{
  "name": "Slea Head Drive",
  "slug": "slea-head-drive",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/slea-head-drive/",
  "summary": "The R559 loops the western tip of the Dingle Peninsula past beehive huts and golden strands, narrow enough that meeting a tour coach is the day's main event.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "R559"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Ireland",
    "region": "County Kerry",
    "start": {
      "name": "Dingle",
      "lat": 52.141673,
      "lon": -10.266238
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Dunquin",
      "lat": 52.126243,
      "lon": -10.453783
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 12.8,
    "lengthKm": 20.6,
    "driveMinutes": 27,
    "corners": 36,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 74.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Single-track coast sections",
    "Tour coaches",
    "Walkers on the road"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Ceann Sléibhe",
    "Fahan Beehive Huts"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 102
  },
  "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"
}