List of highest paved roads in Europe by country explained

This is a list of the highest paved road and the highest paved pass in each European country.

! Elevation! Name! Mountains! Country! type! between! remarks! location
m[1] dead end Access road from Granada.[2] Free access until Hoya de la Mora at 2526m.[3] From Hoya de la Mora onwards, the road gets much narrower and access to motor vehicles (not sure if for other vehicles too) is restricted to those previously authorized. Asphalt ends at c. 3300m but the road continues unpaved until reaching c. 3380m
2830 m dead end The highest paved road in Austria. The access road from Sölden to the Rettenbachferner and Tiefenbachferner glaciers
2802 m loop
2770 m pass
2757 m pass
2750 m dead end
2641 m Col du Nivolet
Colle del Nivolet
dead end Ceresole Reale (Piedmont) Highest dead-end road in Italy (the paved road ends 1 km after the pass at the Nivolet lakes, and continues unpaved for some km but with no access to regular traffic). The film location in The Italian Job, including the final bus crash
2509 m
pass Ötztal Tyrol (state) & Passeier valley (South Tyrol) The highest pass in Austria
2501 m
pass The highest pass in Switzerland
2408 m 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
2394 m dead end Pastra village and Kalin Reservoir Concrete-paved road to the highest reservoir in the Balkans[4] [5]
2379 m Jvari Pass
(Georgian Military Road)
pass Vladikavkaz (Russia) & Tbilisi (Georgia) highest paved pass in Georgia
2155 m pass
2145 m pass highest paved road in Romania[6]
new asphalted in 2010 - excellent condition. http://www.transalpina.biz/
c.1800 m Katara Pass (or Metsovo Pass) pass The highest paved road in Greece is the road to Voras ski resort with the paved road reaching 2070 meters.
2055 m dead end
1993 m pass The highest pass in Portugal. Highest point in mainland Portugal
1952 m dead end Highest point in Cyprus.[7]
1946 m dead end The highest paved road in Slovakia.
1853 m[8] Dead end Highest road in Norway as well as Northern Europe. The road is private but usable by the public and paved. The last 9 km are tolled. See also .
c.1910 m Baros Pass pass The Road connects Epirus region with Thessaly region and the villages of Tzoumerka in Epirus to Villages of Aspropotamos in Thessaly. The highest paved road in Greece is the road to Voras ski resort with the paved road reaching 2070 meters. 39.615257452560975, 21.173689223600785
1770 m dead end Highest road in Germany. Ski area.
1762 m dead end Highest paved road in Croatia.
c.1750 m dead end Possibly the highest paved road in Macedonia.
Paved status above and below village of Popova Shapka is not clear.
1611 m pass The highest pass in Slovenia, and the highest in the Eastern Julian Alps[9]
1609 m dead end Highest road on the island of Corsica[10]
1600 m dead end road from Steg and Vaduz, (Triesenberg) Highest road in Liechtenstein. Ski area
1520 m pass
1492 m dead end Highest paved road in Czech Republic
1448 m pass P34 road from Sovjets'ke and Rozovyi Highest paved road in Ukraine. Private road.
1434 m pass Highest road owned by the public in Norway as well as Northern Europe. Not tolled. Closed in winter
1410 m dead end Highest road in Poland. Owned by Tatra National Park, available only for pedestrians.
1340 m dead end Highest road on the island of Sardinia[11]
1232 m pass The highest pass in Slovakia
995 m dead end The highest public and the highest paved road in Hungary. Climbs to ski station on Hungary's highest mountain
876 m pass The highest public and paved road in Sweden. (Note that Flatruet at is the highest public road at 975 m but not paved as of 2014). See also .
840 m dead end The highest paved road in England. A private metalled road to Radar station
796 m dead end The highest paved road in Ireland.[12]
780 m pass Egilsstaðir & Kárahnjúkar[13] The highest paved road in Iceland (there are several higher unpaved roads, often requiring 4x4 cars, of which the highest is F821 at 944m)[14])
757 m dead endThe second highest paved road in Ireland
710 m pass The highest paved pass in Hungary, on Route 24 at the foot of the road to the Kékes ski station on Hungary's highest mountain
694 m road The highest point in Belgium
670 m pass The highest pass in Scotland 56.8862°N -3.4146°W
627 m pass The equal highest pass in England 54.7092°N -2.2158°W
627 m pass Cornriggs, (Weardale) & Nenthead, Alston, CumbriaThe equal highest pass in England 54.7836°N -2.3133°W
566 m[15] pass E8 Kilpisjärvi & Kaaresuvanto, EnontekiöThe highest point of Finnish roads 68.926°N 20.935°W
559 m road Wemperhaardt and Huldange Highest paved road in Luxembourg. It is also possible to drive to the top of the Kneiff (560 m, highest point of Luxembourg) but the last few metres are unpaved. 50.1615°N 6.0281°W
549 m pass The highest pass in Wales. 52.0101°N -3.1155°W
545 m pass Second highest pass in Wales. 52.7958°N -3.6131°W
523 m R115 road (Ireland) (Sally Gap) pass
385 m road Occasionally closed during winter storms 52.4745°N -3.9382°W
322 m road The highest road in the European Netherlands. The tripoint between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands
318 m Suur Munamägi
("Big Egg Mountain")
road up a hill Haanja Parish, (Võru County) The highest road in Estonia
312 m road The highest road in Latvia. Ski area.[16]
293 m road The highest point in Lithuania
170 m Ejer Bavnehøjvej road The highest road in Denmark
160+ m
road Les Révoires is the highest point in Monaco in the foothills of Mount Agel (1,148 m) (France)

