{
  "name": "Dades Gorge",
  "slug": "dades-gorge",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/dades-gorge/",
  "summary": "You've seen the photograph: the tight stack of switchbacks climbing out of the Dades canyon, one of Morocco's most photographed stretches of road. The run up from Boumalne Dades threads the limestone cliffs to reach it, and the tarmac gives out not far beyond the fun.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "R704"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Morocco",
    "region": "Drâa-Tafilalet",
    "start": {
      "name": "Boumalne Dades",
      "lat": 31.372509,
      "lon": -5.986366
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Ait Sedrate Jbel El Soufla",
      "lat": 31.541168,
      "lon": -5.917676
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 19.2,
    "lengthKm": 30.9,
    "driveMinutes": 45,
    "corners": 35,
    "hairpins": 5,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 1815.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Slippery after rain",
    "Tight switchbacks",
    "Tourist coaches"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "valley",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Doigts des Singes",
    "Serpent du Dadès",
    "Gorges du Dades"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 269
  },
  "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"
}