List of highest paved roads in Europe

This is a list of the Highest paved roads in Europe, plus a list of the Highest paved roads by European country.

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Highest paved roads in Europe

Altitude Name Mountains Country type between remarks
3380 m Veleta Sierra Nevada  Spain dead end access road from Granada, restricted circulation above 2600 m [1]
2830 m Ötztal Glacier Road Ötztal Alps  Austria dead end access road from Sölden to Rettenbachferner and Tiefenbachferner glaciers,
highest point at southern end of the tunnel (46°55′29″N, 10°56′40″E) [2] [3]
2802 m Cime de la Bonette French Alps  France loop Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2770 m Col de l'Iseran Graian Alps  France pass Val-d'Isère & Bonneval-sur-Arc Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2757 m Stelvio Pass Ortler Alps
Eastern Alps
 Italy pass Stilfs & Bormio the highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia
2750 m Kaunertal Glacier Road Tyrol (state)  Austria dead end access road from Feichten to the Weißseeferner and a ski area,
the highest bus stop in Austria
2744 m Col Agnel Cottian Alps  France
 Italy
pass Queyras & Pontechianale highest international paved pass of the Alps. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2715 m Col de la Bonette French Alps  France pass Jausiers & Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2680 m Col de Restefond French Alps  France pass Jausiers & Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée en route to Col de la Bonette
2645 m Col du Galibier Dauphiné Alps  France pass Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne & Briançon Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2641 m Col du Nivolet
Colle del Nivolet
Graian Alps  Italy dead end Ceresole Reale (Piedmont) film location in The Italian Job, including the final bus crash.
2637 m Col du Parpaillon Cottian Alps
Maritime Alps
 France pass La Condamine-Châtelard, Ubaye valley, (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) & Crévoux, (Embrun, Hautes-Alpes) Reference for accurate altitude. Tunnel is 2637 m, and sometimes closed by locked metal doors.
2621 m Gavia Pass Italian Alps  Italy pass Bormio (Sondrio) & Ponte di Legno (Brescia) Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia
2509 m Timmelsjoch Ötztal Alps  Austria
 Italy
pass Ötztal (Tyrol (state) & Passeier valley (South Tyrol)
2504 m Grossglockner High Alpine Road
Hochtor Pass
Hohe Tauern  Austria pass Fusch (Salzburg) & Heiligenblut (Carinthia (state)) Fuscher Törl memorial is at 2,428m, designed by architect Clemens Holzmeister to commemorate workers who died during the building of the road.
2501 m Umbrail Pass Ortler Alps
Eastern Alps
 Switzerland
 Italy
pass Santa Maria Val Müstair & Stelvio Pass & Bormio
2480 m Colle Fauniera Cottian Alps  Italy pass Castelmagno / Marmora, Piedmont & Demonte Google shows 2,480+,
2478 m Nufenen Pass Swiss Alps
Bernese Alps
 Switzerland pass Pizzo Gallina, Ulrichen, Valais & Nufenestock, Bedretto, Ticino, Brig, Airolo spectacular views of the Finsteraarhorn and the Gries Glacier.
2469 m Great St Bernard Pass Valais Alps  Switzerland
 Italy
pass Martigny, Valais & Aosta, Italy the third highest road pass in Switzerland.
2436 m Furka Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Gletsch, Valais & Realp, Canton of Uri used as a location in the James Bond film Goldfinger
2413 m Col du Granon Alps  France pass Saint-Chaffrey, La Salle-les-Alpes Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2408 m Envalira Pass Pyrenees  Andorra pass Soldeu & El Pas de la Casa (Andorra) and L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre (France) The pass is bypassed by the Envalira Tunnel.
2383 m Flüela Pass Alps Albula Alps  Switzerland pass Davos & Susch, (Graubünden)
2379 m Jvari Pass Caucasus Mountains  Georgia pass Vladikavkaz (Russia) & Tbilisi (Georgia)
2361 m Col d'Izoard Cottian Alps  France pass Briançon, & Guil, Queyras, Guillestre Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2350 m Col de la Lombarde Maritime Alps  France
 Italy
pass Isola 2000 & Vinadio Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2340 m Tre Cime di Lavaredo Sexten Dolomites  Italy dead end near Cortina d'Ampezzo, Lake Misurina, Sometimes designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia,
2328 m Bernina Pass Bernina Range
Alps
 Switzerland pass St. Moritz, Engadin & Tirano, Valtellina
2326 m Col de la Cayolle Maritime Alps
Alps
 France pass Barcelonnette, (Ubaye Valley) & Saint-Martin-d'Entraunes The road leads to the red-rock Gorges de Daluis at Daluis
2315 m Livigno Pass Alps  Switzerland
 Italy
pass Bernina Diavolezza / Val Poschiavo, Graubünden & Livigno, Sondrio
2314 m Albula Pass Albula Range  Switzerland pass Thusis, Bergün & La Punt & Inn Valley, (Engadin).
2288 m Klammljoch Alps  Austria
 Italy
pass Sankt Jakob in Defereggen, Tyrol (state) & Sand in Taufers, South Tyrol top section may not be paved.
Road is closed to motorized vehicles, but can be traversed by bicycle.
