{
  "name": "Col de Braus",
  "slug": "col-de-braus",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-de-braus/",
  "summary": "A celebrated ladder of stacked hairpins in the Maritime Alps behind the Riviera, long a fixture of the Monte Carlo Rally.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D2204"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Alpes-Maritimes",
    "start": {
      "name": "L'Escarene",
      "lat": 43.833797,
      "lon": 7.355789
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Sospel",
      "lat": 43.878237,
      "lon": 7.449294
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 13.1,
    "lengthKm": 21.1,
    "driveMinutes": 32,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 38,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 1013.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Motorcycle and cyclist traffic at weekends",
    "Gravel and runoff on apexes after rain",
    "Long run of low-speed stacked hairpins"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Col de Braus",
    "Col St-Jean"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 262
  },
  "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"
}