{
  "name": "The Vee Pass",
  "slug": "the-vee-r668",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/the-vee-r668/",
  "summary": "Hairpin gap road through the Knockmealdown Mountains",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "R668"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Ireland",
    "region": "The Municipal District of Cahir — Cashel",
    "start": {
      "name": "Clogheen",
      "lat": 52.258799,
      "lon": -7.937246
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Lismore",
      "lat": 52.160701,
      "lon": -7.934806
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8.3,
    "lengthKm": 13.4,
    "driveMinutes": 17,
    "corners": 20,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 346.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Sharp hairpin at the gap",
    "Exposed mountain weather",
    "Sheep grazing on verges"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "The Vee"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 87
  },
  "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"
}