List of highest paved roads in Europe by country

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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
c. 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 c. 3300m but the road continues unpaved until reaching c. 3380m	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] [citation needed] new asphalted in 2010 - excellent condition. 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)
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	pass	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)
1853 m[8]	Galdhøpiggvegen	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. See also List of highest roads in Norway [no].	61°40′38″N 8°21′48″E / 61.677088°N 8.363214°E / 61.677088; 8.363214 (Juvasshytta)
c.1910 m	Baros Pass	Pindus mountains	Greece	pass		[clarification needed] 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	Fellhorn Ski station	Allgäu Alps	Germany	dead end	Oberstdorf	[clarification needed] 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	North Macedonia	dead end	Tetovo	[clarification needed] 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[9]	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[10]	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[11]	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). See also Highest roads in Sweden [sv].	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.[12]	52°37′01″N 6°46′41″W / 52.617°N 6.778°W / 52.617; -6.778 (Mount Leinster)
780 m	Route 910	Mid-Atlantic Ridge	Iceland	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])	64°53′09″N 15°35′16″W / 64.8857°N 15.5877°W / 64.8857; -15.5877 (Austurleið)
757 m	Kippure	Wicklow Mountains	Ireland	dead end	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	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[15]	Muotkatakka	Scandinavian Mountains	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; 6.0281 (Buurgplaatz)
549 m	Gospel Pass	Black Mountains	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)
545 m	Bwlch y Groes	Snowdonia	Wales	pass	Llanymawddwy and Llanuwchllyn	Second highest pass in Wales.	52°47′45″N 3°36′47″W / 52.795833°N 3.613056°W / 52.795833; -3.613056 (Bwlch y Groes)
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)
385 m	Bwlch y Gorddian	Snowdonia	Wales	road	Blaenau Ffestiniog and Dolwyddelan	Occasionally closed during winter storms	52°28′28″N 3°56′17″W / 52.4745°N 3.93816°W / 52.4745; -3.93816
322 m	Vaalserberg	Heuvelland	Netherlands	road	Vaals & Plombières & Aachen	The highest road in the European Netherlands. The tripoint between Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands[16]	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.[16]	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[16]	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)

Elevation	Name	Mountains	Country	type	between	location
1875 m	Great St Bernard Tunnel[17]	Alps	Italy	pass	Aosta – Martigny	45°51′52″N 07°10′21″E / 45.86444°N 7.17250°E / 45.86444; 7.17250 (Great St. Bernard)
1631 m	A13 motorway (San Bernardino Tunnel)	Alps	Switzerland	pass	St. Margrethen – Ascona	46°27′53″N 09°11′08″E / 46.46472°N 9.18556°E / 46.46472; 9.18556 (San Bernardino Tunnel)
1440 m	A-1 Puerto de Somosierra	Central System	Spain	pass	Madrid – Burgos
1340 m	Tauern motorway (Tauern Tunnel)	Alps	Austria	pass	Salzburg – Villach	47°10′55″N 13°26′19″E / 47.18194°N 13.43861°E / 47.18194; 13.43861 (Tauern)
1395 m	Mont Blanc Tunnel	Alps	France	pass	Chamonix – Courmayeur	45°51′14″N 6°54′50″E / 45.854°N 6.914°E / 45.854; 6.914 (Mont Blanc Tunnel)
1070 m	E801/A24	Serra do Marão	Portugal	pass	Vila Pouca de Aguiar – Vila Real, Portugal	41°25′01″N 07°38′23″W / 41.41694°N 7.63972°W / 41.41694; -7.63972
970 m	Hemus motorway (Vitinya Pass)	Balkan Mountains	Bulgaria	pass	Sofia – Botevgrad	42°46′53″N 23°47′58″E / 42.78139°N 23.79944°E / 42.78139; 23.79944 (Vitinya Pass)
914 m	Autobahn A 7 (near Nesselwang)	Bavarian Alps	Germany	pass	Ulm – Füssen
906 m	D1 Highway	Liptov	Slovakia	pass	Liptovský Mikuláš – Poprad	49°04′04″N 20°02′59″E / 49.06778°N 20.04972°E / 49.06778; 20.04972
670 m	European route E55 (Panenská Tunnel)	Ore Mountains	Czech Republic	pass	Ústí nad Labem – Dresden	50°45′29″N 13°58′29″E / 50.75806°N 13.97472°E / 50.75806; 13.97472
372 m	M62 motorway	Pennines	England	pass	Milnrow - Rishworth	53°37′47″N 2°01′07″W / 53.62982°N 2.018561°W / 53.62982; -2.018561 (Windy Hill)
315 m	A74(M) motorway (Beattock Summit)	Southern Uplands	Scotland	pass	Beattock - Abington	55°25′18″N 3°35′27″W / 55.4217°N 3.5907°W / 55.4217; -3.5907
305 m	Road 40	South Swedish highlands	Sweden	pass	just east of Ulricehamn	57°48′18″N 13°27′55″E / 57.80500°N 13.46528°E / 57.80500; 13.46528
275 m	Road 3	Scandinavian Mountains	Norway	pass	Stange – Elverum	60°51′N 11°23′E / 60.850°N 11.383°E / 60.850; 11.383
120 m	European route E45	Søhøjlandet	Denmark	pass	near Tebstrup, Horsens – Aarhus	55°58′36″N 09°52′02″E / 55.97667°N 9.86722°E / 55.97667; 9.86722

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