Carinthia · Austria
Wurzen Pass (Wurzenpass)
B109Riegersdorf (near Villach) to Wurzen Pass border
Short, steep border pass to Slovenia with sustained 18 percent ramps near Villach.
The B109 climbs from the Gail valley near Riegersdorf up to the Wurzen Pass on the Slovenian border, a modest 1073 m summit reached by a short but notably steep road with a sustained ramp around 18 percent after a double hairpin. It is one of the busiest car-friendly crossings into Slovenia, so the climb is short on switchbacks but high on gradient. Cold-war bunkers line the route as a now-public museum. Mind the sustained 18 percent ramp, the heavy summer border traffic, and the tight double hairpin at the foot of the steep section.
Where it runs4.2 mi · point to point
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Character
Steeper than 9 in 10 roads here in the catalogue.
Corners
busiest around mile 2Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%544 – 1,071.5 mFrom the road
Points of interest2 stops
- Korensko Sedlo – WurzenpassViewpoint3.7 mi in
- Arichspitz / Rihov vrhViewpoint2.7 mi in
Hazards
- Sustained 18 percent ramp
- Heavy summer border traffic
- Tight double hairpin
Sources
“The road is very curvy and steep, hitting an 18 percent of maximum gradient through some of the ramps.”
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