{
  "name": "Jebel Akhdar",
  "slug": "jebel-akhdar",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/jebel-akhdar/",
  "summary": "Oman's most celebrated mountain road climbs 1,350 m in 32 km of beautifully engineered switchbacks to the rose-terraced Saiq Plateau, the principal ascent of the Tour of Oman and one of the steepest paved roads in Arabia.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D518"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Oman",
    "region": "Ad Dakhiliyah",
    "start": {
      "name": "Birkat Al Mawz",
      "lat": 22.92289,
      "lon": 57.667229
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Saiq Plateau",
      "lat": 23.078405,
      "lon": 57.636772
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 24.3,
    "lengthKm": 39.1,
    "driveMinutes": 51,
    "corners": 84,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 17,
    "summitMetres": 2124.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "autumn",
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "4WD mandatory and enforced at a police checkpoint",
    "Gradient reaches 10% from the start",
    "Narrow in places with steep drops"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Jabal Al Akhdar Viewpoint",
    "Falaj Al Khatmeen"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 245
  },
  "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"
}