{
  "name": "Combe Laval",
  "slug": "combe-laval",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/combe-laval/",
  "summary": "Vertiginous balcony road blasted into a Vercors cirque cliff face",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D76"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes",
    "start": {
      "name": "Saint-Jean-en-Royans",
      "lat": 45.007283,
      "lon": 5.316022
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Saint-Laurent-en-Royans",
      "lat": 45.00066,
      "lon": 5.362068
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 6.7,
    "lengthKm": 10.8,
    "driveMinutes": 15,
    "corners": 20,
    "hairpins": 0,
    "maxGradientPercent": 8,
    "summitMetres": 1101.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 7
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Cliff-edge balcony with sheer unguarded drops",
    "Narrow unlit rock tunnels",
    "Falling rock and winter snow closure"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "gorge",
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Combe laval",
    "Col de la Machine"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 97
  },
  "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"
}