{
  "name": "Kniebis Pass",
  "slug": "kniebis-b28",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/kniebis-b28/",
  "summary": "The B28's climb over the Kniebis links Oppenau in the Rench valley with Freudenstadt across the northern Black Forest crest, a beech-and-fir mountain road that pairs the tight serpentines of the Griesbacher Steige above Bad Griesbach with open plateau running up top.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B28"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Germany",
    "region": "Black Forest, Baden-Württemberg",
    "start": {
      "name": "Oppenau",
      "lat": 48.472096,
      "lon": 8.16208
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Freudenstadt",
      "lat": 48.463842,
      "lon": 8.411306
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 19.2,
    "lengthKm": 30.9,
    "driveMinutes": 42,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 7,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 969.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tight blind hairpins on the Griesbacher Steige",
    "Oncoming motorcycles cutting the apex",
    "Greasy shaded tarmac after rain"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Alexanderschanze",
    "Gedenkstein Matthias Erzberger"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 211
  },
  "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"
}