{
  "name": "Goderdzi Pass",
  "slug": "goderdzi-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/goderdzi-pass/",
  "summary": "The hidden connector between subtropical Adjara and the fortress city of Akhaltsikhe, crossing a 2,025 m pass through beech forest, alpine meadow and volcanic plateau that almost nobody drives.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Georgia",
    "region": "Adjara / Samtskhe-Javakheti",
    "start": {
      "name": "Khulo",
      "lat": 41.642767,
      "lon": 42.313679
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Akhaltsikhe",
      "lat": 41.639741,
      "lon": 42.985813
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 47.6,
    "lengthKm": 76.6,
    "driveMinutes": 100,
    "corners": 175,
    "hairpins": 5,
    "maxGradientPercent": 17,
    "summitMetres": 2032.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Unpaved central section",
    "Impassable in winter",
    "Snow tunnel sections",
    "Steep descents",
    "No barrier on cliff sections"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Goderdzi Pass",
    "Petrified wood trunk"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 519
  },
  "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"
}