{
  "name": "Pelion Mountain Road",
  "slug": "pelion-mountain-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/pelion-mountain-road/",
  "summary": "A tight, forested mountain road up the Pelion Peninsula, rising through chestnut woods and stone-built villages with Aegean views plunging away on both flanks.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "EO34"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Greece",
    "region": "Magnesia, Thessaly",
    "start": {
      "name": "Volos",
      "lat": 39.362306,
      "lon": 22.940258
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Tsagarada",
      "lat": 39.380242,
      "lon": 23.179925
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 33,
    "lengthKm": 53.1,
    "driveMinutes": 69,
    "corners": 140,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 526.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Hairpin bends with limited visibility",
    "Narrow lanes shared with farm vehicles",
    "Thick fog common in autumn and winter",
    "Road may require snow chains in winter at the Chania pass"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "coast",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Koútra",
    "Centaur",
    "Asa Jennings Memorial"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 413
  },
  "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"
}