{
  "name": "Rift Valley Escarpment Road",
  "slug": "rift-valley-escarpment-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/rift-valley-escarpment-road/",
  "summary": "The old Nairobi–Naivasha road drops dramatically from the Kikuyu Escarpment into the Great Rift Valley, one of East Africa's great geological spectacles, built by Italian prisoners of war.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B3"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Kenya",
    "region": "Rift Valley",
    "start": {
      "name": "Limuru Escarpment Viewpoint",
      "lat": -1.088965,
      "lon": 36.58525
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Naivasha",
      "lat": -0.717241,
      "lon": 36.432021
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 32.5,
    "lengthKm": 52.3,
    "driveMinutes": 65,
    "corners": 11,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 2308.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy truck traffic on the steep escarpment descent",
    "Sharp hairpin bends with limited visibility",
    "Roadside vendors and pedestrians at the viewpoints",
    "Slippery surface during the long rains from March to May"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "mountain",
    "gorge"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Rift valley viewpoint",
    "Great Rift Valley"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 93
  },
  "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": "2026-08-03"
}