{"id":996,"date":"2026-06-07T18:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T16:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/item\/silvretta-hochalpenstrasse\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T11:04:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T09:04:10","slug":"silvretta-hochalpenstrasse","status":"publish","type":"citadela-item","link":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/item\/silvretta-hochalpenstrasse\/","title":{"rendered":"Silvretta High Alpine Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-size:1.15em;line-height:1.6;color:#3a352f;\">The Silvretta High Alpine Road links the Montafon with the Tyrolean Paznaun and crosses the Bielerh\u00f6he at around 2,032 m. On the pass, the Silvretta reservoir reflects the glaciated peaks of the Silvretta, among them the Piz Buin. Numerous hairpins and viewpoints make the toll road one of the finest Alpine pass roads.<\/p>\n<h2>Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bielerh\u00f6he pass (around 2,032 m)<\/li>\n<li>Silvretta reservoir with glacier reflection<\/li>\n<li>View of the Piz Buin<\/li>\n<li>Starting point for high-mountain hikes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Good to know<\/h2>\n<table class=\"at-vergleich\" style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;\">\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Summit point<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Bielerh\u00f6he, around 2,032 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Reservoir<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Silvretta-Stausee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#ffffff;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Connection<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Montafon \u2013 Paznaun<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background:#fafaf8;\">\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;width:34%;font-weight:600;\">Mountain range<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:8px;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;\">Silvretta (Piz Buin 3,312 m)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Practical info<\/h2>\n<div style=\"background:#f3f1ec;border:1px solid #e3e0d8;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 20px;\">\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Getting there:<\/strong> By car or motorcycle over the toll road; open seasonally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Best time:<\/strong> Roughly June to October (winter closure, please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Cost:<\/strong> Toll road payable (please verify).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0;line-height:1.55;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Safety:<\/strong> Winding mountain road; closed when snowy, check opening times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:12px 0 4px;\"><strong style=\"color:#f25353;\">Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-top:0;\">\n<li>At the reservoir a walk around is worthwhile<\/li>\n<li>Drive early, the pass is busiest at midday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Background &amp; History<\/h2>\n<p>The Silvretta High Alpine Road sweeps up in countless hairpins from Partenen in Vorarlberg over the Bielerh\u00f6he into Tyrol, crossing the pass at around 2000 metres altitude. It was built in the 1950s not solely for travellers, but in the course of the construction of the great Silvretta reservoirs, with which the hydropower of the glaciated mountains was harnessed for electricity generation. Thus the road combines engineering and high-mountain romance to this day: the turquoise-shimmering Silvretta reservoir at the top of the pass mirrors the surrounding three-thousand-metre peaks as if in a painting.<\/p>\n<p>Towering over everything is the Piz Buin, at 3312 metres the best-known peak of the Silvretta. Its first ascent in 1865 belongs to the classic chapters of Alpine exploration, and its name later even entered everyday life as a sunscreen brand. The Silvretta itself is known as the \u201cblue Silvretta\u201d, a mountain range of crystalline primary rock that differs markedly in colour from the pale Limestone Alps. Those who drive the road cross a landscape that was once reserved only for shepherds, smugglers and mountaineers and became accessible to many only through the reservoir and the serpentine roads. In summer the top of the pass becomes a starting point for hikes to high-lying huts, while in winter it rests under a thick blanket of snow and is closed to traffic.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#221c1a;color:#fff;border-radius:10px;padding:18px 22px;margin-top:28px;\"><strong style=\"font-size:1.08em;\">Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:6px 0 12px;color:#d8d2cc;font-size:14px;\">To make your trip run smoothly , our guides and gear tips for this destination:<\/p>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;\"><a href=\"\/en\/wanderschuhe\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hiking boots \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/packliste-huettentour\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut-tour packing list \u2192<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/huettenwandern-einsteiger\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f25353;color:#fff;padding:9px 16px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;\">Hut hiking for beginners \u2192<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Die Silvretta-Hochalpenstra\u00dfe verbindet das Montafon mit dem Tiroler Paznaun und \u00fcberquert auf der Bielerh\u00f6he rund 2.032 m. Auf der Passh\u00f6he spiegelt der Silvretta-Stausee die vergletscherten Gipfel der Silvretta, darunter den Piz Buin. Zahlreiche Kehren und Aussichtspunkte machen die Mautstra\u00dfe zu einer der sch\u00f6nsten Alpenpassstra\u00dfen. Highlights Passh\u00f6he Bielerh\u00f6he (rund 2.032 m) Silvretta-Stausee mit Gletscherspiegelung Blick auf [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":1059,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","citadela-item-category":[39,40],"citadela-item-location":[45],"class_list":["post-996","citadela-item","type-citadela-item","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","citadela-item-category-ausflugsziele-sehenswuerdigkeiten","citadela-item-category-gipfel-berge","citadela-item-location-vorarlberg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/citadela-item"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=996"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1578,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item\/996\/revisions\/1578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-category?post=996"},{"taxonomy":"citadela-item-location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alpentreff.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/citadela-item-location?post=996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}