{
  "name": "Cesta Slobody",
  "slug": "cesta-slobody",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/cesta-slobody/",
  "summary": "The Freedom Road runs some 40 km along the southern foot of the High Tatras, threading a string of belle-époque resort villages beneath Slovakia's highest peaks, freshly resurfaced.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "537"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Slovakia",
    "region": "High Tatras",
    "start": {
      "name": "Podbanské",
      "lat": 49.141254,
      "lon": 19.905509
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Tatranská Kotlina",
      "lat": 49.171588,
      "lon": 20.293742
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 22.7,
    "lengthKm": 36.5,
    "driveMinutes": 43,
    "corners": 22,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1272.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Pedestrians crossing between resort villages in summer and ski season",
    "Wildlife crossings throughout the national park corridor",
    "Icy road surface in winter due to persistent mountain shadow",
    "Congestion at Štrbské Pleso and Starý Smokovec in peak holidays"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Rozhľadňa Monte Móry",
    "Pamätník hrdinom - letcom SNP"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 208
  },
  "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"
}