{
  "name": "Alpine Way",
  "slug": "alpine-way",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/alpine-way/",
  "summary": "Tall mountain forest beneath the western fall of the Main Range, rising and falling between Thredbo and Khancoban past Tom Groggin and the upper Murray. Sealed only in the 1990s, and in winter chains are compulsory on the Thredbo side.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Australia",
    "region": "New South Wales",
    "start": {
      "name": "Thredbo",
      "lat": -36.505139,
      "lon": 148.307241
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Khancoban",
      "lat": -36.218214,
      "lon": 148.128865
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 46.3,
    "lengthKm": 74.5,
    "driveMinutes": 108,
    "corners": 180,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 1592.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Rockfalls after rain",
    "Compulsory winter snow chains",
    "Tight blind curves"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Pilot View Lookout",
    "Scammells Ridge Lookout",
    "Murray 1 Power Station Viewing Point"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 635
  },
  "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"
}