{
  "name": "Col des Aravis",
  "slug": "col-des-aravis",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-des-aravis/",
  "summary": "Hairpins up to a small chapel at 1,487 m where the view opens east to Mont Blanc, on a pass the Tour de France has climbed since 1911.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D909"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes",
    "start": {
      "name": "La Clusaz",
      "lat": 45.905879,
      "lon": 6.424984
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle",
      "lat": 45.819964,
      "lon": 6.508604
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 12.6,
    "lengthKm": 20.3,
    "driveMinutes": 25,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 10,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 1482.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Heavy tourist and cyclist traffic in summer",
    "Hairpin bends near the summit",
    "Winter closure and snow/ice"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Col des Aravis",
    "Dard waterfall"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 231
  },
  "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"
}