2284 m Julier Pass Albula Range  Switzerland pass Engadin valley & Graubünden watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the Rivers Rhine and Danube
2284 m Colle di Sampeyre Cottian Alps  Italy pass Stroppo & Sampeyre
2275 m Val Thorens French Alps  France pass Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, (Tarentaise Valley Savoie), near Chambéry Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2264 m Susten Pass Urner Alps  Switzerland pass Innertkirchen, (Canton of Bern) & Wassen, Canton of Uri views of the Stein Glacier
2250 m Col d'Allos Alps  France pass Barcelonnette, (Ubaye Valley) & Colmars, Col des Champs
2244 m Sella Pass Trentino
South Tyrol
 Italy pass Val Gherdëina, South Tyrol & Canazei, Fascia Valley
2240 m Andorra Arcalis Pyrenees  Andorra pass Vallnord Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2239 m Pordoi Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Canazei & Livinallongo del Col di Lana the highest road pass in the Dolomites. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia
2236 m Giau Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Cortina d'Ampezzo & Selva di Cadore / Livinallongo del Col di Lana
2211 m Penserjoch Trentino Alto Adige  Italy pass
2201 m Foscagno Pass Livigno Range  Italy pass Livigno & Bormio
2188 m Little St Bernard Pass Valais Alps
Mont Blanc Massif
 France
 Italy
pass Savoie & Aosta Valley
2178 m Colle delle Finestre Cottian Alps  Italy pass Susa Valley & Val Chisone A section of this road may not be 'paved' with asphalt, although it is used by both motorists and cyclists in the Giro d'Italia
2168 m Valparola Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Corvara, South Tyrol / Badia, South Tyrol & Falzarego Pass & Cortina d'Ampezzo (Belluno)
2165 m Grimsel Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Innertkirchen, Bern & Gletsch, Valais
2155 m Calar Alto Sierra de los Filabres  Spain pass Gérgal & Tíjola
2149 m Fuorn Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Zernez, Engadin & Val Müstair
2145 m Transalpina Pass Carpathian Mountains  Romania pass Novaci, Romania & Sebes highest paved road in Romania[1]
new asphalted in 2010 - excellent condition. Just few teens/hundreds of meters are still in modernisation stage. http://www.transalpina.biz/
2144 m Vallter 2000 Pyrenees  Spain dead end Setcases
2136 m Splügen Pass Lepontine Alps
Rhaetian Alps
 Italy
 Switzerland
pass Montespluga, Lombardy & Splügen, Graubünden described by Mary Shelley
2133 m Gardena Pass Lepontine Alps
Rhaetian Alps
 Italy
 Switzerland
pass Sëlva, Val Gardena & Corvara, South Tyrol, Val Badia
2115 m Col du Tourmalet Pyrenees  France pass Sainte-Marie-de-Campan & Luz-Saint-Sauveur Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2108 m Col de Vars Cottian Alps  France pass Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye & Vars, Hautes-Alpes & Guillestre
2106 m Gotthard Pass Lepontine Alps  Switzerland pass Airolo, Ticino & Göschenen, Canton of Uri
2105 m Falzarego Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Andráz & Cortina d'Ampezzo
2094 m Jaufenpass Dolomites  Italy pass Meran & Sterzing
2081 m Mont Cenis Cottian Alps
Graian Alps
 France pass Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis & Moncenisio, Susa, (Italy) possibly used by Hannibal. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2072 m Port de la Bonaigua Pyrenees  Spain pass located in the autonomous community of Catalonia
2071 m Bielerhöhe Pass Alps  Austria pass Montafon Vorarlberg) & Paznaun (Tyrol (state))
2067 m Col de la Croix de Fer Dauphiné Alps  France pass Le Bourg-d'Oisans & Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2065 m San Bernardino Pass Pennine Alps  Switzerland pass Thusis (Graubünden) & Bellinzona (Ticino)
2058 m Col du Lautaret Dauphiné Alps  France pass Le Bourg-d'Oisans & Briançon a famous climb on the Tour de France
2057 m Passo Fedaia Dolomites  Italy pass Canazei & Rocca Pietore & Marmolada a famous climb on the Giro d'Italia
2055 m Mangart Julian Alps  Slovenia dead end Log pod Mangrtom highest paved climb in Slovenia
2052 m Staller Sattel Alps  Austria
 Italy
pass Sankt Jakob in Defereggen valley, (Tyrol (state)) & Rasen-Antholz valley, (South Tyrol)
2049 m Nockalmstrasse, Eisentalhöhe Alps  Austria pass Innerkrems & Ebene Reichenau
2046 m Oberalp Pass Swiss Alps  Switzerland pass Disentis, Graubünden & Andermatt, Canton of Uri The Rhine springs from a source nearby (Tomasee)
2041 m Puerto de la Ragua Sierra Nevada  Spain pass Cherín & La Calahorra
2036 m Puerto de Escúllar Sierra de Baza  Spain pass Caniles & Escúllar
2035 m Colle Sestriere Cottian Alps  Italy pass Sestriere. Pinerolo & Cesana Torinese A starting and arrival point in the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.
