{
  "name": "Sanetti Plateau Road",
  "slug": "sanetti-plateau-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/sanetti-plateau-road/",
  "summary": "The highest all-weather road in Africa, climbing onto the Sanetti Plateau above 4,100 m before dropping the Harenna Escarpment in a long sequence of bends, a 2,000 m descent from Afro-alpine moorland into cloud forest.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Ethiopia",
    "region": "Bale Mountains",
    "start": {
      "name": "Goba",
      "lat": 7.006652,
      "lon": 39.98286
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Dolo Mena",
      "lat": 6.41271,
      "lon": 39.83269
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 65.6,
    "lengthKm": 105.6,
    "driveMinutes": 138,
    "corners": 98,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 14,
    "summitMetres": 4120.1,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "hasUnpavedSection": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Sections are unpaved and rough, with loose gravel",
    "Acute altitude effects possible above 4,000 m",
    "Sudden fog, rain and freezing conditions on the plateau",
    "Wildlife and free-ranging livestock on the carriageway",
    "Remote, with no fuel or services for long stretches"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "forest"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 397
  },
  "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"
}