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Highest Paved Roads in the Alps




Huge thanks to Will and the community at cycling-challenge.com for the inspiration and the list.
I would have never done this without them.
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Rank
Biked
Links
Elevation (m)
Country
Road
Vertical (m)
Distance (km)
Start
Start elevation (m)
11
not yet!
cycling-challenge.com
2481
Italy
Colle Fauniera
1567
21
Ponte Marmora
914
12
Tuesday August 31, 2021 cycling-challenge.com
2478
Switzerland
Nufenen Pass 1303
23.6
Ulrichen 1175
Nufenen
North side of Nufenen
Griesgletcher is above Griesssee.
The ridgeline south / left of Griesgletcher is the Italian border.
Nufenen
South side of Nufenen
Another web of power lines

13
Tuesday July 16, 2019
cycling-challenge.com
2474
Italy / Austria
Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo
1781
29
San Leonardo in Passiria
693
Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo
Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo
Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo
Timmelsjoch / Passo del Rombo
14
Friday August 20, 2021 cycling-challenge.com
2469
Italy / Switzerland
Colle del Gran San Bernardo / Col du Grand St Bernard
1981
41
Martigny
493
Gd St Bernard
A very busy road.  Nice and historic, but not my favorite Alp.  I still want to do the south side, I've been trying to get to Aosta for years (but failing).
Gd St Bernard

Gd St Bernard

Gd St Bernard

Gd St Bernard

15
Saturday July 20, 2019
cycloclimbing.com
2458
Austria
Großsee
1449
15
Döllach
1009
Großsee / Grosssee
The service door above Großsee is behind the snowbank on the far left
My GPS hit 2458m and it typically reads 4m lower than posted elevations, either elevation makes Großsee the 15th highest paved road in the Alps
Großsee / Grosssee
The last stretch up to the service door above the Großsee dam is on the far left.
You can see the snow I had to walk around.
Another cyclist is approaching the left side of the dam.
Other than the motorcyclists (who were not here legally) he was the only person I saw above the power company far down the valley.
Großsee / Grosssee

Großsee / Grosssee
Kegelsee and the dam for Großsee high above.
Großsee / Grosssee

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What got left off the list of highest paved roads in the Alps and why:
Col de la Bonette 2715m - see Cime de la Bonette
Col de Restefond 2649m -
see Cime de la Bonette
Hochtorpass 2504m - see Edelweissspritze
Umbrailpass 2501m - see Stelvio
Col de la Moutière 2454m -
see Cime de la Bonette
Griessee 2387m - see Nufenen, also closed in 2021
Colle d'Esischie 2370m - see Colle Fauniera
Lago dei Cavagnöö 2310m - tram only, pavement isn't connected to the rest of the world.
Passo Scimfuss 2242m - see Lago della Sella