Highest paved passroads in the Alps
This list is complete and the most accurate list on the Internet (to my knowledge).
I have visited all the passes myself (except: 46, 69, 115, 117, 123, 124, 127, 136, 143, 146, 160, 174, 176-179, 181, all of which I hope to visit next Summer)
Passes with an (*) are on the way to/from another pass (no.) in the section.
– If you cycle over the other pass you will have visited this too (without extra climbing).
| Passes above not referenced by the Centcols guides (centcols.org) are: 1, 69, 80, 127, 128, 132, 143, 164, 166, 173, 178, 179, 181 – all outside France and they are usually excluded for not being (officially) properly named (Cent Cols do not deny that any of these are actual passes). I sometimes use the (slightly modified) notation method for unpaved roads and paths from Centcols.org and their Chauvot guide: R1 is cyclable unpaved road. R1-2 is cyclable with difficulty on a racer bicycle (MTB is recommended). R2 is where you will have to walk (with a racer in any case). R3 is difficult to walk. S1 is a cyclable path (few such exists for racer cycles). S2 is walking path. S3 difficult walking. S4 means carrying. I give reference numbers to the Chauvot guide and to other guides from Centcols.org . |
