BEST DRIVING ROADS IN THE WORLD

yes I have made these roads it is really an wonderful experience !!!
I can sugggest another in north Italy from Sestri Levante to Parma through the 100 crosses Pass, 200 km. across the Appennini with 3000 corners....
Ciao
Alex

 

-- Europe --

1) Davos - Stelvio (Stelvio Pass)
2) Nürburgring Nordschleife (55 miles SW of Cologne)
3) "Route des Vins from Molsheim-Colmar-Freiburg-Offenburg-Strasbourg
4) Apennines (Close to Modena)
5) Ireland around the Dingle peninsula (Heck, almost anywhere in Ireland not in Dublin or Galway)
6) Cap de Creus in Catalonia (Spain). Close to the French border, bordering the Mediterranean (in general, the overall Costa Brava is wonderful ... remember the Rally Costa Brava in the World Championship for Rallyes), and a much better climate than in France.
7) The romantic road in Germany from Frankfurt to Munich.
8) France Route Napoleon from Grasse to Dignes Les Bains.
9) St. Moritz, Switzerland to Lake Como, Italy (45-60 minutes)
10) Forli, Italy to Florence, Italy on "SS67"
11) Sicily, Italy - the old Targa Florio route: Cerda - Caltavuturo - Collesano - Campofelice di Roccella - Cerda
12) France, Mont Ventoux: Bédoin - Sainte Colombe - Le Chalet Reynard - Mont Ventoux (1912m) - Malaucène – Bédoin
13) Italy the arrival by the highway to Genova (from Milano / Alessandria)
14) France "La Gineste" between Marseilles & Cassis, all the way an incredible view on the sea
15) Spain, the Sierra Nevada mountain road: Granada – Pico Veleta (3,392m)
16) Andorra: Pas de la Casa - Port d'Envalira (2,408m), Soldeu, Encamp, and Andorra La Veilla
17) Romania, Transfagarasan (highest road in Romania, 2,034 m; was featured on Top Gear)
18) Scotland - Dukes pass from Aberfoyle to Calendar and most other country roads in Scotland
19) Monaco - Col de Turini (also featured on Top Gear)
20) Italy, Sestri Levante to Portofino

-- USA --

California:

1) Death Valley National Park
2) Highway 1 (California Coast)
3) Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2)
La Canada Flintridge to Wrightwood
4) Glendora Mtn Road
5) PCH
6) Mullhuland Drive
7) Mulholland Hwy
8) Hwy 74 Temascal Canyon
9) Angeles Crest HWY 2
10) Hwy 280 north of San Jose
11) Rim Of The World Scenic Byway
12) hwy 46 (James Deans last ride)
13) Interstate 5 near Bakersfiled with no traffic (165 mph)
14) Hwy 101 LA to SF
15) 110 freeway PAsadena to LA (also first LA freeway) early sunday morngin is best.
16) Portuguese Bend (runs through the Palos Verdes penninsula)
17) Saddle Peak Road -> Piuma Road (From Malibu Canyon to Topanga - Views of all LA)
18) Tuna Canyon Road (from PCH in Malibu to Piuma Road - also views of LA)
19) Trinity Hwy SR 299 Arcata to Redding CA
20) Avenue of the Giants, 101 Scenic detour in the Humboldt County Redwoods
21) Southern Cal, Ortega Highway
22) Northern Cal, Highway 25
23) Norther Cal, Woodside Road AKA Highway 84
24) then onto Highway 35 along the mountain tops


OTHER USA :

1) Deals Gap (US 129, NC and TN)
2) Million Dollar Highway (US 550 between Durango and Ouray, CO)
3) Death Valley National Park
3) Great Smokey Mountains (Highway 129), Tennessee
4) Blue Ridge Parkway
5) Glenn Highway/SR1 south of Anchorage
6) Connecticut Rt 7 from Kent to Lime Rock
7) New York Rt 22 from Rt 684 to Millerton
8) Vermont Rt 100 from Stowe to Londonderry
9) New York Rt 44 from Amenia to Millbrook
10) New York Old Montauk Highway
11) Connecticut/New York North St Greenwich into Bedford
12) Utah HWY 12 Between Rubys Inn and Loa/Torrey
13) N. Carolina dragons tail = cant believe you guys forgot this one!! AMAZING road
14) US 101 on the Oregon Coast

