{
  "name": "Orientale Sarda",
  "slug": "ss125-orientale-sarda",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/ss125-orientale-sarda/",
  "summary": "Often called the best driving road in the world, 50 km through the limestone Supramonte above the Gulf of Orosei on near-perfect asphalt, over a succession of named mountain passes.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "SS125"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Italy",
    "region": "Sardinia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Baunei",
      "lat": 40.032062,
      "lon": 9.662947
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Dorgali",
      "lat": 40.262689,
      "lon": 9.579724
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 27.2,
    "lengthKm": 43.8,
    "driveMinutes": 57,
    "corners": 98,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 17,
    "summitMetres": 1028.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Blind bends",
    "Rockfall after rain",
    "Free-roaming livestock",
    "Very limited phone signal and fuel"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge",
    "forest",
    "coast"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Genna Croce",
    "Ghenna Sìlana",
    "Genna Petta"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 325
  },
  "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"
}