{
  "name": "Col de la Schlucht",
  "slug": "col-de-la-schlucht",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-de-la-schlucht/",
  "summary": "A historic forested pass linking Gérardmer and Munster across the high Vosges.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D417"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Vosges / Haut-Rhin",
    "start": {
      "name": "Gérardmer",
      "lat": 48.070504,
      "lon": 6.877924
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Munster",
      "lat": 48.040914,
      "lon": 7.137218
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 20.2,
    "lengthKm": 32.5,
    "driveMinutes": 39,
    "corners": 35,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1148.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Slow camper and coach traffic",
    "Fog over the col",
    "Winter ice and snow"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Borne Vauthier Demarcation Stone",
    "Col de la Schlucht"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 256
  },
  "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"
}