{
  "name": "Hochkönig Straße",
  "slug": "hochkoenig-strasse-b164",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/hochkoenig-strasse-b164/",
  "summary": "Winding mountain road past the Hochkönig massif over the Dienten and Filzen saddles",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B164"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Austria",
    "region": "Salzburg",
    "start": {
      "name": "Bischofshofen",
      "lat": 47.405413,
      "lon": 13.224009
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Saalfelden am Steinernen Meer",
      "lat": 47.439593,
      "lon": 12.797146
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 26.5,
    "lengthKm": 42.6,
    "driveMinutes": 56,
    "corners": 60,
    "hairpins": 2,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 1372.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Dense tight curves in the gorge",
    "Weekend motorbike traffic",
    "Winter snow on the saddles"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Filzensattel",
    "Dientner Sattel",
    "Sepp Bradl Denkmal"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 341
  },
  "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"
}