{
  "name": "Sky Road",
  "slug": "sky-road-clifden",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/sky-road-clifden/",
  "summary": "A 16 km loop from Clifden onto the Kingston peninsula: up to viewpoints over the bay and its scattered islands, then back down to sea level. Single-track in stretches, blind in places, pure Connemara throughout.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Ireland",
    "region": "Connacht",
    "start": {
      "name": "Clifden",
      "lat": 53.488096,
      "lon": -10.024394
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Clifden",
      "lat": 53.510344,
      "lon": -10.040639
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8,
    "lengthKm": 12.9,
    "driveMinutes": 17,
    "corners": 35,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 121.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Single-track passing places",
    "Blind bends",
    "Sheep on the road"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Sky Road",
    "Thomas Whelan Monument",
    "Abbeyglen Castle Hotel"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 122
  },
  "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"
}