Cotter Road

ACTPrimary road14.8 km60 segments

5.8Sports

14.8 kmTotal length

60Segments

191Grey spot segments

Cotter Road is a 15 km sealed primary route in the ACT, Australia. It scores 7.0/10 for caravans with straight corners and excellent surface.

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Vehicle scores

5.8/10

SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes

5.5/10

MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads

6.3/10

EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly

4.6/10

4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability

7.0/10

VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes

Segment quality distribution

Sports score - 60 segments

Excellent (8+)14%Good (6-8)25%Fair (4-6)45%Poor (<4)17%

Sports score IQR: 5.3 - 6.5

Surface

Surface coverage

Sealed100%

Score breakdown

Median component scores across all segments

Surface

10.0

Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.

Curviness

0.3

Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.

Speed

10.0

Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.

Road classPrimary road

5.0

Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.

Traffic

5.0

Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.

Elevation

7.0

Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.

Crash history

Aggregated across all 60 segments· 12 years of data

191

Grey spots

Last 5 years

304

Crashes (5yr)

Fatalities (5yr)

ACT avg: 1.397 crashes/km/yrThis road: 7.706▲ Above average

Crash record linkage not yet available for ACT. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit - these are flagged regardless of crash history.

When is this road risky?

Crash conditions - share of recorded crashes by circumstance

Wet road crashes

Crashes that occurred in wet conditions

13%

Night crashes

Crashes that occurred after dark

26%

Based on 12 years of crash records linked to road geometry. Crash breakdown (night, wet, weekends): VIC data 2012-2024. Other states show aggregate counts only.

Road environment

Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators

7.4/10 safety score - higher is safer

Wet road exposure47%

Night driving risk58%

Wind exposure56%

Sun glare risk91%

Wildlife strike risk14%

Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.

