{
  "name": "Col du Galibier",
  "slug": "col-du-galibier",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-du-galibier/",
  "summary": "A Tour de France giant on the Route des Grandes Alpes.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D902"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur",
    "start": {
      "name": "Villar-d'Arêne",
      "lat": 45.034516,
      "lon": 6.405086
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Valloire",
      "lat": 45.165589,
      "lon": 6.428301
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 16.7,
    "lengthKm": 26.9,
    "driveMinutes": 35,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 17,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 2637.3,
    "elevationConfidence": "approximate (30 m DEM cannot resolve this line)",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Many cyclists on the climb",
    "Exposed, cold summit",
    "Closed in winter"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Col du Lautaret",
    "Monument Henri-Desgrange",
    "Memorial Marco Pantani"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 322
  },
  "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"
}