{
  "name": "Halsema Highway",
  "slug": "halsema-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/halsema-highway/",
  "summary": "Long the highest highway in the Philippines, climbing the Cordillera Central to a 2,255 m summit at Atok, a 150 km spine of ridgeline driving with near-continuous panoramas.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N204"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Philippines",
    "region": "Cordillera, Luzon",
    "start": {
      "name": "La Trinidad",
      "lat": 16.462,
      "lon": 120.587897
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Bontoc",
      "lat": 17.045907,
      "lon": 120.937054
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 76.6,
    "lengthKm": 123.3,
    "driveMinutes": 188,
    "corners": 660,
    "hairpins": 10,
    "maxGradientPercent": 15,
    "summitMetres": 2376.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Landslides",
    "Fog",
    "Steep drop-offs",
    "Narrow road",
    "No guardrails on sections",
    "Rockfall",
    "High-speed bus traffic"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Sabangan View Deck",
    "Philippine Highway highest point",
    "Tayawan Viewdeck"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1233
  },
  "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"
}