Africa

Antarctica


Australia and Oceania

Asia

Central America

Europe


North America

South America

Haunted roads

Articles Counter

Module by Spiral
User Rating: / 1
EasyScary 

 

High mountain road between the city of Koplik and the Theth National Park, in Albania, with a total length of 56km. The road includes asphalt and gravel sections.

The road starts in Koplik (also known as Koplik i Poshtëm), a city and urban municipality, serving as the capital of the Malësi e Madhe district in the northwestern tip of Albania, situated north of the city of Shkodër. After 2 hours driving, the road arrives to Bajraku i Thethit, the entrance door of the Theth National Park (Albanian:Parku Kombëtar i Thethit), a national park in extreme northern Albania declared by government decree in 1966. The park covers an area of 2,630 hectares and is located along the Theth River.


This road is usually open all year, but during winter months, it can be closed when the access is not cleared of snow. In winter, avalanches and heavy snowfalls can sometimes block some sections of the road and can be extremely dangerous in winter due to frequent patches of ice.
This infamous road is tightly hairpinned and bumped, an exquisite winding mountain drive with sharp and blind curves and hairpin switchbacks leading the traveler over the mountains. The road includes some steep sections, without market central lines, is very narrow, barely wide enough for 2 cars at the same time and it has not protections or guardrails. The surface of the road is asphalted at the beginning (SH21) but then turns into gravel and sand, and chains or snow tyres can be required anytime.


Due its climb in elevation over thousands of feet, and pass through remote areas, it is important when driving in these conditions to be prepared. Check weather forecasts before leaving home, and remember that it becomes cooler and often more prone to storms at higher elevations. Be prepared with jackets, water, and emergency kit in your car.
These are maintained roads where a high clearance 2WD vehicle is able to travel safely at low speeds on long dry straight-of-ways, without losing control due to wash boarding, ruts, or dips. All primitve dirt roads may be rocky with areas or soft gravel or sand that makes travel unsafe for sedans or RVs. Some road sections may require a high clearance 4WD vehicle, in four-wheel-drive, driven by a driver experienced in 4WD drive techniques to drive the road without getting stuck.
The road bad conditions, with extremely large pot holes could potentially pop a tire, crack a rim, or screw up your cars allignment.



View Larger Map

Add comment


Security code
Refresh

Search

Latest articles

  The curvy and mountainous Hehuanshan Road is currently the only paved road leading across the Central Mountains via the famous Tarok... Read More

 The curvy and hairpinned mountainous road to Sierra Negra (also called Cerro La Negra) is claimed to be the highest road in North Amer... Read More

  Padala is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2.500m above the sea level, located in the Rila, a mountain range in southwestern ... Read More

Col de Rosael is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2977m above the sea level, located in Orelle  a commune in the Savoie depart... Read More

  Kuragari Touge is a terrific mountain climb in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, with a 22% of maximum ascent percentage. The highest point i... Read More

  Colle del Ghisallo is a mountain pass road that connects the upper part of Valassina Larian Triangle, at an elevation of 754 m above... Read More

  Muro di Sormano is a short but devastatingly steep climb in Sormano, a  municipality in the Province of Como in the Italian reg... Read More

  Short curvy mountainous road, with a brutally steep climb, to the Xorret de Catí, a mountain pass at an elevation of 1097m above the... Read More

  Short high mountain dirt track with a length of 9.0km, going through the Ile-Alatau National Park and the Tuyksu Gorge, in Kazakhsta... Read More

  Short curvy mountainous road in the Katonkaragay District of the East Kazakhstan Province, with a length of 60.5km. This unsealed ro... Read More

  A351 is a mountainous sealed road with a length of 335km in Almaty Province in the southeast of the Kazakhstan, going through severa... Read More

  Liikasenvaarantie (Route 8693) is a short mountain road in the Northern Ostrobothnia and Lapland regions of Finland, with a total le... Read More

Who's online

We have 111 guests online

Most commented

Most popular articles

23124
Death Road
The North Yungas Road is by far the most dangerous on the planet, so dangerous that...
15187
Tian Men Shan Big Gate Road
Tianmen Shan Big Gate is a road located within Tianmen Mountain National Park, Zhangjiajie, in northwestern...
11983
Saudi Arabia has the highest road accident death toll in the world
An average of 17 Saudi Arabian residents die on the country’s roads each day, a report...
10109
Furka Pass
The Furka pass connects the Ursern valley (i.e. the upper valley of the Reuss river) in...
8732
Halsema Highway
Halsema Highway is considered one of the most dangerous highways in the world. Everyday, commuters, transporters,...
7447
Pamir Highway
The M41, known informally and more commonly as the Pamir Highway is a road traversing the...
7216
Diamond Ring Road
The scenic 260 km long Diamond Ring Road (Husavik-Dettifoss-Myvatn-Husavik round trip) is a mix of paved...
7003
Lysevegen
The popular tourist road Lysevegen in Forsand in Ryfylke (FV500) goes from Lysebotn innermost in the...
6222
Grand Trunk Road
The GT Road, often called as the "Gernaili Sadak" (the Generals' Road) and Sadak-e-Azam ('The Grand...
5973
Paso de los Caracoles
Chile and Argentina share more than 5,000 miles of border, most of them drawn on the...
5795
Skalkaho Highway
Highway 38, a primative seasonal road three miles south of Hamilton also known as the...
5251
Friendship Highway
The China-Nepal Highway (also known as the Friendship Highway) is a scenic route on the...
5200
Roman soldiers march on M6, Britain's most haunted road
Martin Wainwright. The Guardian, Tuesday 31 October 2006 For the first time since ghost-hunting became an...
5003
Fairy Meadows Road
Situated at the base of Pakistan’s 26,660-foot Nanga Parbat, 9th highest mountain in the world and...

Reports

Home | Contact | Sources | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions of use