{
  "name": "King's Highway (Wadi Mujib)",
  "slug": "kings-highway-wadi-mujib",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/kings-highway-wadi-mujib/",
  "summary": "Jordan's most historic road plunges 1,300 m into the Wadi Mujib gorge, Jordan's Grand Canyon, on 18 km of switchbacks before climbing back to the plateau, linking Biblical Madaba to Crusader Karak.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "35"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Jordan",
    "region": "Madaba / Karak",
    "start": {
      "name": "Madaba",
      "lat": 31.717926,
      "lon": 35.793559
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Al-Karak",
      "lat": 31.18213,
      "lon": 35.706417
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 52.7,
    "lengthKm": 84.8,
    "driveMinutes": 105,
    "corners": 94,
    "hairpins": 9,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 1068.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Unmarked speed bumps",
    "Livestock on road",
    "Police checkpoints",
    "Limited fuel",
    "Steep switchbacks"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "mountain",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Moujib panorama",
    "Karak Castle Panorama",
    "Iron Age fortification wall"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 343
  },
  "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"
}