{
  "name": "Deutsche Weinstraße",
  "slug": "deutsche-weinstrasse-b271",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/deutsche-weinstrasse-b271/",
  "summary": "Germany's oldest wine-tourism route, the Deutsche Weinstraße rolls along the warm Haardt edge of the Palatinate Forest from Neustadt north to Bockenheim, a gentle vineyard drive past castles, ruins and village wine taverns rather than a corner-carver.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B271"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Germany",
    "region": "Palatinate, Rhineland-Palatinate",
    "start": {
      "name": "Neustadt an der Weinstraße",
      "lat": 49.350095,
      "lon": 8.138149
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Bockenheim an der Weinstraße",
      "lat": 49.61046,
      "lon": 8.181885
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 21.1,
    "lengthKm": 34,
    "driveMinutes": 36,
    "corners": 15,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 5,
    "summitMetres": 209.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 1
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Dense tourist and cyclist traffic in season",
    "Parked cars and pedestrians in narrow village streets",
    "Roadside wine taverns tempting drivers"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Haus der Deutschen Weinstraße",
    "Dürkheimer Riesenfass",
    "Wachtenburg"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 163
  },
  "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"
}