{
  "name": "Corniche de Lavaux",
  "slug": "corniche-de-lavaux",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/corniche-de-lavaux/",
  "summary": "Eight kilometres of narrow road through the UNESCO-listed Lavaux vineyard terraces above Lake Geneva, from Chexbres down through Epesses, Riex and Grandvaux to Lutry, with the lake and the Alps in view.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Switzerland",
    "region": "Vaud",
    "start": {
      "name": "Chexbres",
      "lat": 46.482393,
      "lon": 6.77602
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Lutry",
      "lat": 46.500483,
      "lon": 6.693887
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 4.9,
    "lengthKm": 7.9,
    "driveMinutes": 10,
    "corners": 25,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 576.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Narrow road shared with cyclists and walkers",
    "Single-file section with traffic lights at Epesses",
    "A 60 km/h pilot limit between Aran and Grandvaux",
    "Frequent police radar checks, especially on fine evenings and weekends",
    "Very steep side lanes down into the vineyards"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "lakes",
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Le Deck",
    "Viewpoint above Epesses",
    "Epesses",
    "Viewpoint between Grandvaux and Aran",
    "Parking Petite Corniche"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 82
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line; 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": "2026-10-11"
}