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Alpine Way

NSWPrimary road120.3 km317 segments
8.3Sports
7.4Safety
120.3 kmTotal length
317Segments
342Grey spot segments
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Alpine Way is a 120 km primary route in New South Wales, Australia. It scores 8.3/10 for EVs with highly technical corners and excellent surface. It also rates well for sports cars and motorcycles and 4WDs and caravans.

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Vehicle scores
8.3/10
SPTSportsSealed roads, curviness, mountain passes
8.2/10
MOTMotoTight bends, switchbacks, technical roads
8.3/10
EVEVSmooth surface, sealed roads, range-friendly
7.2/10
4WD4WDGravel access, off-road suitability
7.0/10
VANCaravanSmooth sealed, gentle grades, no steep passes
Segment quality distribution
Sports score - 317 segments
Excellent (8+)60%Good (6-8)25%Fair (4-6)14%Poor (<4)1%

Sports score IQR: 6.5 - 8.5

Score breakdown
Median component scores across all segments
Surface
10.0
Median surface quality. Smooth sealed asphalt scores 10. Chipseal 8. Gravel 5.
Curviness
8.9
Median curviness. Higher scores mean more bends per kilometre.
Speed
10.0
Speed limit suitability. Sweet spot is 60-110 km/h.
Road classPrimary road
5.0
Road classification. Motorways score zero. Tertiary roads score 9.
Traffic
5.0
Estimated traffic density. Lower traffic = higher score.
Elevation
9.0
Elevation change per kilometre. More climbing = higher score.
Crash history
Aggregated across all 317 segments
342
Grey spots

Crash record linkage not yet available for NSW. Grey spots are segments where curvature geometry mismatches the posted speed limit - these are flagged regardless of crash history.

Road environment
Geometry and climate-derived risk indicators
7.4/10 safety score - higher is safer
Wet road exposure50%
Night driving risk52%
Wind exposure56%
Sun glare risk70%
Wildlife strike risk11%

Risk values derived from road geometry, orientation, weather station data, and satellite canopy cover. 0 = minimal risk, 1 = maximum risk.

