{
  "name": "Blå Vägen",
  "slug": "bla-vagen",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/bla-vagen/",
  "summary": "Sweden's 'Blue Road' follows the Ume River from mountain Lapland to the Bothnian coast through 460 km of lake-threaded wilderness.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "E12"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Sweden",
    "region": "Västerbotten County",
    "start": {
      "name": "Hemavan",
      "lat": 65.834623,
      "lon": 15.049394
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Umeå (Holmsund)",
      "lat": 63.707933,
      "lon": 20.369314
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 244.8,
    "lengthKm": 394,
    "driveMinutes": 448,
    "corners": 28,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 3,
    "summitMetres": 551.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 3
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Moose and reindeer on road, especially at dusk and dawn",
    "Heavy snowfall and icy surfaces from October to May",
    "Very limited services on western mountain section",
    "River-fog reducing visibility near Storuman in autumn"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "lakes",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Åsikten"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 1073
  },
  "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": "2026-08-03"
}