| Elevation |
Name |
Mountains |
Country |
type |
between |
remarks |
location |
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| Circa 3300 m[1] | Veleta | Sierra Nevada |  Spain | 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 circa 3300m but the road continues unpaved until reaching circa 3380 m | 37°03′21″N 03°22′09″W / 37.05583°N 3.36917°W / 37.05583; -3.36917 (Sierra Nevada) |
| 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 | 46°55′29″N 10°56′40″E / 46.92472°N 10.94444°E / 46.92472; 10.94444 (Ötztal Glacier Road) |
| 2802 m | Cime de la Bonette | French Alps |  France | loop | | The highest paved road in France. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France | 44°19′18″N 6°48′25″E / 44.32167°N 6.80694°E / 44.32167; 6.80694 (Cime de la Bonette) |
| 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 | 45°25′1″N 07°01′51″E / 45.41694°N 7.03083°E / 45.41694; 7.03083 (Col de l'Iseran) |
| 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 | 46°31′43″N 10°27′10″E / 46.52861°N 10.45278°E / 46.52861; 10.45278 (Stelvio Pass) |
| 2750 m | Kaunertal Glacier Road | Tiroler Oberland | Austria | dead end | | The access road to the Weißseeferner glacier | 46°51′51″N 10°42′48″E / 46.86417°N 10.71333°E / 46.86417; 10.71333 (Kaunertal Glacier Road) |
| 2641 m | Col du Nivolet
Colle del Nivolet | Graian Alps | Italy | 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 | 45°28′49″N 7°08′32″E / 45.48028°N 7.14222°E / 45.48028; 7.14222 (Col du Nivolet) |
| 2509 m | Timmelsjoch | Ötztal Alps | Austria
Italy | pass | Ötztal Tyrol (state) & Passeier valley (South Tyrol) | The highest pass in Austria | 46°54′19″N 11°5′48″E / 46.90528°N 11.09667°E / 46.90528; 11.09667 (Timmelsjoch) |
| 2501 m | Umbrail Pass | Ortler Alps
Eastern Alps |  Switzerland
Italy | pass | Santa Maria Val Müstair & Stelvio Pass & Bormio | The highest pass in Switzerland | 46°32′35″N 10°26′02″E / 46.54306°N 10.43389°E / 46.54306; 10.43389 (Umbrail Pass) |
| 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 | 42°32′24.2″N 1°43′10.58″E / 42.540056°N 1.7196056°E / 42.540056; 1.7196056 (Envalira Pass) |
| 2394 m | Road to Kalin Reservoir | Rila |  Bulgaria | dead end | Pastra village and Kalin Reservoir | Concrete-paved road to the highest reservoir in the Balkans[4][5] | 42°10′21″N 23°15′3″E / 42.17250°N 23.25083°E / 42.17250; 23.25083 (Kalin Reservoir) |
| 2379 m | Jvari Pass
(Georgian Military Road) | Caucasus Mountains |  Georgia | pass | Vladikavkaz (Russia) & Tbilisi (Georgia) | highest paved pass in Georgia | 42°30′15″N 44°27′14″E / 42.5042°N 44.4538°E / 42.5042; 44.4538 (Georgian Military Road, Jvari Pass) |
| 2155 m | Calar Alto | Sierra de los Filabres | Spain | pass | Gérgal & Tíjola | | 37°13′25″N 02°32′46″W / 37.22361°N 2.54611°W / 37.22361; -2.54611 (Calar Alto) |
| 2145 m | Transalpina Pass
Urdele pass | Carpathian Mountains |  Romania | pass | Novaci, Romania & Sebes | highest paved road in Romania[6]
new asphalted in 2010 - excellent condition. Just few tens/hundreds of meters are still in modernisation stage. http://www.transalpina.biz/ | 45°20′42″N 23°39′25″E / 45.345°N 23.657°E / 45.345; 23.657 (Transalpina Pass, Urdele pass) |
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| 2055 m | Mangart road | Julian Alps |  Slovenia | dead end | Log pod Mangrtom | The highest paved climb in Slovenia | 46°26′24″N 13°39′14″E / 46.44°N 13.653889°E / 46.44; 13.653889 (Mangart) |
| 1993 m | Torre (Serra da Estrela) | Serra da Estrela |  Portugal | dead end | Covilhã & Seia | The highest pass in Portugal. Highest point in mainland Portugal | 40°19′19″N 7°36′47″W / 40.321867°N 7.612967°W / 40.321867; -7.612967 (Torre (Serra da Estrela)) |
| 1952 m | Mount Olympus | Troodos |  Cyprus | dead end | | Highest point in Cyprus.[7] | 34°56′11″N 32°51′48″E / 34.93639°N 32.86333°E / 34.93639; 32.86333 (Mount Olympus) |
| 1946 m | Kráľova hoľa | Low Tatras |  Slovakia | dead end | | The highest paved road in Slovakia. | 48°52′58″N 20°08′19″E / 48.88278°N 20.13861°E / 48.88278; 20.13861 (Kráľova hoľa) |
| 1841 m | Raubergstulsvegen | Jotunheimen |  Norway | Dead end | Bøverdalen, Juvasshytta | 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. | 61°40′38″N 8°21′48″E / 61.677088°N 8.363214°E / 61.677088; 8.363214 (Juvasshytta) |
| c.1800 m | Katara Pass (or Metsovo Pass) | Pindus mountains |  Greece | pass | | The highest paved road in Greece is the road to Voras ski resort with the paved road reaching 2070 meters . | 39°42′00″N 21°17′00″E / 39.7°N 21.283333°E / 39.7; 21.283333 (Katara Pass) |
| 1770 m | Fellhorn Ski station | Allgäu Alps |  Germany | dead end | Oberstdorf | Highest road in Germany. Ski area | 47°20′57″N 10°13′37″E / 47.3491°N 10.2270°E / 47.3491; 10.2270 (Fellhorn Ski station) |
| 1762 m | Biokovo road | Biokovo |  Croatia | dead end | Makarska | Highest paved road in Croatia. | |
| c.1750 m | Popova Shapka, Tetovo, Macedonia | Šar Mountains |  Macedonia | dead end | Tetovo | Possibly the highest paved road in Macedonia.