Highest motorways by country

ElevationNameMountainsCountrytypebetweenlocation
1875 m Great St Bernard Tunnel[17] pass
1631 m A13 motorway (San Bernardino Tunnel) pass
1440 m pass
1340 m Tauern motorway (Tauern Tunnel) pass
1395 m pass
1070 m pass
970 m Hemus motorway (Vitinya Pass) pass
914 m Autobahn A 7 (near Nesselwang) pass
906 m D1 Highway pass
670 m European route E55 (Panenská Tunnel) pass
372 m pass 53.6298°N -2.0186°W
315 m A74(M) motorway (Beattock Summit) pass 55.4217°N -3.5907°W
305 m pass
275 m pass
120 m pass

See also

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Europe's highest mountain road . Bicycling Mountain Roads and Passes . 6 February 2013.
  2. The Veleta road is the A-395 road.
  3. Web site: Pico Veleta . Personal web page with photos . 24 October 2014.
  4. News: Насладата "Калин". Бориславов. Веселин. 2011-07-17. Труд. Bulgarian. 18 January 2016.
  5. News: Язовир Карагьол, едно от най-красивите кътчета в Рила. 2013-09-07. Новинар. Bulgarian. 18 January 2016.
  6. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=172512 AV Rider
  7. Web site: Olympus - Peakbagger.com.
  8. https://norgeskart.no/
  9. Garwood, Duncan (2009), Mediterranean Europe, Lonely Planet, p. 724,
  10. Web site: Val d'Ese climb via Bastelica | 15 km | 1609 m | 5.7% - Climbbybike.
  11. Web site: Get Laid Tonight .
  12. Web site: The most spectacular roads in Ireland.
  13. Web site: Map of Iceland .
  14. https://www.dangerousroads.org/europe/iceland/9844-highest-roads-of-iceland.html Highest roads of Iceland
  15. http://alk.tiehallinto.fi/julkaisut/pdf2/3201055-v-revontulentie.pdf
  16. http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/infopage/highlow.htm World Atlas
  17. Web site: Grand-Saint-Bernard - le tunnel.
  18. [:sk:Diaľnica D1 (Slovensko)#Važec â.80“ Mengusovce]