{
  "name": "Cirque de Navacelles",
  "slug": "cirque-de-navacelles",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/cirque-de-navacelles/",
  "summary": "A hairpin descent and climb across a vast limestone canyon on the Causse plateau.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D713",
    "D130"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Gard / Hérault",
    "start": {
      "name": "Blandas",
      "lat": 43.911764,
      "lon": 3.512793
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Saint-Maurice-Navacelles",
      "lat": 43.847498,
      "lon": 3.519192
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 9.8,
    "lengthKm": 15.8,
    "driveMinutes": 23,
    "corners": 28,
    "hairpins": 7,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 647.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tight unguarded hairpins",
    "Narrow squeeze in Navacelles",
    "Summer coach and cyclist traffic"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Belvédère des Chênes",
    "LE CROM De BLANDAS Gîte d’étape"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 153
  },
  "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"
}
