{
  "name": "Puerto de las Palomas",
  "slug": "puerto-de-las-palomas-grazalema-ca9104",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/puerto-de-las-palomas-grazalema-ca9104/",
  "summary": "The signature pass of Cadiz's white villages, a hairpin ladder to 1,189 m.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "CA-9104"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Spain",
    "region": "Sierra de Grazalema, Cádiz",
    "start": {
      "name": "Zahara de la Sierra",
      "lat": 36.846385,
      "lon": -5.397214
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Grazalema",
      "lat": 36.761353,
      "lon": -5.382164
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 9.1,
    "lengthKm": 14.6,
    "driveMinutes": 30,
    "corners": 25,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1240,
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tight hairpins with limited visibility on the upper bends",
    "Narrow carriageway",
    "Shaded upper sections stay damp and drain slowly after rain",
    "Possible snow closure in December and January",
    "Livestock and griffon vultures crossing at the higher sections"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Mirador del Puerto de las Palomas",
    "Zahara-El Gastor reservoir"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "gpx": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/puerto-de-las-palomas-grazalema-ca9104/route.gpx",
    "pointCount": 140
  },
  "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.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-12"
}