-- Canada --

1) old #1 highway between Lake Louise and Banff very tight and scenic
2) New #1 highway between Takaka Falls and Golden B.C
3) Forks of The Credit Road, hairpin turn
4) Sea to Sky Hwy between Vancouver and Whistler (a scenic section of Highway 99 starting just north of Horseshoe Bay with mountains on one side and ocean on the other) undergoing major improvements at the moment for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
5) The Icefields Parkway stretches 230km (142 miles) between Lake Louise and Jasper - easy access to the "most spectacular mountain landscape on Earth" - right through the Canadian Rockies. The drive has its own website - www.icefieldsparkway.ca


-- Africa --

1) Atlas Mountains (North - South)
2) Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Town Southern Peninsula, South Africa

-- Asia --

1) The Silk road
2) Kathmandu to Lahsa
3) Rt 469 Japan east side of Mt Fuji. Other side of Mt Fuji drive only in the daytime.
Gotemba to Inako.
4) Rt 1 Japan : Miyaho****a to Shimizu - the lake on the way there is just something very special.
5) Rt 362 Japan : Shizuoka too Lake Hamana.

Asia danger :
South Korea DMZ rd near north korea Rt78 Yeoncheon to Paju.
Afghanistan: Quandhar,Kabul,Baghlan,andkhvoy,Rowzeh back to Quandahar. you get bullet holes or be shot at.


-- Australia --

1) Great Ocean Road, Victoria
2) Black Spur, Victoria
3) Anywhere in rural Tasmania

 

I can't say I quite agree, but...

"...When Theodore Roosevelt visited Peoria on October 10, 1910, he called Grand View Drive the "World's Most Beautiful Drive."

 

Any way we can make this a sticky thread? thx Jan

 

Please tell me more about these roads.

On my 'bucket list', I want to rent an F-car of some sort and do a serious road trip in Italy. This section seems just what I am looking for. What is the best time of year? best route? and where can one rent a Ferrari for a week. Jan

 

Khardung La Pass - India,
It's world's highest motorable Pass.
Have a look at few pics.

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2660.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2864.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2898.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2649.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2902.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2740.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2762.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2780.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2814.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2818.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2828.JPG

http://kiranc.com/albums/20060925-Khardung%20La/DSC_2830.JPG

http://www.travelblog.org/Photos/1481300.html


-- Europe --

1) Davos - Stelvio (Stelvio Pass)
2) Nürburgring Nordschleife (55 miles SW of Cologne)
3) "Route des Vins from Molsheim-Colmar-Freiburg-Offenburg-Strasbourg
4) Apennines (Close to Modena)
5) Ireland around the Dingle peninsula (Heck, almost anywhere in Ireland not in Dublin or Galway)
6) Cap de Creus in Catalonia (Spain). Close to the French border, bordering the Mediterranean (in general, the overall Costa Brava is wonderful ... remember the Rally Costa Brava in the World Championship for Rallyes), and a much better climate than in France.
7) The romantic road in Germany from Frankfurt to Munich.
8) France Route Napoleon from Grasse to Dignes Les Bains.
9) St. Moritz, Switzerland to Lake Como, Italy (45-60 minutes)
10) Forli, Italy to Florence, Italy on "SS67"
11) Sicily, Italy - the old Targa Florio route: Cerda - Caltavuturo - Collesano - Campofelice di Roccella - Cerda
12) France, Mont Ventoux: Bédoin - Sainte Colombe - Le Chalet Reynard - Mont Ventoux (1912m) - Malaucène – Bédoin
13) Italy the arrival by the highway to Genova (from Milano / Alessandria)
14) France "La Gineste" between Marseilles & Cassis, all the way an incredible view on the sea
15) Spain, the Sierra Nevada mountain road: Granada – Pico Veleta (3,392m)
16) Andorra: Pas de la Casa - Port d'Envalira (2,408m), Soldeu, Encamp, and Andorra La Veilla
17) Romania, Transfagarasan (highest road in Romania, 2,034 m; was featured on Top Gear)
18) Scotland - Dukes pass from Aberfoyle to Calendar and most other country roads in Scotland
19) Monaco - Col de Turini (also featured on Top Gear)
20) Italy, Sestri Levante to Portofino

