Vorarlberg · Austria
Silvretta High Alpine Road
B188Partenen to Gaschurn
A graceful toll road of stacked hairpins to the Bielerhöhe.
The B188 Silvretta-Hochalpenstraße climbs from Partenen in the Montafon on a flight of broad hairpins to the Bielerhöhe at 2,032 m, with a reservoir and the Silvretta glaciers beyond. The Partenen side has been closed to all traffic since a 2024 rockfall and is not expected to reopen until summer 2030; until then the Bielerhöhe is reachable only from the Galtür side.
Smooth, rhythmic hairpins unspool past glittering reservoirs and snow-streaked peaks. Up in that thin air, every downshift feels earned.
Why we picked it
Where it runs9.5 mi · point to point
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Character
Corners
busiest around mile 2Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%1,016.2 – 2,037.7 mFrom the road
Points of interest4 stops
- BielerhöheLandmark9.5 mi in
- Silvretta-StauseeViewpoint9.5 mi in
- MadlenerhausFood and drink9.1 mi in
- Vermunt-StauseeViewpoint6.2 mi in
Hazards
- Closed and gated in winter
- Cyclists on the hairpins
- Weather at altitude
See the typical season and live conditions for the high passes ›
Sources
“one of the best driving roads in Austria. This road is seriously like a racetrack!”
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