{
  "name": "Charmadi Ghat",
  "slug": "charmadi-ghat",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/charmadi-ghat/",
  "summary": "The deepest and remotest of Karnataka's ghat roads, climbing 817 m through unbroken rainforest across 12 hairpins on a single-lane road that sees almost no tourist traffic.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "NH73"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "India",
    "region": "Karnataka",
    "start": {
      "name": "Charmadi",
      "lat": 13.056378,
      "lon": 75.427927
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kottigehara",
      "lat": 13.12111,
      "lon": 75.525248
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 15,
    "lengthKm": 24.1,
    "driveMinutes": 39,
    "corners": 145,
    "hairpins": 11,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 977,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 10
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow single-lane road",
    "Blind corners",
    "Wildlife crossing",
    "Monsoon closures",
    "Landslides"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "gorge",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Charmadi Ghati"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 258
  },
  "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"
}