{
  "name": "Suhua Coast Qingshui Cliffs",
  "slug": "suhua-coast-qingshui",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/suhua-coast-qingshui/",
  "summary": "Highway 9 cut into the cliffs between Su'ao and Hualien, at Qingshui clinging to a rock face that drops roughly 800 metres straight to the Pacific. One of the world's great white-knuckle coast roads, shared, it has to be said, with a lot of trucks.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "9"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Taiwan",
    "region": "Yilan County",
    "start": {
      "name": "Su'ao Township",
      "lat": 24.594165,
      "lon": 121.857572
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Xiulin",
      "lat": 24.131826,
      "lon": 121.65832
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 43.3,
    "lengthKm": 69.7,
    "driveMinutes": 91,
    "corners": 140,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 307,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Cliff-edge drops to the sea",
    "Landslides after heavy rain",
    "Heavy truck traffic"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "coast",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Yixing Spring Viewpoint",
    "Heping Viewpoint",
    "Qingshui Cliffs"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 327
  },
  "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"
}