{
  "name": "Alpe d'Huez",
  "slug": "alpe-dhuez",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/alpe-dhuez/",
  "summary": "Twenty-one hairpins of Tour de France legend above Bourg-d'Oisans.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D211"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Isère",
    "start": {
      "name": "Le Bourg-d'Oisans",
      "lat": 45.05939,
      "lon": 6.037682
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Alpe d'Huez",
      "lat": 45.092732,
      "lon": 6.061212
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 7.5,
    "lengthKm": 12.1,
    "driveMinutes": 25,
    "corners": 25,
    "hairpins": 15,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 1825,
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Around a thousand cyclists a day in summer",
    "Winter tyres or chains required November to March",
    "Race and event days close the road to cars",
    "Coaches swing wide on the hairpins in ski season"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Virage 7, Dutch Corner",
    "Alpe d'Huez village"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "gpx": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/alpe-dhuez/route.gpx",
    "pointCount": 130
  },
  "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.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-12"
}