{
  "name": "Puerto de Somiedo",
  "slug": "puerto-de-somiedo-as227",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/puerto-de-somiedo-as227/",
  "summary": "A brown-bear-country climb through the Cantabrian range to a 1,486 m pass.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "AS-227"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Spain",
    "region": "Somiedo, Asturias",
    "start": {
      "name": "Aguasmestas",
      "lat": 43.175386,
      "lon": -6.300444
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Puerto de Somiedo",
      "lat": 43.030353,
      "lon": -6.231241
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 14.5,
    "lengthKm": 23.3,
    "driveMinutes": 40,
    "corners": 12,
    "hairpins": 1,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1477,
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Occasional winter closures from snow and ice near the summit",
    "Free-roaming livestock on the open braña pastures",
    "Narrow, sinuous single-carriageway mountain sections"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pola de Somiedo",
    "Puerto de Somiedo"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "gpx": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/puerto-de-somiedo-as227/route.gpx",
    "pointCount": 232
  },
  "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"
}