{
  "name": "Clisura Dunării",
  "slug": "clisura-dunarii",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/clisura-dunarii/",
  "summary": "Romania's most dramatic riverside drive: 95 km of DN57 hugging the Danube through the Iron Gates gorge, past towering limestone cliffs, the colossal Decebalus rock sculpture, and a succession of cave mouths and monasteries.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "DN57"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Romania",
    "region": "Mehedinți / Caraș-Severin",
    "start": {
      "name": "Orșova",
      "lat": 44.724957,
      "lon": 22.397617
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Moldova Nouă",
      "lat": 44.718963,
      "lon": 21.657944
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 62.7,
    "lengthKm": 100.9,
    "driveMinutes": 115,
    "corners": 33,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 225.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Occasional road flooding near the river bank",
    "Sharp bends with limited visibility",
    "Tourist footfall creating sudden stops near the Decebalus sculpture",
    "Narrow sections between Dubova and Coronini"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Cracul Rolului",
    "Cetatea Tricule",
    "Monumentul Dezrădăcinați 1950"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 467
  },
  "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"
}