{
  "name": "Smugglers' Notch",
  "slug": "smugglers-notch-vt108",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/smugglers-notch-vt108/",
  "summary": "Narrow seasonal pass squeezing between cliffs and boulders below Mount Mansfield.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "VT 108"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Vermont",
    "start": {
      "name": "Stowe",
      "lat": 44.465442,
      "lon": -72.68743
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Jeffersonville",
      "lat": 44.643805,
      "lon": -72.829287
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 17.3,
    "lengthKm": 27.8,
    "driveMinutes": 40,
    "corners": 22,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 14,
    "summitMetres": 661.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Single-lane boulder squeeze",
    "Closed mid-November to mid-May",
    "Pedestrians at trailheads"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Smuggler's Notch",
    "Bingham Falls Viewpoint"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 148
  },
  "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"
}