Plöckenpass

Ancient Roman-era pass at 1,357 m on the Carinthia–Italy border

The Plöckenpass (1,357 m) carries the B110 from Kötschach-Mauthen in the Carinthian Gail valley to the Italian border above Paluzza, on a route used since antiquity and rebuilt by Roman legions. The Austrian ascent climbs through the Carnic Alps on a largely straight, curve-poor run to the border, where the Italian side falls away in a famous stack of about a dozen hairpin bends and short tunnels, and the pass area is dotted with bunkers and tunnels from the 1915–1918 mountain front. Sections are steep with gradients around 13%, and the high pass can be hazardous in poor weather.