Col de Pierre Plate: The Road That Has it All!
Col de Pierre Plate is a mountain pass at an elevation of 1.027m (3,369ft) above the sea level, located in the Lozère department in southern France.
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The winding road to the summit is paved, with some steep sections (topping out at 9.0%). It’s called D916. The road is 44.8km long running west-east from the village of Les Vignes towards Florac.
The road is very curvy with some narrow parts (impassable for 2 cars at the same time). It’s a winding road with 9 hairpin turns and some drop offs. Starting from Florac the ascent is 5.808 km long. Over this distance the elevation gain is 470 meters. The average gradient is 8.09 %.