{
  "name": "Łysa Polana Tatra Road",
  "slug": "lysa-polana-tatra-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/lysa-polana-tatra-road/",
  "summary": "Poland's highest public road open to cars, cresting at 1,141 m on its run to the Łysa Polana border meadow, threading Tatra National Park with unbroken views of the High Tatra peaks.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "DW960"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Poland",
    "region": "Tatra Mountains",
    "start": {
      "name": "Czarna Góra",
      "lat": 49.357214,
      "lon": 20.124955
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Łysa Polana",
      "lat": 49.265438,
      "lon": 20.116452
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8,
    "lengthKm": 12.9,
    "driveMinutes": 15,
    "corners": 9,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1136.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy tourist traffic in summer",
    "Snow and ice October to April",
    "Pedestrians and horse carriages near the Morskie Oko trailhead",
    "Wildlife in Tatra National Park"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Wysoki Wierch",
    "Cyrla nad Białką",
    "Wołowiec"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 73
  },
  "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"
}