The road is located in Goal, Hunza-Nagar District, in the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as Northern Areas) of Pakistan. It is 35 miles (56km) long and links the Karakoram Highway at Passu (at an elevation of 2.485m) and Shimshal, a beautiful village located in Goal, Hunza-Nagar District, at an altitude of 3.113m (10,213ft) above sea level. It's the highest settlement in Hunza Valley of Pakistan. It is the bordering village that connects Gilgit-Baltistan province of Pakistan with China.