{
  "name": "Ruta de los Siete Lagos",
  "slug": "ruta-de-los-siete-lagos",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/ruta-de-los-siete-lagos/",
  "summary": "Argentina's most celebrated Patagonian drive: 107 km of Andean lake district through two national parks, passing seven glacier-carved lakes of turquoise set against native beech and cypress forest.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "RN 40"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Argentina",
    "region": "Neuquén",
    "start": {
      "name": "San Martín de los Andes",
      "lat": -40.157739,
      "lon": -71.353415
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Villa La Angostura",
      "lat": -40.762014,
      "lon": -71.645849
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 66.9,
    "lengthKm": 107.7,
    "driveMinutes": 122,
    "corners": 42,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 1176.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Gravel sections between paved stretches",
    "Wildlife on road",
    "Morning mist reducing visibility",
    "Strong afternoon winds"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "lakes",
    "forest",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Mirador del Arroyo Partido",
    "Mirador Inalco",
    "Mirador Cascada Vuliñanco"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 463
  },
  "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"
}