Alpine Passes is a comprehensive guide to the mountain roads of the European Alps. The site covers over 350 passes across Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, and Switzerland, from famous routes like the Stelvio Pass and Furka Pass to lesser-known gems waiting to be discovered.

I have spent countless hours in Google Maps trying to find the best routes and where exactly the passes are. While some sites exists that list passes, they are only focused on certain country or are otherwise incomplete. I built this site to combine all the alpine passes into one, and especially wanted a map view where I can visually see where exactly all the alpine pass routes are.

What You'll Find

Every pass includes detailed information to help you plan your trip:

• Elevation profiles and driving difficulty ratings
• Interactive maps with full route visualization
• 3D terrain views of the surrounding landscape
• Current weather forecasts from Open-Meteo
• Opening months and seasonal availability
• Hairpin counts, gradient data, and driving tips
• Image galleries from Wikimedia Commons

The route planner lets you build multi-day driving itineraries, generate circular routes, and export GPX files for your GPS device.

Data Sources

Alpine Passes is built on open data and free APIs:

• Maps & tiles — OpenStreetMap contributors via MapLibre GL
• 3D terrain — AWS Terrain Tiles
• Weather — Open-Meteo
• Routing — OSRM
• Images — Wikimedia Commons
• Coordinates & pass data — OpenStreetMap Nominatim, curated and verified

For Drivers, Riders & Cyclists

While the site is built with a sports car perspective in mind (difficulty ratings, hairpin counts, and road surface quality), the information is equally useful for motorcycle touring, cycling, and general trip planning across the Alps.

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