Segments
Top 345 segments by sports score
IDSurfaceLengthSportsMotoEV
#109159252Asphalt0.43 km8.98.88.9#109361207Asphalt0.36 km8.98.88.9#109361206Asphalt0.36 km8.98.88.9#109144016Asphalt0.38 km8.98.88.9#109144020Asphalt0.40 km8.98.88.9#109144018Asphalt0.38 km8.98.88.9#109159254Asphalt0.43 km8.98.88.9#109144015Asphalt0.61 km8.98.88.9#108965854Asphalt0.65 km8.98.88.9#109159238Asphalt0.53 km8.98.88.9#109159229Asphalt0.35 km8.98.88.9#109159226Asphalt0.45 km8.98.88.9#109144014Asphalt0.42 km8.98.88.9#112091201Asphalt0.52 km8.98.88.9#109144029Asphalt0.37 km8.98.88.9#109144028Asphalt0.65 km8.98.88.9#109144027Asphalt0.41 km8.98.88.9#109144026Asphalt0.39 km8.98.88.9#109144025Asphalt0.36 km8.98.88.9#109144024Asphalt0.39 km8.98.88.9#109144023Asphalt0.39 km8.98.88.9#109143999Asphalt0.62 km8.98.88.9#109144002Asphalt0.65 km8.98.88.9#109144003Asphalt0.65 km8.98.88.9#109144004Asphalt0.65 km8.98.88.9#109144005Asphalt0.54 km8.98.88.9#109144006Asphalt0.41 km8.98.88.9#109144007Asphalt0.38 km8.98.88.9#109144008Asphalt0.22 km8.98.88.9#109144009Asphalt0.42 km8.98.88.9#109144022Asphalt0.37 km8.98.88.9#109144021Asphalt0.61 km8.98.88.9#109144013Asphalt0.19 km8.98.88.9#109144017Asphalt0.45 km8.98.88.9#109361297Asphalt0.44 km8.98.88.9#109144000Asphalt0.65 km8.88.78.8#109361205Asphalt0.41 km8.88.78.8#109344366Asphalt0.50 km8.88.78.8#109523639Asphalt0.43 km8.88.78.8#109144019Asphalt0.47 km8.88.78.8#109361208Asphalt0.40 km8.88.78.8#109361298Asphalt0.37 km8.88.78.8#108965853Asphalt0.65 km8.88.78.8#108965855Asphalt0.57 km8.88.78.8#109159244Asphalt0.52 km8.88.78.8#109159239Asphalt0.42 km8.88.78.8#109524283Asphalt0.42 km8.88.78.8#109144001Asphalt0.65 km8.88.78.8#109159230Asphalt0.65 km8.88.78.8#109523629Asphalt0.34 km8.88.78.8#109344365Asphalt0.38 km8.88.78.8#112410104Asphalt0.30 km8.88.68.8#109159246Asphalt0.41 km8.88.68.8#109159227Asphalt0.58 km8.78.68.8#109523645Asphalt0.49 km8.78.68.7#108965850Asphalt0.50 km8.78.58.7#109523615Asphalt0.36 km8.78.58.7#109144011Asphalt0.35 km8.78.58.7#109344364Asphalt0.38 km8.68.58.7#109159255Asphalt0.56 km8.68.58.7#112091202Asphalt0.19 km8.68.58.7#109159223Asphalt0.37 km8.68.48.6#109523782Asphalt0.29 km8.68.48.6#109159247Asphalt0.38 km8.68.48.7#109523616Asphalt0.28 km8.58.48.6#109159235Asphalt0.49 km8.58.48.6#109361204Asphalt0.41 km8.58.48.6#109194405Asphalt0.46 km8.58.48.6#109491188Asphalt0.48 km8.58.48.6#109491187Asphalt0.47 km8.58.48.6#109491180Asphalt0.38 km8.58.48.6#109491179Asphalt0.61 km8.58.48.6#109491178Asphalt0.65 km8.58.48.6#109491176Asphalt0.57 km8.58.48.6#109491175Asphalt0.45 km8.58.48.6#109491173Asphalt0.41 km8.58.48.6#109491166Asphalt0.38 km8.58.48.6#112560312Asphalt0.40 km8.58.48.6#112560311Asphalt0.38 km8.58.48.6#109454463Asphalt0.43 km8.58.48.6#109454462Asphalt0.55 km8.58.48.6#109454461Asphalt0.43 km8.58.48.6#109454460Asphalt0.39 km8.58.48.6#109454459Asphalt0.46 km8.58.48.6#109454458Asphalt0.48 km8.58.48.6#109454457Asphalt0.48 km8.58.48.6#109454455Asphalt0.49 km8.58.48.6#109454454Asphalt0.35 km8.58.48.6#109454453Asphalt0.45 km8.58.48.6#109361293Asphalt0.48 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km8.58.48.6#109338442Asphalt0.35 km8.58.48.6#109194414Asphalt0.53 km8.58.48.6#109194413Asphalt0.65 km8.58.48.6#109194412Asphalt0.36 km8.58.48.6#109527899Asphalt0.25 km8.58.38.6#109159250Asphalt0.35 km8.58.38.5#112667486Asphalt0.15 km8.58.38.5#109159224Asphalt0.39 km8.48.38.5#109338444Asphalt0.34 km8.48.38.6#109454452Asphalt0.40 km8.48.38.5#109361162Asphalt0.21 km8.48.38.5#109194410Asphalt0.42 km8.48.38.5#109194411Asphalt0.51 km8.48.38.5#109361161Asphalt0.40 km8.48.38.5#109361184Asphalt0.51 