{
  "name": "Giant Mountains Valley Road",
  "slug": "giant-mountains-valley-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/giant-mountains-valley-road/",
  "summary": "The only road into the heart of the Czech Giant Mountains follows the young Elbe river upstream through a deep forested gorge to the resort of Špindlerův Mlýn, beneath the highest peaks in Bohemia.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "295"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Czechia",
    "region": "Krkonoše",
    "start": {
      "name": "Vrchlabí",
      "lat": 50.629919,
      "lon": 15.599233
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Špindlerův Mlýn",
      "lat": 50.725516,
      "lon": 15.606587
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8.8,
    "lengthKm": 14.2,
    "driveMinutes": 18,
    "corners": 4,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 725.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Snow chains required in winter",
    "Rock slides near Studené Koleno",
    "Single carriageway with tourist traffic"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Hroby na Věřině cestě",
    "svatá Anna Samotřetí",
    "Jankův kopec"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 75
  },
  "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"
}