2034 m Transfăgărășan Pass Carpathian Mountains  Romania pass Moldoveanu Peak, Sibiu (Transylvania) & Negoiu, Pitești (Wallachia)
2031 m Boí Taüll Resort Pyrenees  Spain dead end Boí and Taüll
2017 m Kühtai Saddle Alps  Austria pass Oetz & Gries im Sellrain
2005 m Simplon Pass Pennine Alps
Lepontine Alps
 Switzerland
 Italy
pass Brig, Switzerland & Domodossola, Piedmont
2001 m Port de Pailhères Pyrenees  France pass Mijanès & Ax-les-Thermes Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1996 m Maddalena Pass Cottian Alps
Maritime Alps
 Italy
 France
pass Cuneo & Barcelonnette Google shows 2,000+ metres
1993 m Col de la Madeleine Rhone Alpes  France pass La Chambre, (Maurienne) & Aigueblanche / Feissons-sur-Isère, (Tarentaise Valley) Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1993 m Torre (Serra da Estrela) Serra da Estrela  Portugal pass Covilhã & Seia Highest Point in Mainland Portugal
1989 m Rolle Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Predazzo, Val di Fiemme & Fiera di Primiero, Primiero valley
1985 m San Marco Pass Bergamo Alps
(Prealpi Orobie)
 Italy pass Val Brembana & Valtellina
1980 m La Plagne Alps  France dead end Tarentaise, (Savoie) Ski area. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1967 m Cormet de Roselend Alps  France pass Bourg-Saint-Maurice & Beaufort, Savoie often used in Tour de France
1962 m La Covatilla Sierra de Béjar  Spain dead end Béjar
1961 m Grosse Scheidegg Bernese Oberland  Switzerland pass Grindelwald & Meiringen Open to bus traffic only.
1948 m Klausen Pass Swiss Alps  Switzerland pass Urnerboden, Canton of Uri & Linthal, Glarus (canton)
1946 m Llano de las Ovejas Montes de León  Spain pass Ponferrada & Nogar
1946 m Kráľova hoľa Low Tatras  Slovakia dead end Šumiac
1925 m Coll de la Creueta Pyrenees  Spain pass Alp and La Pobla de Lillet
1924 m Col du Glandon Dauphiné Alps  France pass Bourg d'Oisans & Saint-Colomban-des-Villards & Col de la Croix de Fer & Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1918 m San Pellegrino Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Moena & Falcade The Trevalli ski resort is located at the pass.
1916 m Lukmanier Pass Swiss Alps  Switzerland pass Disentis, Graubünden & Biasca, Ticino
1912 m Mont Ventoux stand alone in Provence,
periphery of the Alps
 France pass Malaucène & Sault, Vaucluse Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1909 m Puerto de Peñanegra Sierra de Villafranca  Spain pass Piedrahita and La Herguihuela
1894 m Hahntennjoch Alps  Austria pass Imst, Inn River & Elmen, Lech River
1892 m Croce Domini Pass Italian Alps  Italy pass Bagolino & Bienno
1892 m Rasos de Peguera Pyrenees  Spain pass Berga & Vallcebre
1883 m Tonale Pass Rhaetian Alps
Adamello-Presanella Alps
 Italy pass Valcamonica & Val di Sole
1871 m Campolongo Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Corvara, South Tyrol & Livinallongo del Col di Lana a famous climb on the Maratona dles Dolomites cycle race.
1870 m Col de Tende Maritime Alps  France
 Italy
pass Nice / Tende, Alpes-Maritimes & Cuneo, Piedmont
1860 m Alpe d'Huez Dauphiné Alps  France dead end Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1858 m Puerto de Navacerrada Sierra de Guadarrama  Spain pass Siete Picos and Bola del Mundo
1854 m Col de Montgenèvre Cottian Alps  Italy
 Italy
pass Briançon & Cesana Torinese, Susa Valley
1852 m Mortirolo Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Mazzo di Valtellina & Monno / Edolo a famous climb on the Giro d'Italia
1852 m Vivione Pass Bergamo Alps  Italy pass Schilpario, Val di Sclave & Paisco Loveno, Val Camonica
1840 m Isola 2000 Alps
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
 France Dead end Isola 2000, (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Ski station near the Mercantour National Park. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1840 m El Peñón Montes de León  Spain pass Truchas, León & Doney de la Requejada
1837 m Puerto de Fonte da Cova Montes de León  Spain pass Sil (river) & La Baña
1830 m Puerto de Cotos Sierra de Guadarrama  Spain pass Cuerda Larga and Peñalara
1820 m Puerto de Velefique Sierra de los Filabres  Spain pass Velefique and Tíjola
1815 m Maloja Pass Swiss Alps  Switzerland pass Engadin, Graubünden & Val Bregaglia, Chiavenna, Italy
1800 m Collado de Toses Pyrenees  Spain pass Alp and Ribes de Freser
1796 m Puerto de la Morcuera Sierra de Guadarrama  Spain pass Miraflores de la Sierra and Rascafría
1795 m Turracher Höhe Pass Alps  Austria pass Reichenau, Carinthia & Predlitz-Turrach
1794 m Col du Pourtalet Pyrenees  France
 Spain
pass Laruns, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pau & Biescas, Huesca
1793 m Arlberg Pass Alps  Austria pass Vorarlberg & Tyrol (state)
1790 m Plateau de Beille Pyrenees  France Dead end Tarascon-sur-Ariège & Ariège Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1788 m Sölk Pass Alps  Austria pass Mur River valley & Enns River valley
1778 m Col de la Croix (Vaud) Jura  Switzerland pass Bex & Les Diablerets, (Vaud)
1778 m Puerto de Navafría Sierra de Guadarrama  Spain pass
1773 m Forcella Staulanza Dolomites  Italy pass Forno di Zoldo / Zoldo Alto & Selva di Cadore / Colle Santa Lucia, Cadore valley
1773 m Flexen Pass Alps  Austria pass Warth, Vorarlberg, Lech am Arlberg, Zürs & Klostertal, Stuben
1773 m Superbagnères Pyrenees  France dead end Bagnères-de-Luchon Ski area. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1770 m Fellhorn Ski station Allgäu Alps  Germany dead end Oberstdorf Ski area.
