{
  "name": "Col de la Croix Fry",
  "slug": "col-de-la-croix-fry",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-de-la-croix-fry/",
  "summary": "Tight wooded hairpins up to 1,467 m between Manigod and La Clusaz, on a climb the Tour de France has raced since 1994.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D16"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes",
    "start": {
      "name": "Manigod",
      "lat": 45.860956,
      "lon": 6.369631
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "La Clusaz",
      "lat": 45.886982,
      "lon": 6.433292
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 6.8,
    "lengthKm": 10.9,
    "driveMinutes": 14,
    "corners": 28,
    "hairpins": 6,
    "maxGradientPercent": 9,
    "summitMetres": 1468.4,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tight wooded hairpins",
    "Snow and ice in winter; chains may be required",
    "Cyclists on climb"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Col de la Croix Fry"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 110
  },
  "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"
}