{
  "name": "Puerto de Pajares",
  "slug": "puerto-de-pajares",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/puerto-de-pajares/",
  "summary": "Historic Cantabrian pass linking Asturias with Leon at 1,378 m.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N-630"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Spain",
    "region": "Asturias",
    "start": {
      "name": "Lena",
      "lat": 43.0179,
      "lon": -5.7726
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Villamanín",
      "lat": 42.984517,
      "lon": -5.695486
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 6.5,
    "lengthKm": 10.5,
    "driveMinutes": 14,
    "corners": 45,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 1381.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Winter snow and ice",
    "Summer night fog",
    "Trucks on the old road"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Puerto de Pajares",
    "Canto Cesquín",
    "Pico Ureta"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 88
  },
  "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"
}