{
  "name": "Col du Portet",
  "slug": "col-du-portet",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-du-portet/",
  "summary": "The highest paved road pass in the French Pyrenees at 2215 metres, a brutal modern Tour de France climb above Saint-Lary-Soulan.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D123"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Hautes-Pyrénées",
    "start": {
      "name": "Saint-Lary-Soulan",
      "lat": 42.817042,
      "lon": 0.322112
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Col du Portet",
      "lat": 42.833204,
      "lon": 0.236672
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 10.7,
    "lengthKm": 17.2,
    "driveMinutes": 24,
    "corners": 25,
    "hairpins": 18,
    "maxGradientPercent": 12,
    "summitMetres": 2204.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Sustained steep gradients on the descent",
    "Single-lane pinch points near the summit",
    "Cattle and walkers on the high pastures"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Vierge",
    "Madame Therese Nars 1859-1937",
    "Col de Portet"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 181
  },
  "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"
}