{
  "name": "Plöckenpass",
  "slug": "ploeckenpass",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/ploeckenpass/",
  "summary": "Ancient Roman-era pass at 1,357 m on the Carinthia–Italy border",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "B110"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "Austria",
    "region": "Carinthia",
    "start": {
      "name": "Kötschach-Mauthen",
      "lat": 46.67667,
      "lon": 13.003538
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Paluzza / Paluce / Palutsch",
      "lat": 46.603091,
      "lon": 12.944897
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 8.1,
    "lengthKm": 13,
    "driveMinutes": 16,
    "corners": 20,
    "hairpins": 6,
    "maxGradientPercent": 13,
    "summitMetres": 1362.9,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "moderate",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "About a dozen hairpins and short tunnels",
    "Steep sections near ~13% gradient",
    "High border pass exposed to weather, busy with cross-border traffic"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "Marktstein Mauthen",
    "Passo di Monte Croce Carnico / Plöckenpass / Pas di Mont di Crôs"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 100
  },
  "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"
}