{
  "name": "Gorges de l'Ardèche",
  "slug": "gorges-de-l-ardeche",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/gorges-de-l-ardeche/",
  "summary": "A rim road above the Grand Canyon of France past the Pont d'Arc natural arch.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D290"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Ardèche",
    "start": {
      "name": "Vallon-Pont-d'Arc",
      "lat": 44.400337,
      "lon": 4.388013
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche",
      "lat": 44.302578,
      "lon": 4.569498
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 23.1,
    "lengthKm": 37.2,
    "driveMinutes": 44,
    "corners": 45,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 351.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Congested clifftop viewpoints",
    "Heavy summer holiday traffic",
    "Unfenced edges at stops"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pont d'Arc",
    "Belvédère du Serre de Tourre",
    "Balcon de Gournier",
    "Le Grand Belvédère"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 420
  },
  "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": "2026-07-25"
}