{
  "name": "Parnassus Delphi to Arachova Road",
  "slug": "parnassus-delphi-arachova-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/parnassus-delphi-arachova-road/",
  "summary": "A high balcony road on the flank of Mount Parnassus linking the ancient oracle of Delphi with the stone village of Arachova, above the silvery olive sea of the Pleistos valley.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "EO48"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Greece",
    "region": "Central Greece (Phocis)",
    "start": {
      "name": "Delphi",
      "lat": 38.479756,
      "lon": 22.518211
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Arachova",
      "lat": 38.479974,
      "lon": 22.584304
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 5.5,
    "lengthKm": 8.9,
    "driveMinutes": 11,
    "corners": 28,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 948.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tour-coach traffic and tight parking around the Delphi archaeological site",
    "Pedestrians on Arachova's narrow main street",
    "Ice and snow on the high sections in winter"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Marmara Sanctuary"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 59
  },
  "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"
}