Elevation and detail
1762 m Col de l'Échelle Cottian Alps  France pass Briançon, (Hautes-Alpes) & Bardonecchia, Italy
1761 m Furkajoch Alps  Austria pass Bregenzer Ach, Damüls & Frutz River, Laterns
1760 m Col de la Pierre St Martin Pyrenees  France
 Spain
pass Oloron-Sainte-Marie, (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) & Isaba, (Navarra
1755 m Port de Balès Pyrenees  France pass Ferrère & Bourg-d'Oueil, Haute-Garonne Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1738 m Radstädter Tauern Pass Radstädter Tauern
Central Eastern Alps
 Austria pass Bischofshofen with Sankt Michael im Lungau At the pass is the Obertauern ski resort
1734 m Mont Colombis French Alps  France dead end Théus
1730 m Chamrousse Alps  France pass Chamrousse, (Isère) Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1728 m Coll de Pradell Pyrenees  Spain pass Saldes and Sant Corneli
1725 m Port de Cantò Pyrenees  Spain pass Sort, Lleida and Adrall
1720 m Luz Ardiden Pyrenees
Hautes-Pyrénées
 France pass Luz-Saint-Sauveur, (Hautes-Pyrénées) Ski area. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1709 m Col d'Aubisque Pyrenees  France pass Laruns & Argelès-Gazost Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1702 m Campo Carlo Magno Dolomites  Italy pass Val Rendena & Val di Sole
1702 m Tremalzo Pass Monte Tremalzo
(Garda mountains)
Adamello-Presanella Alps
 Italy pass Tremosine Lake Garda & Storo / Lago d'Ampola, Trentino
1700 m Col de Joux Plane Alps  France pass Morzine & Samoëns, (Haute-Savoie) Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1688 m Nigerpass Dolomites  Austria pass Tiersertal & Karerpass, (South Tyrol)
1676 m Hochtannberg Pass Alps  Austria pass Warth, Vorarlberg, Lech River & Schoppernau, Bregenzer Ache, (Vorarlberg)
1670 m Puerto de Ancares Serra dos Ancares  Spain pass Murias and Tejedo
1669 m Pla d'Adet Pyrenees  France pass Saint-Lary-Soulan Hors catégorie climb of the Tour de France
1663 m Brocon Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Castello Tesino & Canal San Bovo The pass road was built between 1905 and 1908.
1657 m Col des Saisies Alps  France pass Villard-sur-Doron & Crest-Voland, via Les Saisies, Savoie Les Saisies ski resort.
1642 m Klippitztörl Pass Alps  Austria pass Wolfsberg, Carinthia & Sankt Veit an der Glan (Kärnten (or Carinthia))
1641 m Katschberg Pass Central Eastern Alps  Austria pass Rennweg am Katschberg, (Carinthia (state)) & Sankt Michael im Lungau, (Salzburg (state))
1636 m Kreuzbergpass Dolomites
Carnic Alps
 Italy pass Puster Valley, South Tyrol & Cadore, Belluno
1632 m Somport Pyrenees  France
 Spain
pass Oloron-Sainte-Marie, (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) & Candanchú / Jaca, (Huesca (province)) bypassed by Somport tunnel since 2003
1631 m Wolfgang Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Klosters & Davos), (Graubünden)
1630 m Pra Loup Alps
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
 France dead end Uvernet-Fours, Barcelonnette Ski area. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1630 m Godi Pass Appennine  Italy pass Scanno, Villetta Barrea Ski area.
1613 m Col de la Colombière Alps  France pass Cluses, (Arve valley) & Le Grand-Bornand, (Borne valley) often used in the Tour de France
1613 m Einödsbach Alps  Germany dead end Einödsbach, (Oberstdorf) (Bavaria)
1611 m Glaubenbühl Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Flühli, Lucerne & Giswil, (Obwalden)
1611 m Vršič pass Julian Alps  Slovenia pass Kranjska Gora & Soča highest pass in Slovenia, and the highest in the Eastern Julian Alps[2]
1608 m Gurnigel Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Riggisberg & Zollhaus, (Bern)
1607 m Col de Turini Alps, Maritime Alps  France pass Sospel, Moulinet & La Bollène-Vésubie, (Arrondissement of Nice) the focal point of the Monte Carlo Rally
1601 m Duran Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Agordo, Cordevole valley & Dont, Zoldo valley.
