{
  "name": "Beklemeto Pass",
  "slug": "beklemeto-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/beklemeto-pass/",
  "summary": "Road 35 over the Beklemeto saddle is Bulgaria's most dramatic pass drive: over 30 sharp bends and hairpins to a 1,525 m summit on the ancient Roman Via Traiana.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "II-35"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Bulgaria",
    "region": "Stara Planina",
    "start": {
      "name": "Troyan",
      "lat": 42.891099,
      "lon": 24.712859
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Karnare",
      "lat": 42.700939,
      "lon": 24.631898
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 23.1,
    "lengthKm": 37.2,
    "driveMinutes": 48,
    "corners": 98,
    "hairpins": 7,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 1693.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "30+ hairpin bends",
    "11% maximum gradient",
    "Unguarded steep edges on sections",
    "Winter ice and closures October to April"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Krali Marko's Guard Post",
    "Georgi Stoyanov Memorial (2000)"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 259
  },
  "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"
}