km8.48.38.5#109361173Asphalt0.65 km8.48.38.5#109361180Asphalt0.65 km8.48.38.5#109361190Asphalt0.65 km8.48.38.5#109361278Asphalt0.48 km8.48.38.5#109361279Asphalt0.60 km8.48.38.5#109361286Asphalt0.37 km8.48.38.5#109454449Asphalt0.39 km8.48.38.5#109454456Asphalt0.65 km8.48.38.5#109491159Asphalt0.36 km8.48.38.5#109491165Asphalt0.43 km8.48.38.5#109491170Asphalt0.47 km8.48.38.5#109491177Asphalt0.44 km8.48.38.5#109491181Asphalt0.47 km8.48.38.5#109491183Asphalt0.44 km8.48.38.5#109491184Asphalt0.40 km8.48.38.5#109491190Asphalt0.59 km8.48.38.5#109491192Asphalt0.39 km8.48.38.5#109491193Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.5#109491198Asphalt0.43 km8.48.38.5#109491199Asphalt0.48 km8.48.38.5#109491200Asphalt0.59 km8.48.38.5#112614273Asphalt0.46 km8.48.38.5#112614274Asphalt0.46 km8.48.38.5#109523628Asphalt0.44 km8.48.38.3#109754099Asphalt0.25 km8.48.38.3#109491195Asphalt0.39 km8.48.38.5#108965858Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.3#108965847Asphalt0.50 km8.48.38.3#109344367Asphalt0.33 km8.48.38.3#109361165Asphalt0.38 km8.48.38.3#109524282Asphalt0.17 km8.48.38.5#109159233Asphalt0.30 km8.48.28.5#109491162Asphalt0.41 km8.38.38.5#109491185Asphalt0.37 km8.38.38.4#109523646Asphalt0.51 km8.38.28.4#109102650Asphalt0.36 km8.38.28.3#109361201Asphalt0.27 km8.38.28.4#109361198Asphalt0.38 km8.38.28.4#112614275Asphalt0.36 km8.38.28.4#109159231Asphalt0.26 km8.38.18.4#109523625Asphalt0.48 km8.38.18.2#109102652Asphalt0.64 km8.38.18.1#108965852Asphalt0.65 km8.28.18.2#109102649Asphalt0.39 km8.28.18.2#109524284Asphalt0.35 km8.28.18.2#109491182Asphalt0.41 km8.28.18.4#109361277Asphalt0.36 km8.28.18.3#108965857Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.2#109523643Asphalt0.53 km8.28.08.2#109361197Asphalt0.43 km8.28.18.3#109194406Asphalt0.50 km8.28.18.3#109491174Asphalt0.37 km8.28.18.3#109491196Asphalt0.36 km8.28.08.3#112614272Asphalt0.41 km8.18.08.3#109831397Asphalt0.34 km8.18.08.1#109361196Asphalt0.41 km8.18.08.3#109491168Asphalt0.53 km8.18.08.2#109491171Asphalt0.47 km8.18.08.3#109523627Asphalt0.39 km8.17.98.1#109361203Asphalt0.45 km8.18.08.2#109491189Asphalt0.48 km8.07.98.0#109361174Asphalt0.40 km8.07.98.0#109491186Asphalt0.43 km8.07.98.0#109194409Asphalt0.48 km8.07.98.0#109194415Asphalt0.51 km8.07.98.0#109523642Asphalt0.38 km8.07.88.1#109491160Asphalt0.38 km8.07.98.0#112614276Asphalt0.37 km8.07.98.0#109523619Asphalt0.60 km8.07.88.0#109144012Asphalt0.37 km8.07.88.2#109102655Asphalt0.42 km8.07.88.0#109361192Asphalt0.37 km8.07.88.1#109523621Asphalt0.42 km8.07.77.8#109454450Asphalt0.40 km7.97.87.9#109361185Asphalt0.27 km7.97.78.1#108965861Asphalt0.31 km7.97.67.7#124516880Asphalt0.31 km7.97.67.7#109523631Asphalt0.49 km7.97.67.9#109361191Asphalt0.36 km7.87.78.1#109523624Asphalt0.43 km7.87.67.9#109523620Asphalt0.37 km7.87.67.9#112410087Asphalt0.35 km7.87.68.0#109523630Asphalt0.54 km7.87.57.6#109491167Asphalt0.40 km7.87.68.0#109361164Asphalt0.36 km7.87.57.8#109491191Asphalt0.38 km7.87.67.8#109361163Asphalt0.64 km7.87.57.8#109102657Asphalt0.31 km7.77.57.8#112115778Asphalt0.38 km7.77.57.9#112115777Asphalt0.42 km7.77.47.9#108965851Asphalt0.50 km7.67.47.7#109491164Asphalt0.42 km7.67.47.7#109491197Asphalt0.39 km7.57.37.6#109491169Asphalt0.38 km7.57.37.6#108965856Asphalt0.45 km7.57.27.6#109523617Asphalt0.17 km7.57.27.6#109523637Asphalt0.25 km7.57.27.7#109523640Asphalt0.29 km7.57.27.4#109102653Asphalt0.41 km7.47.17.5#108965846Asphalt0.65 km7.47.17.3#108965848Asphalt0.40 km7.37.07.1#109361077Asphalt0.47 km7.37.17.4#109194416Asphalt0.17 km7.27.07.5#109361193Asphalt0.37 km7.27.07.6#109159228Asphalt0.38 km7.26.97.5#109582553Asphalt0.16 