{
  "name": "Gamsberg Pass",
  "slug": "gamsberg-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/gamsberg-pass/",
  "summary": "Namibia's longest mountain pass, 192 km of gravel from Windhoek across the Great Escarpment at nearly 1,900 m, descending through the Kuiseb valley to the edge of the Namib, with no towns and no tarmac.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "C26"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Namibia",
    "region": "Khomas Region",
    "start": {
      "name": "Windhoek",
      "lat": -22.560129,
      "lon": 17.079747
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Rostock (C14 junction)",
      "lat": -23.6507,
      "lon": 15.999926
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 122.8,
    "lengthKm": 197.6,
    "driveMinutes": 246,
    "corners": 131,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 2066.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "autumn",
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Entirely unpaved gravel",
    "Corrugated sections",
    "Loose stones",
    "No fuel between Windhoek and C14",
    "Summer flash floods"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Kupferberg Pass"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 655
  },
  "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"
}