{
  "name": "Estrada do Soajo",
  "slug": "estrada-do-soajo-n304",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/estrada-do-soajo-n304/",
  "summary": "The old N304 climbs the Serra do Soajo above Sistelo and the Vez valley, its near-empty curves the sort motoring writers prize. Watch for the garrano ponies; they roam where they please.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "EM 304"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Portugal",
    "region": "Viana do Castelo",
    "start": {
      "name": "Arcos de Valdevez",
      "lat": 41.97317,
      "lon": -8.373251
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Merufe",
      "lat": 42.03345,
      "lon": -8.414184
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 7.7,
    "lengthKm": 12.4,
    "driveMinutes": 17,
    "corners": 50,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 409,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow unguarded edges",
    "Free-roaming ponies and cattle",
    "Patchy mountain surface"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Os Socalcos"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 121
  },
  "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"
}