Segments

Top 196 segments by sports score

IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV

#105177695Asphalt0.42 km9.29.19.2 #118116226Asphalt0.36 km9.19.09.1 #105177703Asphalt0.36 km9.08.99.1 #118116227Asphalt0.19 km8.98.89.0 #105177705Asphalt0.37 km8.98.89.0 #105139679Asphalt0.44 km8.88.88.8 #105268272Asphalt0.64 km8.88.88.8 #118170579Asphalt0.21 km8.88.88.8 #105139680Asphalt0.25 km8.78.68.8 #105177681Asphalt0.35 km8.78.68.8 #105177691Asphalt0.36 km8.68.58.6 #105177680Asphalt0.37 km8.68.58.6 #105268267Asphalt0.37 km8.68.58.7 #105177693Asphalt0.38 km8.68.48.5 #105177683Asphalt0.37 km8.68.48.5 #105268269Asphalt0.18 km8.48.48.6 #105177679Asphalt0.38 km8.48.38.4 #105177689Asphalt0.17 km8.48.38.4 #105139678Asphalt0.29 km8.48.38.4 #105177674Asphalt0.37 km8.38.28.3 #105189272Asphalt0.57 km8.38.38.3 #105177686Asphalt0.37 km8.38.28.3 #105162079Asphalt0.44 km8.28.08.1 #105268266Asphalt0.39 km8.18.08.1 #105177687Asphalt0.41 km8.07.88.1 #105268273Asphalt0.14 km8.07.98.1 #105135981Asphalt0.58 km7.87.67.9 #105177697Asphalt0.38 km7.87.68.0 #105200139Asphalt0.36 km7.67.37.7 #105151360Asphalt0.39 km7.57.27.6 #105153408Asphalt0.28 km7.57.27.6 #105139372Asphalt0.27 km7.37.07.3 #105166571Asphalt0.34 km7.37.07.4 #105176454Asphalt0.30 km7.27.07.2 #105177677Asphalt0.38 km7.06.77.1 #105268280Asphalt0.07 km6.86.77.2 #105268268Asphalt0.11 km6.86.67.3 #105268265Asphalt0.07 km6.86.47.1 #105268279Asphalt0.08 km6.76.67.0 #105200119Asphalt0.35 km6.76.37.0 #105191789Asphalt0.14 km6.76.47.0 #105177673Asphalt0.28 km6.76.37.0 #105200137Asphalt0.35 km6.66.37.0 #105268264Asphalt0.07 km6.56.27.1 #105177701Asphalt0.08 km6.56.27.1 #105177699Asphalt0.06 km6.56.27.1 #105268278Asphalt0.08 km6.56.37.0 #105175958Asphalt0.18 km6.56.16.8 #105177671Asphalt0.08 km6.56.16.8 #105200124Asphalt0.14 km6.46.06.7 #105132499Asphalt0.36 km6.46.06.7 #105175983Asphalt0.08 km6.46.06.7 #105198145Asphalt0.11 km6.36.06.7 #105200133Asphalt0.10 km6.35.96.8 #105153367Asphalt0.15 km6.35.96.7 #105211159Asphalt0.07 km6.25.86.6 #105156637Asphalt0.12 km6.25.86.7 #105153379Asphalt0.12 km6.25.86.6 #105198062Asphalt0.10 km6.25.96.8 #105139677Asphalt0.02 km6.25.96.8 #105153348Asphalt0.09 km6.25.86.5 #105268262Asphalt0.15 km6.15.86.5 #105139696Asphalt0.06 km6.15.76.6 #105139698Asphalt0.07 km6.15.76.5 #105193583Asphalt0.01 km6.15.76.7 #105200136Asphalt0.13 km6.15.76.5 #105198083Asphalt0.01 km6.15.86.7 #105200122Asphalt0.10 km6.15.76.6 #105153373Asphalt0.08 km6.15.76.6 #105127609Asphalt0.05 km6.05.66.4 #105127355Asphalt0.07 km6.05.66.4 #105200118Asphalt0.10 km6.05.66.5 #105198149Asphalt0.05 km6.05.66.5 #105268260Asphalt0.01 km6.05.76.6 #105268261Asphalt0.02 km6.05.76.6 #105198059Asphalt0.11 km5.95.66.4 #105200120Asphalt0.09 km5.95.56.3 #105125283Asphalt0.07 km5.95.56.3 #105151361Asphalt0.05 km5.95.56.3 #105181585Asphalt0.08 km5.95.66.4 #105153416Asphalt0.06 km5.95.56.3 #105198150Asphalt0.06 km5.95.56.3 #105200135Asphalt0.07 km5.95.56.3 #105200138Asphalt0.11 km5.95.56.3 #105162077Asphalt0.09 km5.95.56.3 #105156771Asphalt0.05 km5.95.56.3 #105194527Asphalt0.13 km5.95.56.3 #105198142Asphalt0.13 km5.95.56.3 #105165325Asphalt0.09 km5.85.46.3 #105175982Asphalt0.02 km5.85.46.3 #105200132Asphalt0.03 km5.85.46.3 #105153371Asphalt0.06 km5.85.46.3 #105263858Asphalt0.02 km5.85.46.3 #105220630Asphalt0.06 km5.85.46.3 #105139697Asphalt0.03 km5.85.46.3 #105170108Asphalt0.08 km5.85.46.3 #105162899Asphalt0.02 km5.85.46.3 #105175980Asphalt0.01 km5.85.46.3 #105200134Asphalt0.05 km5.85.46.3 #105175985Asphalt0.07 km5.85.46.3 #105198147Asphalt0.05 km5.85.46.3 #105156636Asphalt0.03 km5.85.46.3 #105139373Asphalt0.05 km5.85.46.3 #105177516Asphalt0.03 km5.85.46.3 #105162078Asphalt0.06 km5.85.46.0 #105198056Asphalt0.03 km5.85.56.3 #105198082Asphalt0.04 km5.85.56.3 #105191853Asphalt0.25 km5.85.56.3 #105127612Asphalt0.13 km5.85.56.2 #105153375Asphalt0.10 km5.85.36.0 #105198111Asphalt0.14 km5.85.46.2 #105198151Asphalt0.03 km5.75.25.9 #105200131Asphalt0.06 km5.75.25.9 #105162086Asphalt0.08 km5.65.36.1 #105156772Asphalt0.05 km5.65.25.9 #105200121Asphalt0.04 km5.65.15.8 #105198144Asphalt0.08 km5.65.15.8 #105139695Asphalt0.03 km5.65.15.8 #105162087Asphalt0.01 km5.65.15.8 #105165326Asphalt0.03 km5.65.15.8 #105135982Asphalt0.08 