{
  "name": "Paso Mamuil Malal",
  "slug": "paso-mamuil-malal",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/paso-mamuil-malal/",
  "summary": "A paved Andean crossing from the lakeside resort of Pucon to the Argentine frontier, climbing the Trancura valley through araucaria monkey-puzzle forest with the perfect cone of Lanin volcano filling the windscreen.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "199-CH"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Chile",
    "region": "Araucania",
    "start": {
      "name": "Pucon",
      "lat": -39.273586,
      "lon": -71.977588
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Paso Mamuil Malal",
      "lat": -39.578498,
      "lon": -71.487457
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 45.4,
    "lengthKm": 73.1,
    "driveMinutes": 91,
    "corners": 32,
    "hairpins": 1,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 1160,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Snow can close the pass in winter",
    "Volcanic ash advisories when Villarrica or Lanin are active",
    "Loose gravel on the shoulders",
    "Slow border formalities at the frontier"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Llalin, la tejedora, escultura",
    "Mirador Sector Puesco",
    "Centro Artesanal Pucón"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 255
  },
  "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"
}