Col de la Bonette
Mercantour · FR
Highest paved through-road in France. Lunar landscape.
Col de l'Iseran
Savoie · FR
Highest paved pass in the Alps. Often the last to open.
Stelvio Pass
Lombardy/South Tyrol · IT
75 numbered hairpins on the north side. Top 5 ride of a lifetime.
Col du Galibier
Hautes-Alpes · FR
Tour de France royalty. Often paired with Col du Lautaret.
Gavia Pass
Lombardy · IT
Wild, narrow, breathtaking. Often shrouded in cloud.
Timmelsjoch (Passo del Rombo)
Tyrol · AT/IT
Toll road, dramatic Italian descent into Passeier Valley.
Großglockner High Alpine Road
Carinthia/Salzburg · AT
Toll road. Glacier viewpoint at Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Höhe.
Umbrail Pass
Graubünden · CH/IT
Highest Swiss paved pass. Stelvio's western approach.
Nufenen Pass
Valais/Ticino · CH
Highest fully Swiss pass. Empty and windswept.
Furka Pass
Uri/Valais · CH
Goldfinger filming location. Glacier views and perfect tar.
Flüela Pass
Graubünden · CH
Davos to Engadine — wide, scenic, lakes at the summit.
Col d'Izoard
Hautes-Alpes · FR
Casse Déserte — otherworldly stone spires.
Bernina Pass
Graubünden · CH
Wide, fast, glacier views to the south. Open all winter.
Albula Pass
Graubünden · CH
Quiet alternative between Engadine and Albulatal.
Julier Pass
Graubünden · CH
Open all year. Roman heritage and high-plateau riding.
Passo Sella
Dolomites · IT
Heart of the Sellaronda loop. Vertical limestone walls everywhere.
Passo Pordoi
Dolomites · IT
Famously rhythmic hairpins above grassy slopes.
Passo Giau
Dolomites · IT
Spectacular and exposed. The Dolomites at their most dramatic.
Susten Pass
Bern/Uri · CH
Engineered to be ridden — perhaps the smoothest Swiss pass.
Grimsel Pass
Bern/Valais · CH
Granite cliffs, dam reservoirs, the architecture of the Alps.
Passo Gardena
Dolomites · IT
Sellaronda link with knockout views of the Sella massif.
Col du Tourmalet
Pyrenees · FR
Pyrenees not Alps, but a moto pilgrimage.
Splügen Pass
Graubünden · CH/IT
Tight stone-walled hairpins on the Italian side. Magic.
Gotthard Pass (Tremola)
Ticino/Uri · CH
Take the cobbled Tremola — historic and unforgettable.
Passo Falzarego
Dolomites · IT
Connects Cortina to the western Dolomites — wide views, smooth tar.
Col de la Croix de Fer
Savoie · FR
Iconic iron cross at the summit. Lakes on both sides.
San Bernardino Pass
Graubünden · CH
Skip the tunnel — the old road is the prize.
Col du Lautaret
Hautes-Alpes · FR
Open all year. Gateway to Galibier.
Passo Fedaia
Dolomites · IT
Marmolada glacier looms above the lake at the top.
Mangart Saddle
Julian Alps · SI
Highest road in Slovenia — narrow tunnels and exposure.
Oberalp Pass
Graubünden/Uri · CH
Source of the Rhine. Smooth and scenic.
Passo Manghen
Trentino · IT
Forested, technical, and gloriously empty.
Silvretta Hochalpenstraße
Vorarlberg/Tyrol · AT
Toll road, lake at top, mirror-smooth tarmac.
Col de la Madeleine
Savoie · FR
Long, beautiful, alpine pasture views.
Passo Rolle
Trentino · IT
Pale di San Martino as your backdrop — pure Dolomites magic.
Klausen Pass
Uri/Glarus · CH
Long, varied, often empty. Cheese on the way.
Col du Glandon
Savoie · FR
Pairs perfectly with Croix de Fer.
Passo San Pellegrino
Dolomites · IT
Quiet alternative connecting Val di Fassa to Val Biois.
Lukmanier Pass
Graubünden/Ticino · CH
Underrated and quiet — connects Disentis to Olivone.
Hahntennjoch
Tyrol · AT
Twisty Tyrolean classic — locals' favorite.
Passo del Tonale
Lombardy/Trentino · IT
Wide open, fast sweepers, ski-resort atmosphere.
Passo Campolongo
Dolomites · IT
Short, sweet Sellaronda piece between Arabba and Corvara.
Mortirolo Pass
Lombardy · IT
Brutally steep — beloved by Giro climbers, fierce on a bike.
Passo Vivione
Lombardy · IT
Narrow, wild, hidden gem between Val di Scalve and Val Camonica.
Passo Tre Croci
Dolomites · IT
Cortina's eastern gateway — fast and forested.
Gerlos Pass
Tyrol/Salzburg · AT
Toll. Scenic with Krimml waterfalls nearby.
Vršič Pass
Julian Alps · SI
50 numbered hairpins through the Julian Alps. Cobbled in places.
Rossfeld Panoramastraße
Bavaria · DE
Toll panorama loop near Berchtesgaden. Easy, scenic.
Deutsche Alpenstraße (highlights)
Bavaria · DE
Multi-day route from Lindau to Berchtesgaden. Lakes and castles.