-- USA --

California:

1) Death Valley National Park
2) Highway 1 (California Coast)
3) Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2)
La Canada Flintridge to Wrightwood
4) Glendora Mtn Road
5) PCH
6) Mullhuland Drive
7) Mulholland Hwy
8) Hwy 74 Temascal Canyon
9) Angeles Crest HWY 2
10) Hwy 280 north of San Jose
11) Rim Of The World Scenic Byway
12) hwy 46 (James Deans last ride)
13) Interstate 5 near Bakersfiled with no traffic (165 mph)
14) Hwy 101 LA to SF
15) 110 freeway PAsadena to LA (also first LA freeway) early sunday morngin is best.
16) Portuguese Bend (runs through the Palos Verdes penninsula)
17) Saddle Peak Road -> Piuma Road (From Malibu Canyon to Topanga - Views of all LA)
18) Tuna Canyon Road (from PCH in Malibu to Piuma Road - also views of LA)
19) Trinity Hwy SR 299 Arcata to Redding CA
20) Avenue of the Giants, 101 Scenic detour in the Humboldt County Redwoods
21) Southern Cal, Ortega Highway
22) Northern Cal, Highway 25
23) Norther Cal, Woodside Road AKA Highway 84
24) then onto Highway 35 along the mountain tops


OTHER USA :

1) Deals Gap (US 129, NC and TN)
2) Million Dollar Highway (US 550 between Durango and Ouray, CO)
3) Death Valley National Park
3) Great Smokey Mountains (Highway 129), Tennessee
4) Blue Ridge Parkway
5) Glenn Highway/SR1 south of Anchorage
6) Connecticut Rt 7 from Kent to Lime Rock
7) New York Rt 22 from Rt 684 to Millerton
8) Vermont Rt 100 from Stowe to Londonderry
9) New York Rt 44 from Amenia to Millbrook
10) New York Old Montauk Highway
11) Connecticut/New York North St Greenwich into Bedford
12) Utah HWY 12 Between Rubys Inn and Loa/Torrey
13) N. Carolina dragons tail = cant believe you guys forgot this one!! AMAZING road
14) US 101 on the Oregon Coast

-- Canada --

1) old #1 highway between Lake Louise and Banff very tight and scenic
2) New #1 highway between Takaka Falls and Golden B.C
3) Forks of The Credit Road, hairpin turn
4) Sea to Sky Hwy between Vancouver and Whistler (a scenic section of Highway 99 starting just north of Horseshoe Bay with mountains on one side and ocean on the other) undergoing major improvements at the moment for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
5) The Icefields Parkway stretches 230km (142 miles) between Lake Louise and Jasper - easy access to the "most spectacular mountain landscape on Earth" - right through the Canadian Rockies. The drive has its own website - www.icefieldsparkway.ca


-- Africa --

1) Atlas Mountains (North - South)
2) Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Town Southern Peninsula, South Africa

-- Asia --

1) The Silk road
2) Kathmandu to Lahsa
3) Rt 469 Japan east side of Mt Fuji. Other side of Mt Fuji drive only in the daytime.
Gotemba to Inako.
4) Rt 1 Japan : Miyaho****a to Shimizu - the lake on the way there is just something very special.
5) Rt 362 Japan : Shizuoka too Lake Hamana.
6) Khardung La Pass

Asia danger :
South Korea DMZ rd near north korea Rt78 Yeoncheon to Paju.
Afghanistan: Quandhar,Kabul,Baghlan,andkhvoy,Rowzeh back to Quandahar. you get bullet holes or be shot at.


