{
  "name": "Bicaz Gorge",
  "slug": "bicaz-gorge-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/bicaz-gorge-road/",
  "summary": "A dramatic 10km canyon road threading the limestone cleft of Cheile Bicazului from Lacu Roșu to Bicaz-Chei, with sheer walls rising 300m overhead.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "DN12C"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Romania",
    "region": "Eastern Carpathians",
    "start": {
      "name": "Lacu Roșu",
      "lat": 46.793216,
      "lon": 25.795121
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Bicaz-Chei",
      "lat": 46.827892,
      "lon": 25.875449
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 6.3,
    "lengthKm": 10.1,
    "driveMinutes": 13,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 8,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 1000.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Very narrow gorge floor shared with coaches and two-way traffic",
    "Pedestrians and parked cars at the market and viewpoints",
    "Rockfall and water running across the road after rain"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "forest",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Hell's Gate",
    "Cheile Bicazului",
    "Poarta de Piatra"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 105
  },
  "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"
}