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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.

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Rank
Biked
Links
Elevation (m)
Country
Road
Vertical (m)
Distance (km)
Start
Start elevation (m)
36
not yet!
cycling-challenge.com
2291
Italy
Foscagno Pass
1066
25
Bormio
1225
37
Tuesday September 7, 2021 cycling-challenge.com
2284
Switzerland
Julier Pass
1488
36
Tiefencastel
850
julierpass
I had seriously underestimated both sides of Julierpass, and I didn't find much of it terribly scenic.
Fortunately I'd already seen Albulapass yesterday and fallen in love with it.
julierpass

julierpass

julierpass

38
not yet!
cycling-challenge.com
2284
Italy
Colle di Sampeyre
1358
15.8
Ponte Marmora
926
39
not yet!
cycling-challenge.com
2280
France
Ruisseau de la Sassiere
1465
32.3
Bourg St Maurice
815
40
Wed September 8, 2021 cyclingcols.com
2275
Switzerland
Alp Anarosa
1395
16
Zillis
945
Alp Anarosa
Pizzas d' Anarosa 3002m

The pavement gets bad, then it gets better, then it gets worse again.
Then the pavement ends at a cattle guard at 2275m between the first and second turns from the top.
The first turn is paved, and there's another small remnant of pavement, but the pavement really ends at 2275m.
The parking lot and bus turnarounds are at 2340m - the end of the "paved" road.


Alp Anarosa
Dumagns 1797m
Alp Anarosa
Looking downhill / southeast from Wergenstein 1486m
Yes, that's the road I just climbed.
Not sure I've ever seen anywhere quite so green expect perhaps the Dolomites...

The wind was seriously blowing out of the southwest and getting stronger as I got higher on the mountain.
After a while, I noticed I saw a lot of eye floaties in my left eye, but I didn't think anything of it.

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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