{
  "name": "Lahıc Road",
  "slug": "lahic-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/lahic-road/",
  "summary": "An audacious 19 km climb through the Girdimançay river gorge to the 2,000-year-old copper-craft village of Lahıc at 1,211 m, one of the most dramatic approach roads in the Caucasus.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "Y31-07"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Azerbaijan",
    "region": "İsmayıllı Rayon",
    "start": {
      "name": "Təzəkənd",
      "lat": 40.748301,
      "lon": 48.292525
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Lahıc",
      "lat": 40.847332,
      "lon": 48.381104
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 10.9,
    "lengthKm": 17.5,
    "driveMinutes": 25,
    "corners": 28,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 1266.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Rockfall and landslides leaving boulders on the road surface",
    "Precipitous 300 m drops with minimal or no guardrails",
    "Road narrows to a single lane on cliff-hewn ledges above the gorge",
    "Seasonal washouts after heavy rain",
    "Winter isolation from ice and snow"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Seyrangah",
    "Zəmava asma körpüsü",
    "Şəlalə"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 126
  },
  "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"
}