km7.26.97.5#109361299Asphalt0.24 km7.16.87.4#109523644Asphalt0.34 km7.16.87.3#109361188Asphalt0.38 km7.06.87.3#108965845Asphalt0.50 km7.06.67.0#109454451Asphalt0.35 km7.06.77.3#109523634Asphalt0.27 km6.96.66.9#109361187Asphalt0.38 km6.96.77.2#109159232Asphalt0.36 km6.96.57.2#109102654Asphalt0.39 km6.86.47.0#109523785Asphalt0.13 km6.86.47.2#109527811Asphalt0.11 km6.76.36.7#109582549Asphalt0.17 km6.66.47.0#109159237Asphalt0.08 km6.56.17.0#109523789Asphalt0.09 km6.56.16.9#109523622Asphalt0.40 km6.56.16.6#109144010Asphalt0.09 km6.56.17.0#109523623Asphalt0.41 km6.46.06.7#109523636Asphalt0.12 km6.46.06.8#109159240Asphalt0.11 km6.46.06.9#109491163Asphalt0.16 km6.36.16.8#109361076Asphalt0.20 km6.36.06.8#109597857Asphalt0.06 km6.36.06.8#109159234Asphalt0.46 km6.35.96.4#108937251Asphalt0.04 km6.35.96.8#109361296Asphalt0.37 km6.35.96.7#109344363Asphalt0.05 km6.25.86.7#124864124Asphalt0.11 km6.25.96.7#112410088Asphalt0.08 km6.25.96.7#109361295Asphalt0.17 km6.25.86.5#109523788Asphalt0.08 km6.15.76.7#109523632Asphalt0.15 km6.15.76.5#109159245Asphalt0.40 km6.15.76.5#109523783Asphalt0.12 km6.15.76.5#125022351Asphalt0.04 km6.15.76.7#109523638Asphalt0.01 km6.15.76.7#108937252Asphalt0.02 km6.15.76.7#109582547Asphalt0.01 km6.15.76.7#109159241Asphalt0.02 km6.15.76.7#109523647Asphalt0.04 km6.15.76.7#109159249Asphalt0.05 km6.15.76.6#109523786Asphalt0.06 km6.15.76.6#109420510Asphalt0.07 km6.05.66.6#109523790Asphalt0.05 km6.05.66.4#109102656Asphalt0.03 km6.05.66.5#109523784Asphalt0.11 km6.05.66.5#109523635Asphalt0.07 km6.05.66.5#109159248Asphalt0.06 km6.05.66.5#109420511Asphalt0.10 km6.05.66.5#109143998Asphalt0.02 km6.05.66.5#108585258Asphalt0.07 km6.05.66.5#109159253Asphalt0.04 km6.05.66.4#109338450Concrete0.07 km6.05.86.2#109194408Asphalt0.29 km6.05.76.5#112050727Asphalt0.08 km6.05.56.4#109338443Asphalt0.07 km6.05.66.5#109491172Asphalt0.39 km6.05.66.3#108965859Asphalt0.26 km5.95.56.3#109491161Asphalt0.36 km5.95.56.4#109102651Asphalt0.54 km5.95.46.3#109159251Asphalt0.55 km5.85.46.1#109523626Asphalt0.07 km5.85.46.3#109523781Asphalt0.07 km5.85.46.3#109523787Asphalt0.05 km5.85.46.3#108965849Asphalt0.03 km5.85.46.3#109159243Asphalt0.04 km5.85.46.3#109341545Concrete0.02 km5.85.46.3#124864129Asphalt0.04 km5.85.46.4#109523641Asphalt0.06 km5.75.36.0#109582552Asphalt0.05 km5.65.36.3#109344371Asphalt0.02 km5.65.26.0#109159236Asphalt0.06 km5.65.15.8#109102647Asphalt0.50 km5.65.15.8#108602607Paved0.05 km5.65.15.8#109102648Asphalt0.49 km5.65.15.8#109417538Asphalt0.12 km5.65.26.2#109582546Asphalt0.02 km5.65.26.2#109361195Asphalt0.05 km5.55.26.2#109582551Asphalt0.04 km5.55.26.2#109361199Asphalt0.09 km5.55.16.1#109582550Asphalt0.28 km5.45.16.1#109752309Asphalt0.01 km5.45.16.1#109523633Asphalt0.18 km5.44.95.6#109754100Asphalt0.06 km5.44.95.6#109523618Asphalt0.02 km5.44.95.6#125022350Asphalt0.01 km5.44.95.6#109159242Asphalt0.09 km5.44.95.6#109102646Asphalt0.01 km5.44.95.6#109635694Asphalt0.28 km5.44.95.6#108965860Asphalt0.50 km5.44.95.6#109159225Asphalt0.02 km5.44.95.6#109361702Asphalt0.08 km5.45.05.9#109491194Asphalt0.39 km5.34.95.8#109361194Asphalt0.07 km5.34.95.8#109582548Asphalt0.06 km5.34.95.8#109194417Asphalt0.07 km5.34.95.8#109752308Asphalt0.01 km4.84.45.1#109194407Asphalt0.50 km4.84.45.1#109754189Asphalt0.01 km4.84.45.1#109417539Asphalt0.44 km4.67.28.2#109417540Asphalt0.45 km4.26.47.5#109831392Asphalt0.05 km3.95.87.0#109416848Asphalt0.03 km3.55.26.5#109159383Asphalt0.05 km3.34.85.8#110913178Paved0.07 km2.53.74.7
API reference
Road aggregate data via the Contour API
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Councils & Government

