{
  "name": "Töö Ashuu Pass",
  "slug": "too-ashuu-pass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/too-ashuu-pass/",
  "summary": "Kyrgyzstan's great mountain spine, a switchback climb over the Kyrgyz Alatau via nine tight hairpins, petroglyphs and twin alpine lakes, finishing through a notorious Soviet-era tunnel at 3,120 m.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "M41"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Kyrgyzstan",
    "region": "Chuy Region",
    "start": {
      "name": "Kara-Balta",
      "lat": 42.803866,
      "lon": 73.883038
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Suusamyr Valley",
      "lat": 42.198226,
      "lon": 73.569025
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 65.7,
    "lengthKm": 105.7,
    "driveMinutes": 138,
    "corners": 95,
    "hairpins": 12,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 3227.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tunnel exhaust fumes (2.7 km, poorly ventilated)",
    "Heavy truck traffic on steep grades",
    "Ice and snow outside June-October",
    "Altitude 3,120-3,586 m"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Too-Ashuu Pass",
    "Turan"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 402
  },
  "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"
}