{
  "name": "Ovit Pass",
  "slug": "ovit-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/ovit-pass/",
  "summary": "One of Turkey's highest paved roads, the D925 scales the Ovit Pass at 2,640 m through the cloud-forest flanks of the Kaçkar Mountains.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D925"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Turkey",
    "region": "Rize / Erzurum",
    "start": {
      "name": "İyidere",
      "lat": 41.012052,
      "lon": 40.360917
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "İspir",
      "lat": 40.483469,
      "lon": 41.00006
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 66.8,
    "lengthKm": 107.5,
    "driveMinutes": 140,
    "corners": 57,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 17,
    "summitMetres": 2687.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Maximum gradient 16%",
    "Summer snowfall possible near summit",
    "Road restricted November to April",
    "Avalanche risk on upper slopes",
    "Exposed ridgeline above treeline"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Ovitdağı Geçidi",
    "İspir Kalesi"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 780
  },
  "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"
}