{
  "name": "Route des Crêtes du Verdon",
  "slug": "route-des-cretes-du-verdon",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/route-des-cretes-du-verdon/",
  "summary": "A clifftop balcony loop above the Verdon canyon with fourteen suspended viewpoints.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D23"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Alpes-de-Haute-Provence",
    "start": {
      "name": "La Palud-sur-Verdon",
      "lat": 43.778915,
      "lon": 6.341126
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "La Palud-sur-Verdon",
      "lat": 43.77454,
      "lon": 6.382786
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 10.4,
    "lengthKm": 16.7,
    "driveMinutes": 23,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 12,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 1327,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Sheer unguarded canyon drops",
    "One-way narrow sections",
    "Pedestrians at busy belvederes"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Belvédère de l'Imbut",
    "Belvédère du Pas de Bau",
    "Belvédère Des Malines"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 184
  },
  "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"
}