{
  "name": "Jebel Shams",
  "slug": "jebel-shams",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/jebel-shams/",
  "summary": "A dramatic 40 km ascent from the mud-brick town of Al Hamra to the rim of Wadi Ghul, the Grand Canyon of Arabia, with views into one of the Arab world's deepest gorges from the flanks of Oman's highest mountain.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Oman",
    "region": "Ad Dakhiliyah",
    "start": {
      "name": "Al Hamra",
      "lat": 23.101157,
      "lon": 57.277207
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Jebel Shams Rim",
      "lat": 23.207289,
      "lon": 57.198399
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 24.4,
    "lengthKm": 39.3,
    "driveMinutes": 51,
    "corners": 74,
    "hairpins": 1,
    "maxGradientPercent": 17,
    "summitMetres": 2013.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "autumn",
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Unpaved final 7 km impassable when wet",
    "No fuel on the mountain",
    "Military zone at the true summit",
    "Steep drops from the canyon rim"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Viewpoint Old Ghul",
    "View to Jebel Shams",
    "Al Munizif"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 327
  },
  "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"
}