Silvretta High Alpine Road, Austria

53 miles with 6,900 feet of climbing

8 miles with 1,300 feet of climbing on dirt

Route Profile

Silvretta High Alpine Road • Climbs

HC: Mile 0

Cat. 2: Mile 31

Silvretta High Alpine Road • Description

Silvretta Hochalpenstrasse (Silvretta High Alpine Road) is considered to be one of the most popular panoramic roads in the Alps.

It runs from Partenen in the Montafon region through a total of 34 switchbacks to Galtür in the Paznaun valley. The highest point, Bielerhöhe Pass (6,795 feet), is the border between the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol.

From Bielerhöhe a trail leads along Silvretta lake and up Ochsental to Wiesbadener Hütte (8,016 feet). The lodge offers a spectacular view of Piz Buin (10,866 feet), the most popular mountain in the region and border between Austria and Switzerland.