1600 m Malbun Alps  Liechtenstein dead end road from Steg (Liechtenstein) and Vaduz, ((Triesenberg) Ski area
1589 m Pas de Peyrol Massif Central  France pass Aurillac, Salers, & Dienne, (Auvergne (region))
1573 m Alto de L'Angliru Asturias  Spain dead end paved to be a focal climb of the Vuelta a España
1573 m Port de Larrau Pyrenees  France
 Spain
pass Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) & Ochagavía, (Navarre) Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1569 m Col de Peyresourde Pyrenees  France pass Bagnères de Luchon & Arreau a famous climb on the Tour de France
1569 m Les Agites Alps  Switzerland pass Yvorne & La Lécherette, (Vaud)
1566 m Col du Télégraphe Dauphiné Alps  France pass Saint-Michel-de-Maurienne & Valloire / Briançon a famous climb on the Tour de France
1560 m Hautacam Pyrenees  France dead end Beaucens ski station. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1552 m Naßfeld Pass Carnic Alps  Austria
 Italy
pass Kirchbach & Pontebba
1550 m Pragel Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Muotathal, Schwyz & Netstal, Glarus
1549 m Lenzerheide (Pass) Alps  Switzerland pass Chur & Tiefencastel (Graubünden)
1547 m Schwarzenbühl Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Guggisberg & Gurnigel Pass (Bern)
1547 m Gaberl Pass Alps  Austria pass Köflach & Mur River valley, Stubalpe, (Styria)
1546 m Col du Pillon Alps  Switzerland pass Aigle, Le Sépey & Les Diablerets, (Vaud)
1543 m Glaubenberg Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Entlebuch, Lucerne & Sarnen, (Obwalden)
1540 m Col du Soudet Pyrenees  France pass Vallée de Soule & Vallée de Barétous Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1527 m Col de la Forclaz Valais Alps  Switzerland pass Martigny, Switzerland & Le Châtelard, Valais (Finhaut)
1530 m Cibiana Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Val Boite & Val di Zoldo
1525 m Kartitscher Sattel Dolomites
Carnic Alps
 Austria pass Sillian, & Lesachtal, Lienz, (Tyrol (state))
1518 m Gampen Pass Ortler Alps
South Tyrol
 Italy pass Lana, South Tyrol, Adige valley & Fondo, Val di Non
1513 m Col d'Ares Pyrenees  France
 Spain
pass Prats-de-Mollo & Molló, Catalonia
1509 m Jaun Pass Swiss Alps  Switzerland pass Charmey, Fribourg & Boltigen, (Bern)
1504 m Reschenpass Main chain of the Alps  Austria
 Italy
pass Nauders, (Tyrol (state)) & Mals, (South Tyrol)
1502 m Chasseral Pass Jura mountains  Switzerland pass (Bern)
1501 m Col du Grand Colombier Jura mountains  France pass Virieu-le-Petit & Culoz
1500 m Gerlos Pass Alps  Austria pass Oberpinzgau, Wald im Pinzgau, (Salzburg) & Gerlos, Ziller River, (Tyrol (state)
1491 m Praděd Sudetes  Czech Republic dead end
1489 m Col d'Aspin Pyrenees  France pass Sainte-Marie-de-Campan & Arreau a famous climb on the Tour de France
1486 m Col des Aravis Alps
Haute-Savoie
 France pass La Clusaz, (Haute-Savoie) & La Giettaz, (Savoie)
1474 m Col du Soulor Pyrenees  France pass Argelès-Gazost & Arthez-d'Asson Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1447 m Col du Marchairuz Jura mountains  Switzerland pass Le Brassus & Bière, (Vaud)
1445 m Col des Mosses Alps  Switzerland pass Aigle & Château d'Oex
1434 m Fantestein, Sognefjell Scandinavian Mountains  Norway pass Oppland the highest public and the highest paved road in Scandinavia, always closed in winter
1432 m Col de Portel Pyrenees  France pass Saint-Girons, Ariège & Serres-sur-Arget, Foix
1416 m Prislop Pass Rodna Mountains
Eastern Carpathians
 Romania pass Maramureş & Bukovina
1415 m Puy de Dôme Chaîne des Puys
Massif Central
 France dead end Clermont Ferrand Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1410 m Morskie Oko Tatra Mountains  Poland dead end Javorina, Brzegi
1406 m Ibergeregg Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Schwyz & Oberiberg, (Schwyz (canton))
1400+m Reidberg Pass Alps
Black Forest
 Germany pass Obermaiselstein & Balderschwang
1400 m Flattnitz Pass Alps  Austria pass Pettenbach, Gurk River & Stadl an der Mur, (Styria)
1398 m Ächerli Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Kerns, Obwalden & Dallenwil, Nidwalden
1395 m Alpe di Neggia Alps  Switzerland pass Vira & Indemini
1380 m Ax 3 Domaines Pyrenees  France dead end Ax-les-Thermes Ski area
1370 m Brenner Pass Alps  Austria pass Sterzing, Gries am Brenner & Matrei am Brenner
1370 m Dienten Saddle Berchtesgaden Alps
Salzburg Slate Alps
 Austria pass Bischofshofen & Saalfelden
1367 m Loibl Pass Karavanke chain
Southern Limestone Alps
 Austria
 Slovenia
pass Ferlach, Carinthia (state) & Tržič, Upper Carniola
1361 m Cereda Pass Dolomites  Italy pass Agordo, Cordevole valley & Fiera di Primiero
