{
  "name": "Gjáarvegur",
  "slug": "gjaarvegur",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/gjaarvegur/",
  "summary": "Gjáarvegur climbs from coastal Eiði over the flanks of Slættaratindur, the Faroes' highest peak at 880 m, before a spectacular hairpin descent into Gjógv, grass-roofed houses at the head of a 200 m sea gorge.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "61"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Faroe Islands",
    "region": "Eysturoy",
    "start": {
      "name": "Eiði",
      "lat": 62.297883,
      "lon": -7.083855
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Gjógv",
      "lat": 62.325199,
      "lon": -6.943511
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8.1,
    "lengthKm": 13,
    "driveMinutes": 16,
    "corners": 13,
    "hairpins": 4,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 447.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Closed or impassable in winter snow",
    "Narrow with roadside ditches on the descent",
    "Unpredictable Atlantic weather"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "coast",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Risin og Kellingin viewpoint",
    "Skeggjanøv",
    "Hvíthamar"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 65
  },
  "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"
}