Paved status above and below village of Popova Shapka is not clear. | 42°00′54″N 20°52′55″E / 42.015°N 20.882°E / 42.015; 20.882 (Tetovo, Macedonia) |
| 1611 m | Vršič Pass | Julian Alps | Slovenia | pass | Kranjska Gora & Soča | The highest pass in Slovenia, and the highest in the Eastern Julian Alps[8] | 46°26′8″N 13°44′40″E / 46.43556°N 13.74444°E / 46.43556; 13.74444 (Vršič Pass) |
| 1609 m | Val d'Ese | Corsica | France | dead end | Bastelica | Highest road on the island of Corsica[9] | 41°59′58″N 9°7′26″E / 41.99944°N 9.12389°E / 41.99944; 9.12389 (Val d'Ese) |
| 1600 m | Malbun | Alps |  Liechtenstein | dead end | road from Steg and Vaduz, (Triesenberg) | Highest road in Liechtenstein. Ski area | 47°6′7.2″N 9°36′28.8″E / 47.102000°N 9.608000°E / 47.102000; 9.608000 (Malbun) |
| 1520 m | Beklemeto Pass | Balkan Mountains | Bulgaria | pass | Troyan & Karnare | | 42°46′50″N 24°36′21″E / 42.78056°N 24.60583°E / 42.78056; 24.60583 (Beklemeto Pass) |
| 1492 m | Praděd | Hrubý Jeseník |  Czech Republic | dead end | road from Karlova Studánka | Highest paved road in Czech Republic | 50°4′59.2″N 17°13′51.7″E / 50.083111°N 17.231028°E / 50.083111; 17.231028 (Malbun) |
| 1448 m | Nikitskyy Pass | Crimean Mountains |  Ukraine | pass | P34 road from Sovjets'ke and Rozovyi | Highest paved road in Ukraine. Private road. | 44°56′27″N 34°20′2″E / 44.94083°N 34.33389°E / 44.94083; 34.33389 (Nikitskyy Pass) |
| 1434 m | Sognefjellsvegen | Jotunheimen | Norway | pass | Road 55 Sogndal - Lom | Highest road owned by the public in Norway as well as Northern Europe. Not tolled. Closed in winter | 61°33′57″N 8°00′23″E / 61.565718°N 8.006372°E / 61.565718; 8.006372 (Fantesteinsvatnet) |
| 1410 m | Morskie Oko | Tatra Mountains |  Poland | dead end | Brzegi | Highest road in Poland. Owned by Tatra National Park, available only for pedestrians. | 49°11′50″N 20°4′15″E / 49.19722°N 20.07083°E / 49.19722; 20.07083 (Morskie Oko) |
| 1340 m | Monte Limbara | Sardinia | Italy | dead end | Tempio Pausania | Highest road on the island of Sardinia[10] | 40°50′59″N 9°10′31″E / 40.84972°N 9.17528°E / 40.84972; 9.17528 (Monte Limbara) |
| 1232 m | Čertovica | Low Tatras | Slovakia | pass | Podbrezová & Kráľova Lehota | The highest pass in Slovakia | 48°54′20″N 19°44′9″E / 48.90556°N 19.73583°E / 48.90556; 19.73583 (Čertovica) |
| 995 m | Kékes | Mátra,
North Hungarian Mountains |  Hungary | dead end | northeast of Gyöngyös | The highest public and the highest paved road in Hungary. Climbs to ski station on Hungary's highest mountain | 47°52′44″N 20°0′37″E / 47.87889°N 20.01028°E / 47.87889; 20.01028 (Kékes) |
| 876 m | Stekenjokk | Scandinavian Mountains |  Sweden | pass | Gäddede & Klimpfjäll | The highest public and paved road in Sweden. (Note that Flatruet at 62°44′21″N 12°44′25″E / 62.739126°N 12.740179°E / 62.739126; 12.740179 (Flatruet) is the highest public road at 975 m but not paved as of 2014) | 65°03′46″N 14°22′40″E / 65.062687°N 14.37767°E / 65.062687; 14.37767 (Stekenjokk) |
| 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 | 54°40′59″N 2°27′05″W / 54.68311°N 2.45132°W / 54.68311; -2.45132 (Great Dun Fell) |
| 796 m | Mount Leinster | Blackstairs Mountains |  Ireland | dead end | Carlow & Wexford | The highest paved road in Ireland.[11] | 52°37′01″N 6°46′41″W / 52.617°N 6.778°W / 52.617; -6.778 (Mount Leinster) |
