{
  "name": "Port de Pailhères",
  "slug": "port-de-pailheres",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/port-de-pailheres/",
  "summary": "High Ariège Pyrenees pass with stacked hairpins above Ax-les-Thermes",
  "roadNumbers": [
    "D25"
  ],
  "location": {
    "country": "France",
    "region": "Occitania",
    "start": {
      "name": "Ascou",
      "lat": 42.722678,
      "lon": 1.857898
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Mijanès",
      "lat": 42.729789,
      "lon": 2.055497
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 15.9,
    "lengthKm": 25.6,
    "driveMinutes": 33,
    "corners": 40,
    "hairpins": 26,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 2000.7,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "demanding",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 6
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "summer",
      "autumn"
    ],
    "closesInWinter": true
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tight stacked hairpins on the western side",
    "Narrow exposed road near the 2,001 m summit",
    "Winter snow closure"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "forest"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "La cabane du trône",
    "Port de Pailhères",
    "Forge de Mijanès"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 249
  },
  "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"
}