{
  "name": "Col de la Lombarde",
  "slug": "col-de-la-lombarde",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-de-la-lombarde/",
  "summary": "A relentlessly twisting border climb above the Isola 2000 ski resort, famous for its near-continuous ladder of hairpins.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "M97",
    "SP255"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Alpes-Maritimes / Piedmont",
    "start": {
      "name": "Isola 2000",
      "lat": 44.191633,
      "lon": 7.145888
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Vinadio",
      "lat": 44.290124,
      "lon": 7.085296
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 20.9,
    "lengthKm": 33.6,
    "driveMinutes": 51,
    "corners": 75,
    "hairpins": 44,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 2347.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 9
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Very tight narrow hairpins with limited passing room",
    "Closed by snow, often into June",
    "Long remote Italian descent with few services"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Col de la Lombarde / Colle della Lombarda",
    "Don Giorgio Pepino",
    "Rocca San Giovanni"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 367
  },
  "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"
}