{
  "name": "Vildmarksvägen (Wilderness Road)",
  "slug": "vildmarksvagen-wilderness-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/vildmarksvagen-wilderness-road/",
  "summary": "Sweden's highest paved through-route over the bare Stekenjokk plateau",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "342",
    "AC 1067"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Sweden",
    "region": "Jämtland / Västerbotten",
    "start": {
      "name": "Strömsund",
      "lat": 63.854019,
      "lon": 15.559742
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Vilhelmina",
      "lat": 64.646565,
      "lon": 16.616945
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 222.2,
    "lengthKm": 357.6,
    "driveMinutes": 406,
    "corners": 80,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 869.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Seasonal gated closure over Stekenjokk",
    "Reindeer on the open plateau",
    "Long stretches with no fuel or services"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "forest",
    "lakes"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Gaustafallet",
    "Trappstegsforsen"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1253
  },
  "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"
}