Best Roads in the World

i notice alot of the best roads in the world are in NC as opposed to say, Italy.

 

the great ocean road in Victoria, Australia.

400kms of stunning scenery and winding roads. if anyone from here is ever in australia then they HAVE to drive at least a little bit of this road. google is and you will be impressed

 

- The Road that the Monte Carlo GP is on
- Road to the Sun, Glacier National Park
- The ring around Yellowstone National Park
- Vegas Strip???

 

the great ocean road in Victoria, Australia.

400kms of stunning scenery and winding roads. if anyone from here is ever in australia then they HAVE to drive at least a little bit of this road. google is and you will be impressed

 

It's true. The roads are well maintained, lightly traveled and a lot of fun. Unfortunately, speed limits on the BRP are artificially low and strictly enforced.

Other than that, I'd just as soon keep western NC's secondary roads a secret!
Jack

 

Beartooth pass is great as well as the BRP. Going to the sun road is awesome as well as most of the southern Utah scenic roads. Worst road? I-95 in Florida.
BT

 

Japan

Wangan highway in Tokyo and Kobe/Osaka

Kanjo sen in both Tokyo and Osaka

Toumei Highway

Meishin Highway

Ujigawa line in Kyoto

Hana dori in Osaka

Hakone

 

I dunno, it's cool and all, but I drove on part of the 'track' roads a few days after the GP in normal traffic (painted markers and banners were still up) and it wasn't a spectacular drive in and of itself.

 

I have done your #'s 1, 3 and 5, and I wholeheartedly agree!! I would also add Carmel Valley Road from Carmel to Greenfield, CA. And for an alternate route into Carmel Valley, go over Laureles Grade from Hwy 68.

Hwy 17 from Santa Cruz to San Jose (or vice versa) could also be a good drive if there was ever a time when traffic wasn't too crappy to let you open it up a little.

 

The Pig Trail (highway 23) in NW Arkansas.

 

in my own backyard is a good one, Monitor Pass highway 89, the summit is about 8400ft but flat and about a mile long. i've traveled it half a dozen times and have run into '0' thats right zero traffic, no cops no planes and lots of canyon carving along with long stretches for top speed runs.. closed during winter though.

 

I didn't know that one. How long round trip from Tahoe?

 

Squaw Pass in Colorado. Elevation 11,000ft. 8 miles or so of curvey, rarely traveled road.
Actually many roads like this in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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I would have to say the south of france...up near a little town called "eze", the views are magnificent and so are the roads... if I remember correctly either Mission Impossible car scene was shot up there... really nice roads.. even nicer if your in an FCar..
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to tahoe or from tahoe? the pass will take about 2hrs to travel. you can catch it from tahoe in less then a hour. let me see if i can get a map view..

 

I agree with you 100% on this one. Has to be the most beautiful drive I have ever been on.

 

okay wow, i've never figured it before. the cut off for the pass is 6 miles from south lake tahoe, it then runs about 30 miles over to the 395. it so twisty it takes nearly 2hrs to travel it, unless ofcourse you've got a set of BIG ones! past the summit there is no room for error, one slip and it's pearly gates time! but oh what a road, passengers tend to get queasy though.

 

3 I have driven "At Speed" in a variety of cars


Deals Gap (Tail of the Dragon) NC Fantastic (Porsche North America Media event)

HWY 1 (Big Sur) CA wow (Dodge SRT8 wagon of doom)

Mil Cumbres (Morillia Mexico) #1 road in North America. Roumered to be 1000 corners in 30 miles Mountains and NO GUARDRAILS TO SPOIL THE VIEW just a few crosses where momentum and skill were over taken by overconfidence and gravity

 

Rollercoaster road in my hometown of Tucson, Arizona. The name says it all. For those of you in Tucson, you know what I mean...

 

100% agree. In fact, any of the 3 Corniche roads between Monaco and Nice would qualify, if you're talking about the "world".

BTW, someone said the Vegas strip. I think this topic is "best", not "worst", roads in the world.

 

Ick but the Red Rock canyon loupe outside vegas is pretty cool

 

I definitely agree on that one.
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Camino Cielo would be #1 if it was maintained nicely. As it is, it does not deserve to be on the list. At least not west Camino Cielo.