{
  "name": "Gilgit–Skardu Road",
  "slug": "gilgit-skardu-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/gilgit-skardu-road/",
  "summary": "Blasted into the vertical walls of the Indus gorge, this nerve-racking drive is the sole road link between Skardu and the outside world.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "S-1"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Pakistan",
    "region": "Gilgit-Baltistan",
    "start": {
      "name": "Gilgit",
      "lat": 35.921097,
      "lon": 74.308711
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Skardu",
      "lat": 35.290266,
      "lon": 75.634934
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 128,
    "lengthKm": 206,
    "driveMinutes": 269,
    "corners": 182,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 2261.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Landslides",
    "Narrow road",
    "Sheer drops to the Indus",
    "Rockfall",
    "No barriers"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "View on Nanga Parbat",
    "Nanga Parbat Viewpoint"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1053
  },
  "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"
}