km5.65.15.8 #105198148Asphalt0.05 km5.65.15.8 #105223817Asphalt0.03 km5.65.15.8 #105153406Asphalt0.02 km5.65.15.8 #105189273Asphalt0.07 km5.55.25.9 #105198143Asphalt0.10 km5.55.26.0 #105238281Asphalt0.08 km5.55.15.9 #105127610Asphalt0.08 km5.45.15.9 #105127608Asphalt0.02 km5.45.05.6 #105175984Asphalt0.02 km5.44.95.6 #105263863Asphalt0.04 km5.44.95.6 #105153363Asphalt0.01 km5.44.95.6 #105166572Asphalt0.07 km5.44.95.6 #105198139Asphalt0.01 km5.44.95.6 #105153381Asphalt0.04 km5.44.95.6 #105175981Asphalt0.01 km5.44.95.6 #105193584Asphalt0.01 km5.44.95.6 #105162897Asphalt0.01 km5.44.95.6 #105200123Asphalt0.01 km5.44.95.6 #105268263Asphalt0.02 km5.45.05.6 #105198110Asphalt0.07 km5.45.05.9 #105177669Asphalt0.01 km5.45.05.6 #105194532Asphalt0.04 km5.35.05.8 #105198140Asphalt0.05 km5.34.95.8 #105198112Asphalt0.02 km5.34.95.8 #105198138Asphalt0.07 km5.14.75.4 #105154735Asphalt0.08 km5.14.75.3 #105198141Asphalt0.05 km5.14.75.4 #105127611Asphalt0.05 km5.14.75.4 #105194528Asphalt0.02 km5.04.65.4 #105194530Asphalt0.02 km5.04.65.4 #105220116Asphalt0.02 km5.04.65.4 #105198109Asphalt0.05 km4.94.45.1 #105198108Asphalt0.01 km4.84.45.1 #105263850Asphalt0.01 km4.84.45.1 #105198137Asphalt0.02 km4.84.45.1 #105198107Asphalt0.01 km4.84.45.1 #105268250Asphalt0.01 km4.84.55.1 #105189277Asphalt0.15 km4.26.57.5 #105129054Asphalt0.08 km4.26.37.5 #105268277Asphalt0.05 km4.06.17.4 #105268270Asphalt0.04 km4.06.17.4 #105268276Asphalt0.04 km3.96.07.3 #105191787Asphalt0.23 km3.95.97.0 #105198063Asphalt0.11 km3.85.87.0 #105153597Asphalt0.04 km3.85.77.0 #105268274Asphalt0.02 km3.75.77.1 #105132501Asphalt0.06 km3.75.66.8 #105195396Asphalt0.12 km3.75.66.9 #105268275Asphalt0.04 km3.65.56.7 #105198057Asphalt0.18 km3.65.46.6 #105176395Asphalt0.02 km3.55.36.7 #105195236Asphalt0.02 km3.45.26.6 #105170497Asphalt0.03 km3.45.26.6 #105189274Asphalt0.02 km3.45.26.6 #105238280Asphalt0.08 km3.45.16.3 #105211820Asphalt0.04 km3.45.06.3 #105198058Asphalt0.08 km3.45.06.3 #105220118Asphalt0.03 km3.35.06.3 #105198060Asphalt0.13 km3.35.06.3 #105198061Asphalt0.03 km3.35.06.3 #105220119Asphalt0.06 km3.35.06.3 #105191857Asphalt0.04 km3.35.06.3 #105191851Asphalt0.04 km3.35.06.3 #105191788Asphalt0.04 km3.35.06.3 #105170498Asphalt0.07 km3.35.06.3 #105191852Asphalt0.04 km3.35.06.3 #105177553Asphalt0.04 km3.34.86.3 #105189275Asphalt0.05 km3.24.85.9 #105191850Asphalt0.04 km3.24.75.9 #105189276Asphalt0.03 km3.14.65.6 #105252986Asphalt0.01 km3.14.65.6 #105153601Asphalt0.07 km2.94.15.5 #105163372Asphalt0.02 km2.94.25.2 #105139681Asphalt0.15 km2.43.64.6 #105163370Concrete0.04 km2.33.54.4

API reference

Road aggregate data via the Contour API

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Councils & Government

This road is part of ACT's road network. Contour scores every road in Australia for surface condition, curviness, grey spot classification, and 4WD track passability. If your organisation manages this road or promotes tourism in the region, this data is available via API.

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Frequently asked questions

How long is Cotter Road?+

Cotter Road is approximately 15 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 1 hour of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Cotter Road sealed?+

Yes. Cotter Road is fully sealed for its entire length.

Is Cotter Road good for motorcycles?+

It is passable. Cotter Road scores 5.5/10 for motorcycles. Consider it a connector rather than a destination ride.

Can I drive Cotter Road in a caravan?+

Yes. Cotter Road scores 7.0/10 for caravans, making it a reasonable choice for towing. Watch for changes in surface and any steep gradients.

Is Cotter Road good for an EV?+

Yes. Cotter Road scores 6.3/10 for EVs. Regenerative braking on any elevation changes and smooth throttle control on the corners will both feel at home here.

Are there any dangerous sections on Cotter Road?+

Contour has identified 191 grey spots on Cotter Road - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.

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Road data last updated: 23 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.

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