Carinthia · Austria
Plöckenpass
B110Kötschach-Mauthen to Paluzza / Paluce / Palutsch
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.
Where it runs8.1 mi · point to point
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Corners
busiest around mile 7Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%702.1 – 1,362.9 mFrom the road
Points of interest2 stops
- Marktstein MauthenLandmark1.0 mi in
- Passo di Monte Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass / Pas di Mont di CrôsViewpoint8.1 mi in
Hazards
- About a dozen hairpins and short tunnels
- Steep sections near ~13% gradient
- High border pass exposed to weather, busy with cross-border traffic
Sources
“The drive is pretty defiant, with twelve hairpin bends and four tunnels. It hits a 13.0% of maximum gradient through some of the ramps.”
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