{
  "name": "Böhringer Steige",
  "slug": "boehringer-steige-b28",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/boehringer-steige-b28/",
  "summary": "The B28's Albaufstieg from Bad Urach hauls up the dramatic escarpment of the Swabian Alb to the plateau at Römerstein, a steep, hairpinned ascent past the wooded Albtrauf that is one of the best-known climbs onto the Alb.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B28"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Germany",
    "region": "Swabian Alb, Baden-Württemberg",
    "start": {
      "name": "Bad Urach",
      "lat": 48.492075,
      "lon": 9.402214
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Römerstein-Böhringen",
      "lat": 48.494184,
      "lon": 9.503488
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 5.4,
    "lengthKm": 8.7,
    "driveMinutes": 11,
    "corners": 14,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 770.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Steep stacked hairpins with little overtaking room",
    "Dense motorcycle traffic on fair weekends",
    "Cooler, wetter plateau weather at the top"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "moorland",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Deutschlands ruhmreiche Kaiser",
    "\"Wölfling\" lookout point",
    "Wassermühle"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 45
  },
  "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"
}