{
  "name": "Col du Pillon",
  "slug": "col-du-pillon",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-du-pillon/",
  "summary": "A 1,546 m saddle between Les Diablerets and Gstaad, rolling past the Glacier 3000 cable car base with grades up to about 11 percent and only a handful of hairpins. When the big passes shut for winter, this one just carries on.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "142"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Switzerland",
    "region": "Vaud",
    "start": {
      "name": "Les Diablerets",
      "lat": 46.35041,
      "lon": 7.166987
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Gsteig",
      "lat": 46.357024,
      "lon": 7.215528
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 2.7,
    "lengthKm": 4.3,
    "driveMinutes": 5,
    "corners": 8,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 11,
    "summitMetres": 1562.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 4
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Winter ice and snow",
    "Ski-season cable car traffic",
    "Wildlife on forest sections"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Col du Pillon"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 38
  },
  "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"
}