{
  "name": "Araniko Highway",
  "slug": "araniko-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/araniko-highway/",
  "summary": "Nepal's old road to Tibet leaves the Kathmandu valley at Dhulikhel, picks up the Sun Koshi at Dolalghat and works up the Bhote Koshi gorge on a shelf cut into the cliff to the Friendship Bridge at Kodari.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "NH34"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Nepal",
    "region": "Bagmati Province",
    "start": {
      "name": "Dhulikhel",
      "lat": 27.619338,
      "lon": 85.553242
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kodari",
      "lat": 27.973556,
      "lon": 85.964045
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 52.8,
    "lengthKm": 85,
    "driveMinutes": 116,
    "corners": 260,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 1754.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Landslides and rockfall beyond Barabise",
    "Narrow cliff shelf above the Bhote Koshi",
    "Monsoon closures from June to September",
    "Container trucks queuing for the Tatopani customs yard",
    "Border checks at Kodari, where the crossing status changes at short notice"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Dhulikhel",
    "Dolalghat",
    "Barabise",
    "Tatopani hot springs",
    "Sino-Nepal Friendship Bridge"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 947
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; 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": "2026-10-11"
}