKm": 9.2,
    "driveMinutes": 10,
    "corners": 45,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 166.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 2
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy seasonal congestion and shoulder-parked cars",
    "Pedestrians crossing to shore at Thunder Hole/Sand Beach",
    "Timed-entry reservation needed for Cadillac summit spur"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "forest",
    "mountain",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "The Bubble",
    "Great Pond Hill",
    "Redfield Hill"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 59
  },
  "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"
}