{
  "name": "Coonoor Ghat",
  "slug": "coonoor-ghat",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/coonoor-ghat/",
  "summary": "The Coonoor Ghat climbs from the plains at Mettupalayam to the Nilgiri tea country across 14 numbered hairpins, sharing its valley the whole way with the UNESCO Nilgiri Mountain Railway.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "NH181"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "India",
    "region": "Tamil Nadu",
    "start": {
      "name": "Mettupalayam",
      "lat": 11.305962,
      "lon": 76.934719
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Coonoor",
      "lat": 11.344976,
      "lon": 76.79509
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 20.1,
    "lengthKm": 32.3,
    "driveMinutes": 49,
    "corners": 170,
    "hairpins": 13,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 1719.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy bus and lorry traffic",
    "Fog above 1,500 m",
    "Narrow sections near railway crossings"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Burliar",
    "Lamb's Rock"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 281
  },
  "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"
}