{
  "name": "Oaxaca to the Pacific",
  "slug": "oaxaca-to-the-pacific",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/oaxaca-to-the-pacific/",
  "summary": "An extraordinary 260 km traverse of the Sierra Madre del Sur from Oaxaca city, climbing to 2,970 m through cloud forest and pine and dropping canyon after canyon to the Pacific, one of Mexico's most scenically varied mountain roads.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "MEX 175"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Mexico",
    "region": "Sierra Madre del Sur",
    "start": {
      "name": "Oaxaca de Juárez",
      "lat": 17.064741,
      "lon": -96.723959
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "San Pedro Pochutla",
      "lat": 15.741209,
      "lon": -96.468426
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 135.4,
    "lengthKm": 217.9,
    "driveMinutes": 284,
    "corners": 579,
    "hairpins": 14,
    "maxGradientPercent": 16,
    "summitMetres": 2769.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "autumn",
      "winter",
      "spring"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow two-lane road",
    "Landslides",
    "Sharp hairpin curves",
    "Village speed bumps",
    "Night driving discouraged",
    "Seasonal washouts"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley",
    "coast"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Altos del Golán",
    "Benito Juarez"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1365
  },
  "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"
}