World's greatest driving roads

Malga Palazzo: Tackling Europe's Steepest Road in Italy's Dolomites

Scanuppia-Malga Palazzo is a mountain peak at an elevation of 1.571m (5,154ft) above sea level, located in Trentino, Italy. The road is brutally steep.

Les Ecouges is a scenic balcony road in France

Les Ecouges is a very challenging drive located in the Isère department in France. With provocative verticality and derisory barriers, the balcony section is as hair-raising as it is short and narrow. It’s one of the French balcony roads.

Alto de l’Angliru is the Ultimate Cycling Ascent in Asturias

Alto de l’Angliru is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1.558m (5,111ft) above sea level, located in the province and autonomous community of Asturias, in Spain. It’s one of the hardest and most epic climbs you can ride on two wheels.

An epic road to Colle delle Finestre in the Italian Alps

Colle delle Finestre is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2,203m (7,227ft) above sea level, located in the Italian region of Piemonte.

The scary road to Devil’s Throat Cave, an entrance to the underworld, through Trigrad Gorge

Located in the Smolyan Province of Bulgaria, the road through Trigrad Gorge, leading to Devil’s Throat Cave, is stunning. Oncoming traffic is a nightmare.

Karabet Geçidi is one of the highest paved roads of Turkey

Karabet Geçidi is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2,994m (9,822ft) above sea level, located in Van Province, in Turkey. It's one of the highest roads in the country.

Alte Axenstrasse road: stay away if you're scared of heights

Alte Axenstrasse (Old Axenstrasse) is the name of an engineering masterpiece located in the canton of Uri in Switzerland. The road is closed to vehicles indefinitely.

A narrow winding road through Rugova Gorge

In the region of Rugova in Kosovo, beyond the town of Peja, there’s a narrow pass that enters one of the most spectacular areas in the Balkans: the Rugova Gorge, where granite walls vault 609 meters (2,000 feet) above the Drini River.

A road with an intimidating sheer cliff to Black Rock Reservoir in California

Black Rock Reservoir is a small remote yet scenic lake at an elevation of 1,260m (4,133 ft) above sea level, located in Fresno County, in the U.S. state of California.

A journey on the legendary Col de Tende-Colle di Tenda

Col de Tende (Colle di Tenda) is an international high mountain pass at an elevation of 1,876m (6,154ft) above sea level, located on the border of France and Italy. If you like hairpin bends, this climb is a must. It's one of the most hairpinned roads in the world.

The Road to Lahıc: A Treacherous Route with Huge Cliffs and 300m Drops

Lahıc is a small town located in the Ismailli Rayon of Azerbaijan. The road to the village is one of the most dangerous drives in the world. It follows a river with huge cliffs and 300m drops.

Driving Gemini Bridges Trail is a real Moab experience

Located in Grand County, in the US state of Utah, Gemini Bridges Trail is a very scenic drive. You should not attempt this without a serious vehicle that can handle off-roading. If you are looking for the real Moab experience, this is it.

Punta de Teno Lighthouse is the Fast and Furious 6 road

Faro de Punta de Teno is a beautiful lighthouse built between 1891 and 1893 located in Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands of Spain. It's one of the best roads on the Canary Islands.

SC-390 is a Brazilian ludicrously zigzagged road in Serra do Rio do Rastro

SC-390 is a sharply winding and precipitous ascent on a steep and narrow zigzag road located in the southeast of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. It’s one of the famous hairpinned roads in the world.

The road to Mount Barrow is worth the white-knuckle drive

Mount Barrow is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1,359m (4,458ft) above sea level, located in Tasmania. If you don’t like heights or twisty dirt roads, this drive is not for you. It's one of the most scenic drives in the world.

The Ultimate Road Trip To Mount Bross in Colorado

Mount Bross is a high mountain peak located in Park County, in the U.S. state of Colorado. An old mining road on the way to the summit tops out at 4,071m (13,356ft) above sea level. It's one of the highest roads in the USA.

Driving the fantastically twisty road to Torri di Fraele

Torri di Fraele is a fortress perched at an elevation of 1,992m (6,535ft) above sea level, situated in the province of Sondrio, Italy. The fortress, with its 18 hairpin turns leading to the Fraele towers, served as a strategic communication point in the past.