{
  "name": "North Cross-Island Baling",
  "slug": "north-cross-island-baling",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/north-cross-island-baling/",
  "summary": "Highway 7 crosses the mountains from Daxi toward Yilan, its quiet middle stretch buried in deep river gorges and cedar forest past the Baling suspension bridges. There are 220 corners along the way.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "7"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Taiwan",
    "region": "Taoyuan",
    "start": {
      "name": "Daxi",
      "lat": 24.883649,
      "lon": 121.289219
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Fuxing",
      "lat": 24.641772,
      "lon": 121.418619
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 33.3,
    "lengthKm": 53.6,
    "driveMinutes": 73,
    "corners": 220,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 1046.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Rockfall after heavy rain",
    "Narrow single-lane bridges",
    "Wildlife on the road"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Cihu Lake",
    "Baling Bridge Viewpoint",
    "Old Baiji tunnel"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 572
  },
  "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"
}