{
  "name": "Pico do Arieiro",
  "slug": "pico-do-arieiro-er202",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/pico-do-arieiro-er202/",
  "summary": "The only big Madeiran summit you can drive to: from Poiso the ER202 hairpins up to Pico do Arieiro, the island's third highest peak at 1,818 m. Park by the radar station and the whole central massif is at your feet, cloud permitting.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "ER202"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Portugal",
    "region": "Madeira",
    "start": {
      "name": "Poiso",
      "lat": 32.712416,
      "lon": -16.892841
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Pico do Arieiro",
      "lat": 32.735727,
      "lon": -16.927771
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 3.8,
    "lengthKm": 6.1,
    "driveMinutes": 8,
    "corners": 35,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 1797.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Sudden cloud and fog",
    "Steep hairpins",
    "Ice in winter"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Astronomia",
    "Pico do Arieiro",
    "Poço da Neve"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 58
  },
  "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"
}