{
  "name": "Nockalm Road",
  "slug": "nockalmstrasse",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/nockalmstrasse/",
  "summary": "A 34 km toll road swinging over the soft, grass-domed Nockberge, cresting around 2,042 m. All rhythm rather than drama, 52 corners you settle into like a metronome.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Austria",
    "region": "Carinthia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Krems in Kärnten",
      "lat": 46.968317,
      "lon": 13.726265
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Reichenau",
      "lat": 46.868037,
      "lon": 13.884691
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 20.4,
    "lengthKm": 32.8,
    "driveMinutes": 43,
    "corners": 52,
    "hairpins": 30,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 2049.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {
    "toll": true
  },
  "hazards": [
    "May-October closure",
    "Toll road",
    "Open-range livestock"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "moorland",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Schiestelscharte",
    "Wilde Nockberge",
    "Silva Magica"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 335
  },
  "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"
}