{
  "name": "Kyffhäuser Bergstraße",
  "slug": "kyffhaeuser-bergstrasse-b85",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/kyffhaeuser-bergstrasse-b85/",
  "summary": "Germany's cult hairpin climb, 36 curves in 3.8 km to the Kaiser monument.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B 85"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Germany",
    "region": "Kyffhäuser, Thuringia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Kelbra",
      "lat": 51.436822,
      "lon": 11.043212
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Bad Frankenhausen",
      "lat": 51.354181,
      "lon": 11.105011
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 9.3,
    "lengthKm": 15,
    "driveMinutes": 25,
    "corners": 21,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 475,
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy motorcycle traffic on summer weekends",
    "Reduced 30 to 50 km/h limit through the hairpins after repeated serious accidents",
    "Tight blind double hairpins on the forested climb out of Kelbra"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Kyffhäuser Monument",
    "Panorama Museum Bad Frankenhausen"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "gpx": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/kyffhaeuser-bergstrasse-b85/route.gpx",
    "pointCount": 138
  },
  "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.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-12"
}