| 757 m | Kippure | Wicklow Mountains | Ireland | | Wicklow | The second highest paved road in Ireland | |
| 710 m | Mátraháza | Mátra,
North Hungarian Mountains | Hungary | pass | northeast of Gyöngyös towards Parád | 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 | 47°52′12″N 19°58′41″E / 47.870°N 19.978°E / 47.870; 19.978 (Mátraháza, Mátra) |
| 694 m | Signal de Botrange | High Fens | .svg.png) Belgium | road | Eupen & Waimes | The highest point in Belgium | 50°30′06″N 6°05′34″E / 50.50167°N 6.09278°E / 50.50167; 6.09278 (Signal de Botrange) |
| 670 m | Cairnwell Pass | Scottish Highlands |  Scotland | pass | Glen Shee, Perthshire, and Braemar, Aberdeenshire | The highest pass in Scotland | 56°53′10″N 3°24′53″W / 56.8862°N 3.4146°W / 56.8862; -3.4146 (Cairnwell Pass) |
| 627 m | Harthope Moss
Chapel Fell | Pennines | England | pass | Langdon Beck & St John's Chapel, County Durham | The equal highest pass in England | 54°42′33″N 2°12′57″W / 54.70917°N 2.21583°W / 54.70917; -2.21583 (Harthope Moss) |
| 627 m | Killhope Cross | Pennines | England | pass | Cornriggs, (Weardale) & Nenthead, Alston, Cumbria | The equal highest pass in England | 54°47′01″N 2°18′48″W / 54.78361°N 2.31333°W / 54.78361; -2.31333 (Killhope Cross) |
| 566 m[12] | Muotkatakka | |  Finland | pass | E8 Kilpisjärvi & Kaaresuvanto, Enontekiö | The highest point of Finnish roads | 68°55′34″N 20°56′06″E / 68.926°N 20.935°E / 68.926; 20.935 (Muotkatakka) |
| 559 m | Buurgplaatz | Ardennes |  Luxembourg | 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°09′41″N 6°01′41″E / 50.1615°N 6.0281°E / 50.1615; 6.0281Coordinates: 50°09′41″N 6°01′41″E / 50.1615°N 6.0281°E / 50.1615; 6.0281 |
| 549 m | Gospel Pass | Black Mountains | .svg.png) Wales | pass | Hay-on-Wye and Capel-y-ffin | The highest pass in Wales. | 52°00′37″N 3°06′56″W / 52.010149°N 3.115462°W / 52.010149; -3.115462 (Gospel Pass) |
| 523 m | R115 road (Ireland) (Sally Gap) | Wicklow Mountains | Ireland | pass | | The highest pass in Ireland, over the Sally Gap County Wicklow | 53°09′38″N 6°18′17″W / 53.160499°N 6.304718°W / 53.160499; -6.304718 (Sally Gap) |
| 322 m | Vaalserberg | Heuvelland |  Netherlands | road | Vaals & Plombières & Aachen | The highest road in the Netherlands. The tripoint between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands[13] | 50°45′17″N 6°01′15″E / 50.75472°N 6.02083°E / 50.75472; 6.02083 (Vaalserberg) |
| 318 m | Suur Munamägi
("Big Egg Mountain") | Estonia |  Estonia | road up a hill | Haanja Parish, (Võru County) | The highest road in Estonia | 57°42′52″N 27°03′33″E / 57.71444°N 27.05917°E / 57.71444; 27.05917 (Suur Munamägi) |
| 312 m | Gaiziņkalns | Vidzeme |  Latvia | road | Madona, Vidzeme | The highest road in Latvia. Ski area.[13] | 56°52′12.93″N 25°57′33.68″E / 56.8702583°N 25.9593556°E / 56.8702583; 25.9593556 (Gaiziņkalns) |
| 293 m | Aukštojas Hill | Medininkai Highlands |  Lithuania | road | Medininkai | The highest point in Lithuania[13] | 54°31′46″N 25°38′04″E / 54.52944°N 25.63444°E / 54.52944; 25.63444 (Aukštojas Hill) |
| 170 m | Ejer Bavnehøjvej | |  Denmark | road | Ejer Bavnehøj
Skanderborg municipality | The highest road in Denmark | 55°58′40″N 9°49′46″E / 55.977706°N 9.829309°E / 55.977706; 9.829309 (Ejer Bavnehøjvej) |
| 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) | 43°46′31″N 7°25′35″E / 43.77528°N 7.42639°E / 43.77528; 7.42639 (Mont Agel) |
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