{
  "name": "Prithvi Highway",
  "slug": "prithvi-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/prithvi-highway/",
  "summary": "The Kathmandu to Pokhara road spends most of its length in the Trishuli gorge, running past fish stalls, rafting put-ins and terraced hillsides to the river confluence at Mugling.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "NH17"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Nepal",
    "region": "Bagmati / Gandaki",
    "start": {
      "name": "Naubise",
      "lat": 27.715395,
      "lon": 85.151403
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Pokhara",
      "lat": 28.209522,
      "lon": 83.985661
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 107.1,
    "lengthKm": 172.4,
    "driveMinutes": 214,
    "corners": 140,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 942.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Monsoon landslides, worst at Krishnabhir",
    "Heavy truck and bus traffic",
    "Overtaking on blind bends",
    "Road widening works between Naubise and Mugling",
    "Unlit vehicles after dark"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "gorge",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Malekhu",
    "Charaudi",
    "Manakamana cable car station",
    "Mugling",
    "Siddha Gufa",
    "Byas Gufa"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1307
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; 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": "2026-10-11"
}