Easy Drive Alpine Passes
Passes rated as "Easy Drive" (1/5 difficulty).
16 passes, sorted by elevation.
Wolfgang Pass
Wolfgangpass
Short, gentle pass connecting Davos with Klosters in the Prättigau. Main road between two major resort towns. Open year-round.
Col des Étroits
Jura border pass connecting Sainte-Croix in Vaud with Pontarlier in France. Named 'the narrows' for the gorge terrain. Historic route between Switzerland and Franche-Comté.
Koren Saddle
Korensko sedlo
A small pass on the border between Slovenia and Italy near Kranjska Gora. Connects the upper Sava valley with the Italian Val Canale. Part of the historic route between Ljubljana and Tarvisio.
German Alpine Road (Oberammergau-Linderhof)
Deutsche Alpenstraße
Part of Germany's famous Alpine Road (B23/B177), this section passes through the Ammergau Alps between Oberammergau and Linderhof Palace. The route showcases classic Bavarian alpine scenery with painted houses and mountain views.
Griessen Pass
Grießenpass
A gentle crossing on the B164 Hochkönig Straße between Fieberbrunn and Hochfilzen in Tyrol and Leogang in Salzburg, running beneath the Leoganger Steinberge.
Achen Pass
Achenpass
A scenic pass connecting the Tegernsee area in Bavaria with the Achensee in Austria. The road passes through dense forests and offers glimpses of the surrounding Bavarian and Tyrolean Alps.
Col des Roches
Low Jura border pass near Le Locle connecting with France. Notable for the underground mills (Moulins Souterrains) carved into rock at the pass, a unique industrial heritage site.
Ettal Saddle
Ettaler Sattel
A gentle pass connecting Oberammergau with Ettal and Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Passes by the famous Ettal Abbey (Kloster Ettal) and provides access to the Ammergau Alps scenic area.
Podkoren Saddle
Podkoren
A gentle saddle between Kranjska Gora and Rateče, at the triple-border area of Slovenia, Austria, and Italy. The location where the Sava river begins its journey toward the Danube.
Mandling Pass
Mandlingpass
A barely noticeable low pass connecting Eben im Pongau (Salzburg) with Schladming (Styria). Marks the continental divide between the Salzach and Enns river systems despite its gentle gradient.
Sylvenstein Bridge Road
Sylvensteinstraße
Scenic stretch of the B13/B307 following the upper Isar valley south from Lenggries to the turquoise Sylvenstein reservoir, crossing the lake on the 329m-long Faller-Klamm-Brücke before reaching the village of Fall.
Koppen Pass
Koppenpass
Low pass connecting Obertraun near Hallstatt with Bad Aussee. The road runs alongside the Koppentraun river near the famous Dachstein ice caves and the UNESCO Hallstatt-Dachstein region.
Strub Pass
Strubpass / Pass Strub
Low pass connecting St. Johann in Tirol with Lofer in Salzburg. Follows the Strub valley along the Saalach river. A gentle, scenic route beneath the Loferer and Leoganger Steinberge.
Hirzel
Low pass on the main road between Zürich and Zug/Schwyz. One of the most heavily trafficked passes in Switzerland. Historically important transit route.
Stara Fužina - Savica
Stara Fužina
A scenic road along Lake Bohinj to the Savica waterfall trailhead, passing through Triglav National Park. While not a high pass, this is one of Slovenia's most famous alpine drives along the largest permanent lake.

Pass Lueg
The narrow gorge of the Salzach river between Golling and Werfen. A historically strategic narrows that controlled access to the inner Salzburg Alps. The modern road includes tunnels through the gorge.