Julian Alps · Slovenia
Mangart Saddle Road
902Log pod Mangartom to Mangart Saddle
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. Mangart’s 2,679 m bulk fills the windscreen at the top, and honestly, we’d drive it for the tunnels alone.
A dead-end spur off the Predel road, climbing about 15 kilometres from Log pod Mangartom to the Mangart Saddle car park, the highest road in Slovenia. It burrows through five tunnels cut into the rock and open galleries, then stacks up serpentines to a Julian Alps saddle sitting directly beneath the 2,679-metre Mangart. Mind the unlit tunnels, the seasonal closure and the narrow toll-controlled width.
Where it runs9.5 mi · point to point
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Character
Steeper than 9 in 10 roads here in the catalogue.
Corners
busiest around mile 8Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%604.1 – 1,923.4 mFrom the road
Points of interest2 stops
- Ostanki džamije v Logu pod MangartomLandmarkat the start
- Mangartski slapLandmark4.1 mi in
Hazards
- Narrow unlit rock tunnels
- Closed in winter
- Steep drops with no barriers
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Sources
“This winding road, very popular in the summer season, is called the Most beautiful alpine road in Slovenia.”
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