{
  "name": "Derebaşı Bends",
  "slug": "d915-derebasi-bends",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/d915-derebasi-bends/",
  "summary": "Turkey's most extreme mountain road climbs 13 consecutive guardrail-free hairpins through Mount Soğanlı, with sheer drops of hundreds of metres and gradients hitting 17%.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D915"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Turkey",
    "region": "Trabzon / Bayburt",
    "start": {
      "name": "Of",
      "lat": 40.947682,
      "lon": 40.269475
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Bayburt",
      "lat": 40.255101,
      "lon": 40.220577
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 62,
    "lengthKm": 99.8,
    "driveMinutes": 144,
    "corners": 134,
    "hairpins": 4,
    "maxGradientPercent": 19,
    "summitMetres": 2579.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "No guardrails on cliff sections",
    "Gradients to 17%",
    "Loose gravel and eroding edges",
    "Heavy truck traffic",
    "Closed late October to late June by snow",
    "Fog near Soğanlı Pass"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Soğanlı Geçidi",
    "Aydıntepe Yer Altı Şehri",
    "Bayburt Kalesi"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 547
  },
  "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"
}