{
  "name": "Route des Crêtes",
  "slug": "route-des-cretes-vosges",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/route-des-cretes-vosges/",
  "summary": "A WWI ridge road along the crest of the Vosges.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D430",
    "D431",
    "D417"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Grand Est",
    "start": {
      "name": "Stosswihr",
      "lat": 48.063835,
      "lon": 7.025112
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Soultz-Haut-Rhin",
      "lat": 47.899982,
      "lon": 7.09991
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 18.5,
    "lengthKm": 29.8,
    "driveMinutes": 35,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 7,
    "summitMetres": 1408.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Cattle on the open ridge",
    "Cyclists on the climbs",
    "Fast-closing fog"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Chalet Hôtel Du Grand Ballon",
    "Col d'Hahnenbrunnen",
    "Col du Haag"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 243
  },
  "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"
}