-- Australia --

1) Great Ocean Road, Victoria
2) Black Spur, Victoria
3) Anywhere in rural Tasmania

 

-- Europe --

1) Davos - Stelvio (Stelvio Pass)
2) Nürburgring Nordschleife (55 miles SW of Cologne)
3) "Route des Vins from Molsheim-Colmar-Freiburg-Offenburg-Strasbourg
4) Apennines (Close to Modena)
5) Ireland around the Dingle peninsula (Heck, almost anywhere in Ireland not in Dublin or Galway)
6) Cap de Creus in Catalonia (Spain). Close to the French border, bordering the Mediterranean (in general, the overall Costa Brava is wonderful ... remember the Rally Costa Brava in the World Championship for Rallyes), and a much better climate than in France.
7) The romantic road in Germany from Frankfurt to Munich.
8) France Route Napoleon from Grasse to Dignes Les Bains.
9) St. Moritz, Switzerland to Lake Como, Italy (45-60 minutes)
10) Forli, Italy to Florence, Italy on "SS67"
11) Sicily, Italy - the old Targa Florio route: Cerda - Caltavuturo - Collesano - Campofelice di Roccella - Cerda
12) France, Mont Ventoux: Bédoin - Sainte Colombe - Le Chalet Reynard - Mont Ventoux (1912m) - Malaucène – Bédoin
13) Italy the arrival by the highway to Genova (from Milano / Alessandria)
14) France "La Gineste" between Marseilles & Cassis, all the way an incredible view on the sea
15) Spain, the Sierra Nevada mountain road: Granada – Pico Veleta (3,392m)
16) Andorra: Pas de la Casa - Port d'Envalira (2,408m), Soldeu, Encamp, and Andorra La Veilla
17) Romania, Transfagarasan (highest road in Romania, 2,034 m; was featured on Top Gear)
18) Scotland - Dukes pass from Aberfoyle to Calendar and most other country roads in Scotland
19) Monaco - Col de Turini (also featured on Top Gear)
20) Italy, Sestri Levante to Portofino
21) Spain: Marbella - Ronda (great road and not so far (about 180 km) from Nº 15)

-- USA --

California:

1) Death Valley National Park
2) Highway 1 (California Coast)
3) Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2)
La Canada Flintridge to Wrightwood
4) Glendora Mtn Road
5) PCH
6) Mullhuland Drive
7) Mulholland Hwy
8) Hwy 74 Temascal Canyon
9) Angeles Crest HWY 2
10) Hwy 280 north of San Jose
11) Rim Of The World Scenic Byway
12) hwy 46 (James Deans last ride)
13) Interstate 5 near Bakersfiled with no traffic (165 mph)
14) Hwy 101 LA to SF
15) 110 freeway PAsadena to LA (also first LA freeway) early sunday morngin is best.
16) Portuguese Bend (runs through the Palos Verdes penninsula)
17) Saddle Peak Road -> Piuma Road (From Malibu Canyon to Topanga - Views of all LA)
18) Tuna Canyon Road (from PCH in Malibu to Piuma Road - also views of LA)
19) Trinity Hwy SR 299 Arcata to Redding CA
20) Avenue of the Giants, 101 Scenic detour in the Humboldt County Redwoods
21) Southern Cal, Ortega Highway
22) Northern Cal, Highway 25
23) Norther Cal, Woodside Road AKA Highway 84
24) then onto Highway 35 along the mountain tops


OTHER USA :

1) Deals Gap (US 129, NC and TN)
2) Million Dollar Highway (US 550 between Durango and Ouray, CO)
3) Death Valley National Park
3) Great Smokey Mountains (Highway 129), Tennessee
4) Blue Ridge Parkway
5) Glenn Highway/SR1 south of Anchorage
6) Connecticut Rt 7 from Kent to Lime Rock
7) New York Rt 22 from Rt 684 to Millerton
8) Vermont Rt 100 from Stowe to Londonderry
9) New York Rt 44 from Amenia to Millbrook
10) New York Old Montauk Highway
11) Connecticut/New York North St Greenwich into Bedford
12) Utah HWY 12 Between Rubys Inn and Loa/Torrey
13) N. Carolina dragons tail = cant believe you guys forgot this one!! AMAZING road
14) US 101 on the Oregon Coast