1360 m Col d'Ornon Dauphiné Alps  France pass Bourg d'Oisans & La Mure
1360 m Pas de Morgins Alps  Switzerland
 France
pass Monthey, Valais & Abondance, Haute-Savoie
1357 m Plöcken Pass Carnic Alps  Austria
 Italy
pass Kötschach-Mauthen, Carinthia & Tolmezzo, Friuli-Venezia Giulia
1349 m Col de Menté Pyrenees  France pass Saint-Béat & Aspet, Col de Portet d'Aspet, (Haute-Garonne)
1347 m Soboth Pass Alps  Austria pass Soboth & Lavamünd
1347 m Puerto de San Lorenzo Asturias  Spain pass La Riera & Teverga
1338 m Pavlič Pass
Paulitschsattel
Kamnik–Savinja Alps  Austria
 Slovenia
pass Bad Eisenkappel / Seebergsatte, Carinthia
& Solčava, Lower Styria
1323 m Col de la Faucille Jura mountains  France pass Gex, Ain & Les Rousses, Saint-Claude, Jura, (Jura (department))
1306 m Snow Road
Snøveien
Scandinavian Mountains  Norway pass Aurland & Lærdal
1300 m Capannelle Pass Gran Sasso
Apennine Mountains
 Italy pass Arischia Province of L'Aquila & Province of Teramo
1298 m Mauria Pass Dolomites
Eastern Alps
 Italy pass Lorenzago di Cadore, Veneto & Forni di sopra, Friuli
1298 m Feistritzsattel Alps  Austria pass Ursprung Pass, Otterthal, Lower Austria} & Rettenegg, (Weiz (district))
1293 m Col de l'Aiguillon Jura Mountains  Switzerland pass L'Auberson & Baulmes, (Vaud)
1291 m Filzen Saddle Alps  Austria pass Bezirk Zell am See & Urslau
1291 m Pitões das Júnias Serra do Gerês  Portugal pass Pitões das Júnias & Calvos de Randin (ESP)
1284 m Weissenstein Pass Jura Mountains  Switzerland pass Oberdorf, Solothurn & Gänsbrunnen
1282 m Vue des Alpes Jura Mountains  Switzerland pass La Chaux-de-Fonds & Neuchâtel
1280 m Tourém Serra do Gerês  Portugal pass Tourém & Covelães
1279 m Saanenmöser Pass Bernese Oberland  Switzerland pass Zweisimmen & Saanen
1278 m Schwägalp Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Toggenburg, St. Gallen & Urnäsch, Appenzell Ausserrhoden
1274 m Triebener Tauern Pass Alps  Austria pass Judenburg, Mur valley & Trieben
1253 m Styrian Seeberg Pass
Aflenzer Seeberg
Alps  Switzerland pass Mariazell & Bruck an der Mur
1250 m Hardangervidda Scandinavian Mountains  Norway pass Eidfjord & Geilo Road 7, a much used road between Oslo-Bergen, however often closed in winter.
1228 m Col de la Givrine Jura Mountains  Switzerland pass Nyon, (Vaud) & Morez, (Franche-Comté)
1227 m Col du Mont Crosin Jura Mountains  Switzerland pass Canton of Bern
1226 m Präbichl Alps  Austria pass Eisenerz & Leoben, (Styria)
1249 m Col de Port Pyrenees  France pass Massat & Tarascon-sur-Ariège
1246 m Col Bayard Dauphiné Alps  France pass La Mure & Gap, Hautes-Alpes
1232 m Čertovica Low Tatras  Slovakia pass Liptov & Horehronie
1221 m Niederalpl Pass Alps  Austria pass Wegscheid & Mürzsteg
1218 m Seebergsattel Karavanke mountains
Kamnik–Savinja Alps
(Southern Limestone Alps)
 Austria
 Slovenia
pass Bad Eisenkappel, (Carinthia (state)) & Jezersko, Slovenia
1212 m Fern Pass Alps  Austria pass Ehrwald, Blindsee & Nassereith, Tarrenz
1209 m Iselsberg Pass Alps  Austria pass East Tyrol, (Tyrol (state)) & Möll River, (Carinthia (state))
1204 m Passwang Pass Jura Mountains  Switzerland pass Mümliswil & Reigoldswil
1201 m Tihuţa Pass Carpathian Mountains  Romania pass Bistriţa, (Transylvania) & Vatra Dornei (Bukovina)
1200 m Feldberg Pass Alps
Black Forest
 Germany pass Todtnau & Titisee-Neustadt
1198 m Przełęcz Karkonoska Karkonosze  Poland
 Czech Republic
pass Špindlerův Mlýn & Jelenia Góra
1190 m Sella Nevea Julian Alps  Italy pass Tarvisio & Chiusaforte, Cave del Predil, Udine
1190 m Sattelegg Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Siebnen & Willerzell, (Canton of Schwyz)
1180 m Col du Mollendruz Jura mountains  Switzerland pass L'Isle & Les Charbonnières, (Canton of Vaud)
1179 m Col de la Croix Haute Dauphiné Alps  France pass Clelles, Mens, (Isère) & Lus-la-Croix-Haute, (Drôme)
1178 m Oberjoch Pass Allgäu Alps  Austria pass Bad Hindelang & Schattwald & Jungholz Between 1938 and 1945 the pass was called "Adolf-Hitler-Pass".
1170 m La Tourne Jura mountains  Switzerland pass Les Ponts-de-Martel & Montmollin, (Canton of Neuchâtel)
1169 m Packsattel Alps  Austria pass Pack, Styria & Preitenegg
1167 m Schallenberg Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Steffisburg & Marbach, Lucerne, (Canton of Bern)
1160 m La Ruchère-en-Chartreuse Alps  France pass Saint-Pierre-d'Entremont, Saint-Christophe-sur-Guiers Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
1164 m Gottschalkenberg Pass Alps  Switzerland pass (Canton of Zug)
1160 m Perdikaki-Patiopoulo Pass Makrynoros mountains  Greece pass Perdikaki & Patiopoulo, ) Evidence needed of altitude and paved road.
