{
  "name": "TransSemenic",
  "slug": "transsemenic",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/transsemenic/",
  "summary": "Banat's answer to the Transalpina: a 58 km mountain road (DJ582) through Semenic-Cheile Carasului National Park linking Reșița to Slatina-Timiș via the resort villages of Văliug, Gărâna and Brebu Nou, peaking around 1,000 m through dense Carpathian forest.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "DJ582"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Romania",
    "region": "Caraș-Severin (Banat)",
    "start": {
      "name": "Reșița",
      "lat": 45.287217,
      "lon": 21.886339
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Slatina-Timiș",
      "lat": 45.258649,
      "lon": 22.282982
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 35.7,
    "lengthKm": 57.5,
    "driveMinutes": 79,
    "corners": 198,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 999.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Potholes and surface breaks especially after winter",
    "Fallen trees and landslide debris on the carriageway",
    "Road closes during heavy snowfall",
    "Sections with no barriers on steep drops"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "mountain",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pasul Prislop"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 506
  },
  "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"
}