-- Canada --

1) old #1 highway between Lake Louise and Banff very tight and scenic
2) New #1 highway between Takaka Falls and Golden B.C
3) Forks of The Credit Road, hairpin turn
4) Sea to Sky Hwy between Vancouver and Whistler (a scenic section of Highway 99 starting just north of Horseshoe Bay with mountains on one side and ocean on the other) undergoing major improvements at the moment for the 2010 Winter Olympics.
5) The Icefields Parkway stretches 230km (142 miles) between Lake Louise and Jasper - easy access to the "most spectacular mountain landscape on Earth" - right through the Canadian Rockies. The drive has its own website - www.icefieldsparkway.ca


-- Africa --

1) Atlas Mountains (North - South)
2) Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Town Southern Peninsula, South Africa

-- Asia --

1) The Silk road
2) Kathmandu to Lahsa
3) Rt 469 Japan east side of Mt Fuji. Other side of Mt Fuji drive only in the daytime.
Gotemba to Inako.
4) Rt 1 Japan : Miyaho****a to Shimizu - the lake on the way there is just something very special.
5) Rt 362 Japan : Shizuoka too Lake Hamana.

Asia danger :
South Korea DMZ rd near north korea Rt78 Yeoncheon to Paju.
Afghanistan: Quandhar,Kabul,Baghlan,andkhvoy,Rowzeh back to Quandahar. you get bullet holes or be shot at.


-- Australia --

1) Great Ocean Road, Victoria
2) Black Spur, Victoria
3) Anywhere in rural Tasmania

 

100's of roads for the USA section:

http://www.motorcycleroads.us/

 

My top 3:

1) Nice to Monaco
2) San Francisco to LA via Pacific Coast Highway
3) NYC West side highway to Sawmill Parkway

 

-- Europe --

1) Davos - Stelvio (Stelvio Pass)
2) Nürburgring Nordschleife (55 miles SW of Cologne)
3) "Route des Vins from Molsheim-Colmar-Freiburg-Offenburg-Strasbourg
4) Apennines (Close to Modena)
5) Ireland around the Dingle peninsula (Heck, almost anywhere in Ireland not in Dublin or Galway)
6) Cap de Creus in Catalonia (Spain). Close to the French border, bordering the Mediterranean (in general, the overall Costa Brava is wonderful ... remember the Rally Costa Brava in the World Championship for Rallyes), and a much better climate than in France.
7) The romantic road in Germany from Frankfurt to Munich.
8) France Route Napoleon from Grasse to Dignes Les Bains.
9) St. Moritz, Switzerland to Lake Como, Italy (45-60 minutes)
10) Forli, Italy to Florence, Italy on "SS67"
11) Sicily, Italy - the old Targa Florio route: Cerda - Caltavuturo - Collesano - Campofelice di Roccella - Cerda
12) France, Mont Ventoux: Bédoin - Sainte Colombe - Le Chalet Reynard - Mont Ventoux (1912m) - Malaucène – Bédoin
13) Italy the arrival by the highway to Genova (from Milano / Alessandria)
14) France "La Gineste" between Marseilles & Cassis, all the way an incredible view on the sea
15) Spain, the Sierra Nevada mountain road: Granada – Pico Veleta (3,392m)
16) Andorra: Pas de la Casa - Port d'Envalira (2,408m), Soldeu, Encamp, and Andorra La Veilla
17) Romania, Transfagarasan (highest road in Romania, 2,034 m; was featured on Top Gear)
18) Scotland - Dukes pass from Aberfoyle to Calendar and most other country roads in Scotland
19) Monaco - Col de Turini (also featured on Top Gear)
20) Italy, Sestri Levante to Portofino
21) Spain: Marbella - Ronda (great road and not so far (about 180 km) from Nº 15)

-- USA --

California:

