{
  "name": "Leonidio to Kosmas",
  "slug": "leonidio-kosmas-parnon",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/leonidio-kosmas-parnon/",
  "summary": "Sea level to 1,150 m through a red-cliff gorge past a hanging monastery.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Greece",
    "region": "Arcadia, Peloponnese",
    "start": {
      "name": "Leonidio",
      "lat": 37.168572,
      "lon": 22.854138
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kosmas",
      "lat": 37.089774,
      "lon": 22.737577
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 17.1,
    "lengthKm": 27.5,
    "driveMinutes": 45,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 5,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 1198,
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Winter frost and snow on the upper half, chains have been mandated above the monastery",
    "Pilgrim traffic and parked cars around the Elona monastery junction on feast days",
    "Blind rock-wall corners in the gorge, popular with cyclists"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain",
    "coast"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Panagia Elona Monastery",
    "Kosmas plane-tree square",
    "Leonidio old town"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "gpx": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/leonidio-kosmas-parnon/route.gpx",
    "pointCount": 281
  },
  "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.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-12"
}