{
  "name": "Sichuan–Tibet Highway",
  "slug": "sichuan-tibet-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/sichuan-tibet-highway/",
  "summary": "This 285 km section of G318 climbs from the Tibetan gateway town of Kangding over the Zheduo Pass (4,298 m) across the grasslands of Kham to Litang, one of the world's highest towns, crossing the cultural boundary into the Tibetan plateau in a day.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "G318"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "China",
    "region": "Sichuan",
    "start": {
      "name": "Kangding",
      "lat": 30.001548,
      "lon": 101.954627
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Litang",
      "lat": 29.993778,
      "lon": 100.269094
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 175.8,
    "lengthKm": 282.9,
    "driveMinutes": 369,
    "corners": 347,
    "hairpins": 41,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 4432.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Altitude sickness above 4,000 m",
    "Rockfall and landslides in the June-July rains",
    "Sudden snow at the passes",
    "Yaks and livestock on the road",
    "Poor mobile signal",
    "Sparse fuel and services"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Zheduo Pass",
    "Litang Snow Mountain Viewpoint",
    "Eighteen Bends Viewpoint"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1407
  },
  "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"
}