This is a list of the highest paved road and the highest paved pass in each European country.
List + Elevation Name Mountains Country type between remarks location m Veleta Sierra Nevada dead end Access road from Granada.The Veleta road is the A-395 road. Free access until Hoya de la Mora at 2526m. From Hoya de la Mora onwards, the road gets much narrower and access to motor vehicles is restricted. Asphalt ends at c. 3300m but the road continues unpaved until reaching c. 3380m 2830 m Ötztal Glacier Road Ötztal Alps dead end The highest paved road in Austria. The access road from Sölden to the Rettenbachferner and Tiefenbachferner glaciers 2802 m Cime de la Bonette French Alps loop The highest paved road in France. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France 2770 m Col de l'Iseran Graian Alps pass Val-d'Isère & Bonneval-sur-Arc The highest paved mountain pass in France. Hors catégorie climb in the Tour de France 2757 m Stelvio Pass Ortler AlpsEastern Alps 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 2750 m Kaunertal Glacier Road Tiroler Oberland dead end The access road to the Weißseeferner glacier 2641 m Col du NivoletColle del Nivolet Graian Alps 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 Timmelsjoch Ötztal Alps pass Ötztal Tyrol (state) & Passeier valley (South Tyrol) The highest pass in Austria 2501 m Umbrail Pass Ortler AlpsEastern Alps pass Santa Maria Val Müstair & Stelvio Pass & Bormio The highest pass in Switzerland 2408 m Envalira Pass Pyrenees 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 Road to Kalin Reservoir Rila dead end Pastra village and Kalin Reservoir Concrete-paved road to the highest reservoir in the Balkans 2379 m Jvari Pass(Georgian Military Road) Caucasus Mountains pass Vladikavkaz (Russia) & Tbilisi (Georgia) highest paved pass in Georgia 2155 m Calar Alto Sierra de los Filabres pass Gérgal & Tíjola 2145 m Transalpina PassUrdele pass Carpathian Mountains pass Novaci, Romania & Sebes highest paved road in RomaniaAV Rider new asphalted in 2010 - excellent condition. http://www.transalpina.biz/ 2070 mVoras (Kaimaktsalan) Ski ResortVoras Mountainsdead endAgios Athanasios to Voras Mountain ski resorthighest paved road in Greece40°54'48.4"N 21°48'32.6"E 2055 m Mangart road Julian Alps dead end Log pod Mangrtom The highest paved climb in Slovenia 2042 m Transfăgărășan Făgăraș Mountains pass Pitești to Arpașu de Jos featured on Top Gear 1993 m Torre (Serra da Estrela) Serra da Estrela pass Covilhã & Seia The highest pass in Portugal. Highest point in mainland Portugal 1952 m Mount Olympus Troodos dead end Highest point in Cyprus. 1946 m Kráľova hoľa Low Tatras dead end The highest paved road in Slovakia. 1853 m Galdhøpiggvegen Jotunheimen 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. See also . 1770 m Fellhorn Ski station Allgäu Alps dead end Oberstdorf Highest road in Germany. Ski area. 1762 m Biokovo road Biokovo dead end Makarska Highest paved road in Croatia. c.1750 m Popova Shapka, Tetovo, Macedonia Šar Mountains dead end Tetovo Possibly the highest paved road in Macedonia. Paved status above and below village of Popova Shapka is not clear. 1611 m Vršič Pass Julian Alps pass Kranjska Gora & Soča The highest pass in Slovenia, and the highest in the Eastern Julian AlpsGarwood, Duncan (2009), Mediterranean Europe, Lonely Planet, p. 724, 1609 m Val d'Ese Corsica dead end Bastelica Highest road on the island of Corsica 1600 m Malbun Alps dead end road from Steg and Vaduz, (Triesenberg) Highest road in Liechtenstein. Ski area 1520 m Beklemeto Pass Balkan Mountains pass Troyan & Karnare 1492 m Praděd Hrubý Jeseník dead end road from Karlova Studánka Highest paved road in Czech Republic 1448 m Nikitskyy Pass Crimean Mountains pass P34 road from Sovjets'ke and Rozovyi Highest paved road in Ukraine. Private road. 1434 m Sognefjellsvegen Jotunheimen pass Road 55 Sogndalsfjøra - Lom Highest road owned by the public in Norway as well as Northern Europe. Not tolled. Closed in winter 1410 m Morskie Oko Tatra Mountains dead end Brzegi Highest road in Poland. Owned by Tatra National Park, available only for pedestrians. 