{
  "name": "Col du Soulor",
  "slug": "col-du-soulor",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/col-du-soulor/",
  "summary": "A grand Pyrenean pass whose cliff-cut balcony toward the Aubisque, the Cirque du Litor, is one of the most dramatic roads in the range.",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D918"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Hautes-Pyrénées",
    "start": {
      "name": "Argeles-Gazost",
      "lat": 43.005307,
      "lon": -0.100626
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Col du Soulor",
      "lat": 42.960616,
      "lon": -0.261134
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 12,
    "lengthKm": 19.3,
    "driveMinutes": 25,
    "corners": 30,
    "hairpins": 3,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 1467.2,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Unbarriered cliff drops on the Cirque du Litor balcony",
    "Free-roaming livestock on open pasture",
    "Snow and fog on the high balcony"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Col du Soulor",
    "Monument aux Géodésiens"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 178
  },
  "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"
}