Mangart Saddle Road
Closed in winter
Pass status
Is the Mangart Saddle Road open?
A guide to the typical season and the live weather at the top, not a live open or closed status. Always check the official road status before you travel.
The drive
Slovenia’s highest road goes nowhere at all: a 15 km dead-end spur through unlit tunnels and rock galleries to a saddle car park high in the Julian Alps.
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Season questions
Is the Mangart Saddle Road open right now?
The official road status is the only definitive answer, and it changes fast up high. As a guide: the typical driving season runs June to November, and the pass closes for winter snow outside it. Our road note: Closed in winter The live summit weather on this page helps judge conditions today.
When does the Mangart Saddle Road usually open and close?
In a typical year it is driveable from June to November. Exact dates shift with the snowpack: a heavy winter can push opening weeks later, and early snow can shut it ahead of schedule.
How high is the Mangart Saddle Road?
The summit of the driven road sits at about 1,923 m (6,309 ft), which is why the season is set by snow rather than by the calendar.