1) Death Valley National Park
2) Highway 1 (California Coast)
3) Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2)
La Canada Flintridge to Wrightwood
4) Glendora Mtn Road
5) PCH
6) Mullhuland Drive
7) Mulholland Hwy
8) Hwy 74 Temascal Canyon
9) Angeles Crest HWY 2
10) Hwy 280 north of San Jose
11) Rim Of The World Scenic Byway
12) hwy 46 (James Deans last ride)
13) Interstate 5 near Bakersfiled with no traffic (165 mph)
14) Hwy 101 LA to SF
15) 110 freeway PAsadena to LA (also first LA freeway) early sunday morngin is best.
16) Portuguese Bend (runs through the Palos Verdes penninsula)
17) Saddle Peak Road -> Piuma Road (From Malibu Canyon to Topanga - Views of all LA)
18) Tuna Canyon Road (from PCH in Malibu to Piuma Road - also views of LA)
19) Trinity Hwy SR 299 Arcata to Redding CA
20) Avenue of the Giants, 101 Scenic detour in the Humboldt County Redwoods
21) Southern Cal, Ortega Highway
22) Northern Cal, Highway 25
23) Norther Cal, Woodside Road AKA Highway 84
24) then onto Highway 35 along the mountain tops


OTHER USA :

1) Deals Gap (US 129, NC and TN)
2) Million Dollar Highway (US 550 between Durango and Ouray, CO)
3) Death Valley National Park
3) Great Smokey Mountains (Highway 129), Tennessee
4) Blue Ridge Parkway
5) Glenn Highway/SR1 south of Anchorage
6) Connecticut Rt 7 from Kent to Lime Rock
7) New York Rt 22 from Rt 684 to Millerton
8) Vermont Rt 100 from Stowe to Londonderry
9) New York Rt 44 from Amenia to Millbrook
10) New York Old Montauk Highway
11) Connecticut/New York North St Greenwich into Bedford
12) Utah HWY 12 Between Rubys Inn and Loa/Torrey
13) N. Carolina dragons tail = cant believe you guys forgot this one!! AMAZING road
14) US 101 on the Oregon Coast

-- Canada -- **updated 2010/01/05**

1) old #1 highway between Lake Louise and Banff very tight and scenic
2) New #1 highway between Takaka Falls and Golden B.C
3) Forks of The Credit Road, hairpin turn
4) Sea to Sky Hwy between Vancouver and Whistler (a scenic section of Highway 99 starting just north of Horseshoe Bay with mountains on one side and ocean on the other) undergoing major improvements at the moment for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Lots of radar traps
5) Hwy99 from Whistler to Lillooet BC: known as Duffy Lake Road.
6) Kootenay Lake road from Crawford Bay to Creston BC
7) The Icefields Parkway stretches 230km (142 miles) between Lake Louise and Jasper - easy access to the "most spectacular mountain landscape on Earth" - right through the Canadian Rockies. The drive has its own website - www.icefieldsparkway.ca


-- Africa --

1) Atlas Mountains (North - South)
2) Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Town Southern Peninsula, South Africa

-- Asia --

1) The Silk road
2) Kathmandu to Lahsa
3) Rt 469 Japan east side of Mt Fuji. Other side of Mt Fuji drive only in the daytime.
Gotemba to Inako.
4) Rt 1 Japan : Miyaho****a to Shimizu - the lake on the way there is just something very special.
5) Rt 362 Japan : Shizuoka too Lake Hamana.

Asia danger :
South Korea DMZ rd near north korea Rt78 Yeoncheon to Paju.
Afghanistan: Quandhar,Kabul,Baghlan,andkhvoy,Rowzeh back to Quandahar. you get bullet holes or be shot at.


-- Australia --

1) Great Ocean Road, Victoria
2) Black Spur, Victoria
3) Anywhere in rural Tasmania

 

http://www.youtube.com/user/TopGear#p/a/u/0/OLAtcrB0GZg

Chris

 

Canada

Cabot Trail - Nova Scotia

 

bump.. in anticipation of the upcoming driving season...

 

There is one here listed under "OTHER USA : 1) Deals Gap (US 129, NC and TN)".

This one deserves a bit more in explanation. It's also called The Tail of the Dragon.

http://www.tailofthedragon.com/

It's a road with 318 curves in 11 miles of driving. It's one place where you can really test the handling abilities of your F car without taking it to the track. It's also perfect for a motorcycle ride as well.

