{
  "name": "Mangart Saddle Road",
  "slug": "mangart-saddle-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/mangart-saddle-road/",
  "summary": "Slovenia's highest road goes nowhere at all: a 15 km dead-end spur through unlit tunnels and rock galleries to a saddle car park high in the Julian Alps. Mangart's 2,679 m bulk fills the windscreen at the top, and honestly, we'd drive it for the tunnels alone.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "902"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Slovenia",
    "region": "Julian Alps",
    "start": {
      "name": "Log pod Mangartom",
      "lat": 46.397335,
      "lon": 13.593064
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Mangart Saddle",
      "lat": 46.438875,
      "lon": 13.640759
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 9.5,
    "lengthKm": 15.3,
    "driveMinutes": 22,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 13,
    "maxGradientPercent": 20,
    "summitMetres": 1923.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {
    "toll": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow unlit rock tunnels",
    "Closed in winter",
    "Steep drops with no barriers"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Ostanki džamije v Logu pod Mangartom",
    "Mangartski slap"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 200
  },
  "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": "2026-07-25"
}