{
  "name": "Trail Ridge Road",
  "slug": "trail-ridge-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/trail-ridge-road/",
  "summary": "The highest continuous paved road in the US, over Rocky Mountain National Park.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "US 34"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "United States",
    "region": "Colorado",
    "start": {
      "name": "Estes Park",
      "lat": 40.380306,
      "lon": -105.522371
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Grand Lake",
      "lat": 40.252292,
      "lon": -105.834923
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 47.2,
    "lengthKm": 76,
    "driveMinutes": 94,
    "corners": 34,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 3712.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "High altitude and thin air",
    "Sudden mountain storms",
    "Elk and stopping sightseers",
    "Closed by snow, roughly mid-October to late May"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Many Parks Curve",
    "Rock Cut",
    "Farview Curve Overlook"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 502
  },
  "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"
}