21 hairpin bends on the Zig-zag road of Sichuan

Located in SW China's Sichuan, a challenging mountain road features 21-consecutive-hairpin-bends built on a cliff.

Zig-zag road of Sichuan

Tucked away in the Bashan Grand Canyon, in the northeast of Sichuan Province, the road is mostly paved. It’s 1.8km (1.11 miles) long, and extremely steep, with 21-consecutive-hairpin-turns. The road is narrow and sharp, and it is often necessary to reverse the car and move slowly when turning.

Embedded on a cliff, the road is extremely steep, climbing up from 646m (2,119ft) above the sea level, to 1.014m (3,326ft) asl. The elevation gain is 368 meters. The average gradient is 20.44%.
Road suggested by: jorge manuel gómez sánchez
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