1156 m Predil Pass Julian Alps  Italy
 Slovenia
pass Tarvisio & Bovec, Log pod Mangartom, Strmec na Predelu (Soča valley)
1152 m Col des Etroits Jura mountains  Switzerland pass Yverdon & Fleurier, (Canton of Vaud)
1151 m Schelten Pass Jura mountains  Switzerland pass Mervelier, (Canton of Jura) & Ramiswil, (Canton of Solothurn)
1150 m Polana Smytnia Tatra Mountains  Poland dead end from Gmina Kościelisko) elevation and detail
1148 m Mont Agel Maritime Alps  France
 Monaco
dead end Monaco, La Turbie to Nice Air Base, paved road to Nice Air Base may be restricted access.
Monaco is the foot of Mount Agel.
1143 m Sendim Serra do Gerês  Portugal pass Montalegre & Baltar, Ourense (ESP)
1129 m Valico di San Fermo Apennine Mountains  Italy pass Cabella Ligure, (Piedmont) & Vobbia, (Liguria)
1120 m Polona Olczyska Tatra Mountains  Poland dead end from Zakopane elevation and detail
1120 m Siklawica, Strążyska valley Tatra Mountains  Poland dead end from Zakopane elevation and detail
1125 m Zellerrain Pass Alps  Austria pass Gschnaidt & Stiwoll
1120 m Chocholowski Polona Tatra Mountains  Poland dead end from Gmina Kościelisko elevation and detail
1120 m Farrapona/(Endriga) Cantabrian Mountains,
Principality of Asturias
 Spain dead end from Aguino, Veigas Finish of Vuelta a España on 3 Sept 2011.
elevation and detail
1111 m Kerschbaum Saddle Kitzbühel Alps  Austria pass Reith im Alpbachtal, Inntal & Hart im Zillertal
1110 m Les Pontins Jura mountains  Switzerland pass (Canton of Bern)
1110 m Windische Höhe Pass Alps  Austria pass Sankt Stefan im Gailtal, (Gail River valley) & Feistritz an der Drau, (Drau River valley)
1105 m St. Anton Pass Jura mountains  Switzerland pass Ruppen Pass, (Appenzell) & Oberegg, St. Gallen, (Canton of St. Gallen)
1100 m Avoriaz Portes du Soleil
Portes du Soleil
 France dead end Morzine, Geneva
1099 m Belchenflue Pass Jura mountains  Switzerland pass Basel-Country and Solothurn
1090 m Wildhaus Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Gams & Unterwasser, (Canton of St. Gallen)
1082 m Lamas de Olo Serra do Marão  Portugal pass Mondim de Basto & Vila Real, Portugal
1082 m Ammer Saddle Alps  Austria
 Germany
pass Ettal, near Oberammergau, (Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen) & Reutte, (Tyrol (state))
1078 m Balmberg Pass Jura mountains  Switzerland pass Welschenrohr & Günsberg, (Solothurn)
1077 m Raten Pass Jura mountains  Switzerland pass Oberägeri & Biberbrugg, (Canton of Zug)
1074 m Kreuzbergsattel Alps  Austria pass Greifenburg & Hermagor (district), (Carinthia (state))
1073 m Wurzen Pass Karavanke mountains
Southern Limestone Alps
 Austria
 Slovenia
pass Arnoldstein, Carinthia & Kranjska Gora
1070 m Vila Pouca Serra do Marão  Portugal pass Vila Pouca de Aguiar & Vila Real, Portugal Highest Highway in Portugal
1070 m Preiner Gscheid Pass Alps  Austria pass Kapellen, Austria & Reichenau an der Rax
1069 m Col de Portet d'Aspet Pyrenees  France pass Audressein, Ariège & Aspet, Haute-Garonne
1060 m Col du Mont d'Orzeires Jura mountains  Switzerland pass (Canton of Vaud)
1057 m Roncevaux Pass Pyrenees  Spain
 France
pass Roncesvalles, (Spain) & Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, (France) the pass is entirely located in Spain.
an important point on the Way of St James for pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.
1051 m Cerdedo Serra do Gerês  Portugal pass Salto, Portugal & Dornelas (Amares)
1049 m Senhora das Neves Serra de Bornes  Portugal pass Sambade & Bornes
1046 m Okraj Karkonosze  Poland
 Czech Republic
pass Malá Úpa & Jelenia Góra, Trutnov
1041 m Cisa Pass Apennine Mountains  Italy pass Berceto (Emilia-Romagna) & Pontremoli (Tuscany)
1035 m Col de Marie-Blanque Pyrenees  France pass Escot & Bielle, Oloron-Sainte-Marie
1028 m Colle di Melogno Alps  Italy pass Ceva, Calizzano & Magliolo, Finale Ligure
1024 m Alto de Espinho Serra do Marão  Portugal pass Amarante, Portugal & Vila Real, Portugal
1012 m Josefsberg Pass Alps  Austria pass Annaberg & Mitterbach
1011 m Puerto del Escudo Sierra del Escudo de Cabuérniga  Spain pass Corvera de Toranzo, Cantabria & Valle de Valdebezana, Burgos (Castile and León)
1008 m Brünig Pass Bernese Oberland  Switzerland pass Meiringen, (Bern) & Lungern, (Obwalden)
1006 m Lahnsattel Alps  Austria pass Mariazell, (Salza River valley) & (Mürz River valley)
1003 m Ruppen Pass Alps  Switzerland pass Trogen, (Canton of St. Gallen) & Altstätten, (Appenzell Ausserrhoden)

Highest paved roads and passes in Europe by country

Altitude Name Mountains Country               type between remarks
3380 m Veleta Sierra Nevada  Spain dead end The highest paved road in Spain. The access road is from Granada, restricted circulation above 2600 m [4]
