Route 227 in Israel is a 34-kilometer (21-mile) road in the eastern Negev

Negev

The Negev is a desert and semidesert region of southern Israel. The Arabs, including the native Bedouin population of the region, refer to the desert as al-Naqab. The origin of the word Neghebh is from the Hebrew root denoting 'dry'...

 desert. It starts from an intersection with Route 206 in the northwest and ends in Ir Ovot

Ir Ovot

Ir Ovot , was an agricultural cooperative in Israel 1967–1980s, located in the northeastern Negev's Arava region, and still refers to a small, group of homes near New Ein Hatzeva....

 in the southeast, intersecting with Highway 90. It has one at-grade intersection at 19 km.

Scorpions Pass

The Scorpions Pass is a steep, twisted section of Route 227, starting from the Tzafir stone structure (an archaeological site) in the south. The pass is known for its extreme danger due to poor physical condition. Below the pass there is an abyss, and the road has no guard rails. In addition, the road has extreme dropoffs of hundreds of meters.