{
  "name": "Abano Pass",
  "slug": "abano-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/abano-pass/",
  "summary": "One of the world's most extreme mountain drives: an entirely unpaved Soviet-era track climbing to 2,826 m with no guardrails, opening the ancient highland province of Tusheti for about 16 weeks a year.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "M44"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Georgia",
    "region": "Kakheti / Tusheti",
    "start": {
      "name": "Zemo Alvani",
      "lat": 42.044346,
      "lon": 45.299169
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Omalo",
      "lat": 42.371526,
      "lon": 45.632968
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 51.2,
    "lengthKm": 82.4,
    "driveMinutes": 119,
    "corners": 259,
    "hairpins": 38,
    "maxGradientPercent": 20,
    "summitMetres": 2865.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "No guardrails",
    "Deep drop-offs",
    "River fords",
    "Rockfall",
    "Mud and loose gravel",
    "Closed October to late May",
    "4WD mandatory"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Abano Pass",
    "Keselo Towers",
    "Pshaveli Fortress Complex"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 576
  },
  "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": "2026-08-03"
}