{
  "name": "Kennon Road",
  "slug": "kennon-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/kennon-road/",
  "summary": "The original and most dramatic ascent to Baguio: a 34 km canyon climb through the famous zigzags, with waterfalls, pine forest and the Lion's Head landmark, prone to closure from landslides.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N54"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Philippines",
    "region": "Cordillera, Luzon",
    "start": {
      "name": "Rosario",
      "lat": 16.223576,
      "lon": 120.503732
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Baguio",
      "lat": 16.402282,
      "lon": 120.596094
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 21,
    "lengthKm": 33.8,
    "driveMinutes": 49,
    "corners": 72,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 15,
    "summitMetres": 1469.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "50+ hairpin turns",
    "Blind curves",
    "Landslides and rockfall",
    "Weak guardrails",
    "Afternoon fog",
    "Rainy-season closures"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Diego Silang"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 239
  },
  "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"
}