{
  "name": "Pamir Highway",
  "slug": "pamir-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/pamir-highway/",
  "summary": "The high route of the Pamirs, climbing from the Gunt River gorge at Khorog across the vast plateau to Murghab at 3,600 m, cresting the Ak-Baital Pass at 4,655 m, the highest point on Central Asia's legendary M41.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "M41"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Tajikistan",
    "region": "Gorno-Badakhshan",
    "start": {
      "name": "Khorog",
      "lat": 37.49079,
      "lon": 71.5484
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Murghab",
      "lat": 38.171162,
      "lon": 73.966334
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 193,
    "lengthKm": 310.6,
    "driveMinutes": 405,
    "corners": 46,
    "hairpins": 1,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 4275.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Altitude sickness above 3,800 m",
    "Unpaved and broken surface",
    "Rockfall",
    "Extreme cold even in summer",
    "No fuel for 200 km stretches",
    "No mechanical services"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge",
    "valley",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Koitezek Pass",
    "Jaman-Tal",
    "Naizatash Pass"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 758
  },
  "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"
}