This road is part of NSW's road network. Contour scores every road in Australia for surface condition, curviness, grey spot classification, and 4WD track passability. If your organisation manages this road or promotes tourism in the region, this data is available via API.

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Frequently asked questions
How long is Alpine Way?+

Alpine Way is approximately 120 km long. At typical touring speeds, expect around 2 hours of driving end to end, excluding stops.

Is Alpine Way good for motorcycles?+

Yes. Alpine Way scores 8.2/10 for motorcycles, placing it among the stronger rides in the region. Corners, surface and elevation all contribute to the rating.

Can I drive Alpine Way in a caravan?+

Yes. Alpine Way scores 7.0/10 for caravans, making it a reasonable choice for towing. Watch for changes in surface and any steep gradients.

Is Alpine Way good for an EV?+

Yes. Alpine Way scores 8.3/10 for EVs. Regenerative braking on any elevation changes and smooth throttle control on the corners will both feel at home here.

Is Alpine Way suitable for a 4WD?+

Yes. Alpine Way scores 7.2/10 for 4WDs, with the right mix of surface and terrain character to be worth the trip.

Are there any dangerous sections on Alpine Way?+

Contour has identified 342 grey spots on Alpine Way - sections where the road geometry does not match the posted speed limit. Take extra care in wet or low-visibility conditions.

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Road data last updated: 24 April 2026. Scores are based on road geometry, surface, and traffic data. Always drive to conditions and follow local road rules.

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