{
  "name": "Smith-Dorrien / Spray Lakes Trail",
  "slug": "smith-dorrien-spray-lakes-trail",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/smith-dorrien-spray-lakes-trail/",
  "summary": "A wild gravel run through the heart of Kananaskis, hugging the Spray Lakes reservoir between Canmore and Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "AB 742"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Canada",
    "region": "Kananaskis Country, Alberta",
    "start": {
      "name": "Canmore",
      "lat": 51.085156,
      "lon": -115.393633
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Peter Lougheed Provincial Park",
      "lat": 50.691436,
      "lon": -115.140333
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 34.8,
    "lengthKm": 56,
    "driveMinutes": 64,
    "corners": 22,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1908.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Loose washboard gravel and flying stones",
    "No services or reliable phone signal",
    "Moose and bears on the road"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Blackshale Creek Suspension Bridge"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 257
  },
  "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"
}