{
  "name": "Tribhuvan Highway",
  "slug": "tribhuvan-highway",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/tribhuvan-highway/",
  "summary": "Nepal's oldest national highway climbs through the Mahabharata Range in a relentless series of hairpins to Daman, widely regarded as the finest Himalaya viewpoint in the country.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "NH41"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Nepal",
    "region": "Bagmati Province",
    "start": {
      "name": "Naubise",
      "lat": 27.717022,
      "lon": 85.157779
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Hetauda",
      "lat": 27.430993,
      "lon": 85.031931
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 67.5,
    "lengthKm": 108.6,
    "driveMinutes": 176,
    "corners": 857,
    "hairpins": 81,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 2506.8,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 10
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow roads",
    "Sharp bends",
    "Steep descents",
    "Landslides",
    "Monsoon road damage"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Buddha Chok",
    "Simbhanjyang pass",
    "Daman View Tower"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1221
  },
  "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"
}