{
  "name": "Vogelsberg–Spessart Road",
  "slug": "vogelsberg-spessart-b276",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/vogelsberg-spessart-b276/",
  "summary": "The B276 threads from the Vogelsberg volcano down through lonely woodland into the Spessart, a long forest road whose Laubach-to-Schotten and Schotten-to-Gedern sections are among the best-loved motorcycling stretches in central Germany.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B276"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Germany",
    "region": "Vogelsberg & Spessart, Hesse",
    "start": {
      "name": "Laubach (Vogelsberg)",
      "lat": 50.612944,
      "lon": 9.026289
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Wächtersbach (Spessart)",
      "lat": 49.994684,
      "lon": 9.568718
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 71.6,
    "lengthKm": 115.2,
    "driveMinutes": 143,
    "corners": 60,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 551.5,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Dense motorcycle traffic on summer weekends",
    "Deer crossing from the forest",
    "Wet leaf litter on shaded autumn bends"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "forest",
    "valley",
    "moorland"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Schloss Wächtersbach",
    "Lohrer Schloss (Spessartmuseum)",
    "Lohrtalblick",
    "Mittelpunkt Hessen"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 761
  },
  "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"
}