{
  "name": "Kelok 9",
  "slug": "kelok-9",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/kelok-9/",
  "summary": "Six soaring concrete viaducts thread a tropical rainforest gorge in West Sumatra, turning a notorious mountain bottleneck into one of Indonesia's most photogenic drives, pillars rising 58 m above the gorge floor.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "AH25"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Indonesia",
    "region": "West Sumatra",
    "start": {
      "name": "Harau Gorge",
      "lat": -0.064883,
      "lon": 100.697202
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Pangkalan",
      "lat": -0.040748,
      "lon": 100.694451
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 1.9,
    "lengthKm": 3.1,
    "driveMinutes": 4,
    "corners": 4,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 4,
    "summitMetres": 857.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy truck traffic",
    "Wet road surface year-round",
    "Equatorial rain"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Kelok 9"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 24
  },
  "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"
}