{
  "name": "Puerto del Pico",
  "slug": "puerto-del-pico-n502",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/puerto-del-pico-n502/",
  "summary": "Hairpin climb over the Sierra de Gredos beside a famous old cobbled calzada",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "N-502"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Spain",
    "region": "Ávila, Castile and León",
    "start": {
      "name": "Cuevas del Valle",
      "lat": 40.294113,
      "lon": -5.00892
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Puerto del Pico",
      "lat": 40.350621,
      "lon": -5.014443
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 7.4,
    "lengthKm": 11.9,
    "driveMinutes": 15,
    "corners": 25,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 1388.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Grazing and migrating livestock",
    "Gusty crosswinds at the col",
    "Steep ramps on the south side"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Puerto del Pico",
    "Mirador de Los Monteses",
    "Collado del Pinar"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 105
  },
  "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"
}