{
  "name": "Skippers Canyon Road",
  "slug": "skippers-canyon-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/skippers-canyon-road/",
  "summary": "Hand-cut gold-rush shelf road clinging to a schist canyon above the Shotover River.",
  "location": {
    "country": "New Zealand",
    "region": "Otago",
    "start": {
      "name": "Coronet Peak Road junction",
      "lat": -44.843052,
      "lon": 168.681292
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Skippers Bridge",
      "lat": -44.941741,
      "lon": 168.712322
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 10.7,
    "lengthKm": 17.2,
    "driveMinutes": 26,
    "corners": 70,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 14,
    "summitMetres": 941.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Unfenced cliff drops",
    "Single-lane blind corners",
    "Loose gravel surface"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Māori Point Saddle",
    "Hells Gate",
    "Skippers Saddle"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 212
  },
  "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"
}