{
  "name": "Transfăgărășan",
  "slug": "transfagarasan-dn7c",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/transfagarasan-dn7c/",
  "summary": "A theatrical stack of hairpins carved across the Făgăraș, climbing from Cârțișoara to Bâlea Lac at over 2,000 metres, with a high-summer-only window to catch it open. The drops are unguarded, which only adds to the show.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "DN7C"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Romania",
    "region": "Sibiu",
    "start": {
      "name": "Cârțișoara",
      "lat": 45.66367,
      "lon": 24.586849
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Bâlea Lac",
      "lat": 45.605195,
      "lon": 24.616022
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 10.7,
    "lengthKm": 17.2,
    "driveMinutes": 26,
    "corners": 60,
    "hairpins": 16,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 2016.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "expert",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Unguarded drops on the hairpins",
    "Coaches and heavy summer crowds",
    "Open only in summer"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Panoramă Transfăgărășan",
    "Poarta Întâlnirii",
    "Cascada Bâlea"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 245
  },
  "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"
}