1340 m Monte Limbara Sardinia dead end Tempio Pausania Highest road on the island of Sardinia 1232 m Čertovica Low Tatras pass Podbrezová & Kráľova Lehota The highest pass in Slovakia 995 m Kékes Mátra,North Hungarian Mountains dead end northeast of Gyöngyös The highest public and the highest paved road in Hungary. Climbs to ski station on Hungary's highest mountain. First-category climb of the Tour de Hongrie. 876 m Stekenjokk Scandinavian Mountains pass Gäddede & Klimpfjäll 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 Great Dun Fell Pennines dead end Knock, Cumbria, Dufton The highest paved road in England. A private metalled road to Radar station 796 m Mount Leinster Blackstairs Mountains dead end Carlow & Wexford The highest paved road in Ireland. 780 m Route 910 Mid-Atlantic Ridge pass Egilsstaðir & Kárahnjúkar The highest paved road in Iceland (there are several higher unpaved roads, often requiring 4x4 cars, of which the highest is F821 at 944m)Highest roads of Iceland) 757 m Kippure Wicklow Mountains dead end Wicklow The second highest paved road in Ireland 710 m Mátraháza Mátra,North Hungarian Mountains 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 694 m Signal de Botrange High Fens road Eupen & Waimes The highest point in Belgium 670 m Cairnwell Pass Scottish Highlands pass Glen Shee, Perthshire, and Braemar, Aberdeenshire The highest pass in Scotland 627 m Harthope MossChapel Fell Pennines pass Langdon Beck & St John's Chapel, County Durham The equal highest pass in England 627 m Killhope Cross Pennines pass Cornriggs, (Weardale) & Nenthead, Alston, Cumbria The equal highest pass in England 566 m Muotkatakka Scandinavian Mountains pass E8 Kilpisjärvi & Kaaresuvanto, Enontekiö The highest point of Finnish roads 559 m Buurgplaatz Ardennes 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. 549 m Gospel Pass Black Mountains pass Hay-on-Wye and Capel-y-ffin The highest pass in Wales. 545 m Bwlch y Groes Snowdonia pass Llanymawddwy and Llanuwchllyn Second highest pass in Wales. 523 m R115 road (Ireland) (Sally Gap) Wicklow Mountains pass The highest pass in Ireland, over the Sally Gap County Wicklow 385 m Bwlch y Gorddian Snowdonia road Blaenau Ffestiniog and Dolwyddelan Occasionally closed during winter storms 322 m Vaalserberg Heuvelland road Vaals & Plombières & Aachen The highest road in the European Netherlands. The tripoint between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands 318 m Suur Munamägi("Big Egg Mountain") Estonia road up a hill Haanja Parish, (Võru County) The highest road in Estonia 312 m Gaiziņkalns Vidzeme road Madona, Vidzeme The highest road in Latvia. Ski area.World Atlas 293 m Aukštojas Hill Medininkai Highlands road Medininkai The highest point in Lithuania 170 m Ejer Bavnehøjvej road Ejer BavnehøjSkanderborg municipality The highest road in Denmark 160+ m Les Révoires/Mont Agel Maritime Alps 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)
Highest motorways by country Elevation Name Mountains Country type between location 1875 m Great St Bernard Tunnel Alps pass Aosta – Martigny 1631 m A13 motorway (San Bernardino Tunnel) Alps pass St. Margrethen – Ascona 1440 m A-1 Puerto de Somosierra Central System pass Madrid – Burgos 1340 m Tauern motorway (Tauern Tunnel) Alps pass Salzburg – Villach 1395 m Mont Blanc Tunnel Alps pass Chamonix – Courmayeur 1070 m E801/A24 Serra do Marão pass Vila Pouca de Aguiar – Vila Real, Portugal 970 m Hemus motorway (Vitinya Pass) Balkan Mountains pass Sofia – Botevgrad 914 m Autobahn A 7 (near Nesselwang) Bavarian Alps pass Ulm – Füssen 906 m D1 Highway Liptov pass Liptovský Mikuláš – Poprad 670 m European route E55 (Panenská Tunnel) Ore Mountains pass Ústí nad Labem – Dresden 372 m M62 motorway Pennines pass Milnrow - Rishworth 325 m M74 motorway (Wedder Law) Southern Uplands pass Lesmahagow - Abington 305 m Road 40 South Swedish highlands pass just east of Ulricehamn 300 m European route E16 Scandinavian Mountains pass Oslo – Hønefoss 120 m European route E45 Søhøjlandet pass near Tebstrup, Horsens – Aarhus
See also List of highest paved roads in Europe List of highest points of European countries List of mountain passes Transport in Europe
References
External links A Compendium of High Roads and Road Passes in Great Britain World Atlas - Highest and Lowest Points 10 Most Beautiful Road Climbs in Europe (June 29, 2014)