{
  "name": "Malta-Hochalmstraße (Kölnbreinsperre)",
  "slug": "malta-hochalmstrasse",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/malta-hochalmstrasse/",
  "summary": "Hairpin toll road through rock tunnels to Austria's highest dam, the Kölnbreinsperre",
  "location": {
    "country": "Austria",
    "region": "Carinthia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Malta",
      "lat": 47.009706,
      "lon": 13.437916
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kölnbreinsperre",
      "lat": 47.07939,
      "lon": 13.344247
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8.5,
    "lengthKm": 13.7,
    "driveMinutes": 20,
    "corners": 26,
    "hairpins": 6,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 1921.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 8
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {
    "toll": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "Light-controlled single-lane tunnels",
    "Unlit rock galleries",
    "Seasonal May to October only"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "gorge",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Dr. Gustav Renker Ruhe",
    "Klammfall"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 127
  },
  "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"
}