2830 m Ötztal Glacier Road Ötztal Alps  Austria dead end The highest paved road in Austria. The access road from Sölden to the Rettenbachferner and Tiefenbachferner glaciers
2802 m Cime de la Bonette French Alps  France loop The highest paved road in France. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2770 m Col de l'Iseran Graian Alps  France pass Val-d'Isère & Bonneval-sur-Arc The highest paved mountain pass in France. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France
2757 m Stelvio Pass Ortler Alps
Eastern Alps
 Italy pass Stilfs & Bormio The highest paved pass in Italy. The highest paved mountain pass in the Eastern Alps. Often designated the Cima Coppi in the annual running of the Giro d'Italia
2641 m Col du Nivolet
Colle del Nivolet
Graian Alps  Italy dead end Ceresole Reale (Piedmont) Highest dead-end road in Italy. The film location in The Italian Job, including the final bus crash
2509 m Timmelsjoch Ötztal Alps  Austria
 Italy
pass Ötztal (Tyrol (state) & Passeier valley (South Tyrol) The highest pass in Austria
2501 m Umbrail Pass Ortler Alps
Eastern Alps
 Switzerland
 Italy
pass Santa Maria Val Müstair & Stelvio Pass & Bormio The highest pass in Switzerland
2408 m Envalira Pass Pyrenees  Andorra pass Soldeu & El Pas de la Casa (Andorra) and L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre (France) The highest pass in Andorra. The high-pass is bypassed by the Envalira Tunnel
2379 m Jvari Pass
(Georgian Military Road)
Caucasus Mountains  Georgia pass Vladikavkaz (Russia) & Tbilisi (Georgia) - possibly the highest pass in Georgia
2055 m Mangart Julian Alps  Slovenia dead end Log pod Mangrtom The highest paved climb in Slovenia
1993 m Torre (Serra da Estrela) Serra da Estrela  Portugal pass Covilhã & Seia The highest pass in Portugal. Highest point in mainland Portugal
1770 m Fellhorn Ski station Allgäu Alps  Germany dead end Oberstdorf Highest road in Germany.
Ski area
1760 m Col de la Pierre St Martin Pyrenees  France
 Spain
pass Oloron-Sainte-Marie, (Pyrénées-Atlantiques) & Isaba, (Navarra The highest paved pass in Spain
1611 m Vršič pass Julian Alps  Slovenia pass Kranjska Gora & Soča The highest pass in Slovenia, and the highest in the Eastern Julian Alps[2]
1600 m Malbun Alps  Liechtenstein dead end road from Steg (Liechtenstein) and Vaduz, ((Triesenberg) Highest road in Liechtenstein. Ski area
1434 m Fantestein, Sognefjell Scandinavian Mountains  Norway pass Lom & Skjolden The highest public and the highest paved road in Scandinavia
1410 m Morskie Oko Tatra Mountains  Poland dead end Javorina, Brzegi Highest road in Poland
975 m Flatruet Scandinavian Mountains  Sweden pass Ljungdalen & Funäsdalen The highest public and the highest paved road in Sweden
840 m Great Dun Fell Pennines  England dead end Knock, Cumbria, Dufton The highest paved road in England. A private metalled road to Radar station
710 m Mount Leinster Blackstairs Mountains  Ireland dead end Wexford & Carlow The highest paved road in Ireland. needs evidence of paved surface
694 m Signal de Botrange High Fens  Belgium road Eupen & Waimes The highest point in Belgium
670 m Cairnwell Pass Scottish Highlands  Scotland pass Glen Shee, Perthshire, and Braemar, Aberdeenshire The highest pass in Scotland
627 m Harthope Moss
Chapel Fell
Pennines  England pass Langdon Beck & St John's Chapel, County Durham The equal highest pass in England
627 m Killhope Cross Pennines  England pass Cornriggs, (Weardale) & Nenthead, Alston, Cumbria The equal highest pass in England
545 m Bwlch y Groes Snowdonia  Wales pass Dinas Mawddwy (via Llanymawddwy), Llanuwchllyn and Lake Vyrnwy The highest pass in Wales. Also known as the Hellfire Pass
503 m Sally Gap Wicklow Mountains  Ireland pass The highest pass in Ireland close to the Sally Gap R115 road reaches over 500 m
322 m Vaalserberg Dutch Highlands  Netherlands road Vaals & Plombières & Aachen The highest road in the Netherlands. The tripoint between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands[3]
318 m Suur Munamägi
("Big Egg Mountain")
Estonia  Estonia road up a hill Haanja Parish, (Võru County) The highest road in Estonia
312 m Gaiziņkalns Vidzeme  Latvia road Madona, Vidzeme The highest road in Latvia. Ski area.[3]
293 m Aukštojas Hill Medininkai Highlands  Lithuania road Medininkai The highest point in Lithuania[3]
170 m Ejer Bavnehøj Møllehøj
Skanderborg municipality
 Denmark road Møllehøj The highest road in Denmark[3]
160+ m Les Révoires/Mont Agel Maritime Alps  France
 Monaco
road Les Révoires to Monte Carlo Golf Club, Mont Agel Les Révoires is the highest point in Monaco in the foothills of Mount Agel (1,148 m)(France)

See also

References

  1. ^ AV Rider
  2. ^ a b Garwood, Duncan (2009), Mediterranean Europe, Lonely Planet, p. 724, ISBN 9781741048568
  3. ^ a b c d World Atlas

External links