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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.
Click here for google maps with gpx tracks of my rides.

Click here for the previous page of the highest paved roads in the Alps

Rank
Biked
Links
Elevation (m)
Country
Road
Vertical (m)
Distance (km)
Start
Start elevation (m)
26
not yet!
cycling-challenge.com
2350
Italy / France
Colle della Lombarda
1570
25
Demonte IT
780
27
not yet!
cycling-challenge.com
2350
France
Val Thorens
1871
38
Moûtiers
479
28
not yet!
cycling-challenge.com
2347
France
Fort du Gondran
1021
16
Briançon
1326
29
not yet!
cycling-challenge.com
2340
Italy
Tre Cime di Lavaredo
1116
15
Cortina d'Ampezzo
1224
30
Monday September 6, 2021 cycling-challenge.com
2328
Italy / Switzerland
Bernina Pass
608
21.6
St Moritz
1779
bernina
bernina
Bianograt and Piz Bernina from Montebello
bernina

Biancograt with a train

bernina

Kent's annotation - blue line above Biancograt
bernina

Click here for the next page of the highest paved roads in the Alps

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