{
  "name": "Skyline Drive",
  "slug": "skyline-drive",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/skyline-drive/",
  "summary": "Skyline Drive holds the crest of the Blue Ridge with an overlook roughly every mile and a half, the Shenandoah Valley on one side and the Piedmont on the other. The whole parkway is capped at 35 mph for the crossing deer and bear, so it's about the views, not the pace.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Virginia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Front Royal",
      "lat": 38.903,
      "lon": -78.1926
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Thornton Gap",
      "lat": 38.661738,
      "lon": -78.321562
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 30.6,
    "lengthKm": 49.2,
    "driveMinutes": 58,
    "corners": 70,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 6,
    "summitMetres": 1034.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Deer and bear crossings",
    "Mountain fog",
    "Strict 35 mph limit"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Shenandoah Valley Overlook",
    "Range View Overlook",
    "Pass Mountain Overlook"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 338
  },
  "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"
}