{
  "name": "Winnats Pass",
  "slug": "winnats-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/winnats-pass/",
  "summary": "The name means wind gates, and the gorge earns it, funnelling the weather between limestone pinnacles as the road rears past 28 percent. Only 200 metres or so of climbing, but there's no more theatrical stretch of tarmac in the Peak.",
  "location": {
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "region": "England",
    "start": {
      "name": "Castleton",
      "lat": 53.342601,
      "lon": -1.781993
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Sparrowpit",
      "lat": 53.340415,
      "lon": -1.798276
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 0.7,
    "lengthKm": 1.1,
    "driveMinutes": 2,
    "corners": 12,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 28,
    "summitMetres": 337.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Gradient over 28 percent",
    "Width and weight restrictions",
    "Heavy pedestrian traffic at base"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "moorland",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Speedwell Cavern",
    "Devil's Arse (Peak Cavern)",
    "Treak Cliff Cavern"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 9
  },
  "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"
}