{
  "name": "Fırtına Valley Road",
  "slug": "firtina-valley-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/firtina-valley-road/",
  "summary": "The Fırtına Valley road climbs from the Black Sea coast through a dramatic green gorge carved by the Storm River, past more than twenty Ottoman stone arch bridges, to the mountain plateau of Ayder at 1,350 m, gateway to the Kaçkar Mountains.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Turkey",
    "region": "Rize Province",
    "start": {
      "name": "Ardeşen",
      "lat": 41.191534,
      "lon": 40.987219
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Ayder Plateau",
      "lat": 40.9577,
      "lon": 41.08343
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 24.6,
    "lengthKm": 39.6,
    "driveMinutes": 49,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 1099.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Winter snow and ice, chains required",
    "Narrow sections near river crossings",
    "Rapidly changing mountain weather",
    "Fill up before leaving the coast at Ardeşen"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "forest",
    "valley",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Ayder Yaylası (thermal springs)",
    "Gelin Tülü Şelalesi"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 199
  },
  "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"
}