{
  "name": "Nordkalottvägen",
  "slug": "nordkalottvagen",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/nordkalottvagen/",
  "summary": "A deep-Arctic corridor past Torneträsk and Lapporten, Sweden's most dramatic high-latitude road.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "E10"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Sweden",
    "region": "Norrbotten County",
    "start": {
      "name": "Kiruna",
      "lat": 67.864196,
      "lon": 20.243968
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Riksgränsen",
      "lat": 68.428295,
      "lon": 18.123333
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 80.9,
    "lengthKm": 130.2,
    "driveMinutes": 162,
    "corners": 1,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 4,
    "summitMetres": 592.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Ice and black ice on approaches to Riksgränsen in all seasons",
    "Reindeer on road",
    "Extreme winter darkness and blizzard conditions",
    "Road can be snow-blocked outside summer months"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes",
    "valley",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Utsiktskullen",
    "Fågelkullen",
    "Canyon Abiskojakka"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 436
  },
  "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"
}