If you are in the Western NC area, you just have to hit this road and the Cherohala Skyway.

You'll be sweating when you're done!

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy3b6pEroJw]The greatest driving road in the world? | evo TV - YouTube[/ame]

He reviews two great roads in this clip.

 

Threads like this just kill me.

 

-- Europe --

1) Davos - Stelvio (Stelvio Pass)
2) Nürburgring Nordschleife (55 miles SW of Cologne)
3) "Route des Vins from Molsheim-Colmar-Freiburg-Offenburg-Strasbourg
4) Apennines (Close to Modena)
5) Ireland around the Dingle peninsula (Heck, almost anywhere in Ireland not in Dublin or Galway)
6) Cap de Creus in Catalonia (Spain). Close to the French border, bordering the Mediterranean (in general, the overall Costa Brava is wonderful ... remember the Rally Costa Brava in the World Championship for Rallyes), and a much better climate than in France.
7) The romantic road in Germany from Frankfurt to Munich.
8) France Route Napoleon from Grasse to Dignes Les Bains.
9) St. Moritz, Switzerland to Lake Como, Italy (45-60 minutes)
10) Forli, Italy to Florence, Italy on "SS67"
11) Sicily, Italy - the old Targa Florio route: Cerda - Caltavuturo - Collesano - Campofelice di Roccella - Cerda
12) France, Mont Ventoux: Bédoin - Sainte Colombe - Le Chalet Reynard - Mont Ventoux (1912m) - Malaucène – Bédoin
13) Italy the arrival by the highway to Genova (from Milano / Alessandria)
14) France "La Gineste" between Marseilles & Cassis, all the way an incredible view on the sea
15) Spain, the Sierra Nevada mountain road: Granada – Pico Veleta (3,392m)
16) Andorra: Pas de la Casa - Port d'Envalira (2,408m), Soldeu, Encamp, and Andorra La Veilla
17) Romania, Transfagarasan (highest road in Romania, 2,034 m; was featured on Top Gear)
18) Scotland - Dukes pass from Aberfoyle to Calendar and most other country roads in Scotland
19) Monaco - Col de Turini (also featured on Top Gear)
20) Italy, Sestri Levante to Portofino
21) Spain: Marbella - Ronda (great road and not so far (about 180 km) from Nº 15)

-- USA --

California:

1) Death Valley National Park
2) Highway 1 (California Coast)
3) Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2)
La Canada Flintridge to Wrightwood
4) Glendora Mtn Road
5) PCH
6) Mullhuland Drive
7) Mulholland Hwy
8) Hwy 74 Temascal Canyon
9) Angeles Crest HWY 2
10) Hwy 280 north of San Jose
11) Rim Of The World Scenic Byway
12) hwy 46 (James Deans last ride)
13) Interstate 5 near Bakersfiled with no traffic (165 mph)
14) Hwy 101 LA to SF
15) 110 freeway PAsadena to LA (also first LA freeway) early sunday morngin is best.
16) Portuguese Bend (runs through the Palos Verdes penninsula)
17) Saddle Peak Road -> Piuma Road (From Malibu Canyon to Topanga - Views of all LA)
18) Tuna Canyon Road (from PCH in Malibu to Piuma Road - also views of LA)
19) Trinity Hwy SR 299 Arcata to Redding CA
20) Avenue of the Giants, 101 Scenic detour in the Humboldt County Redwoods
21) Southern Cal, Ortega Highway
22) Northern Cal, Highway 25
23) Norther Cal, Woodside Road AKA Highway 84
24) then onto Highway 35 along the mountain tops


OTHER USA :

1) Deals Gap (US 129, NC and TN)
2) Million Dollar Highway (US 550 between Durango and Ouray, CO)
3) Death Valley National Park
3) Great Smokey Mountains (Highway 129), Tennessee
4) Blue Ridge Parkway
5) Glenn Highway/SR1 south of Anchorage
6) Connecticut Rt 7 from Kent to Lime Rock
7) New York Rt 22 from Rt 684 to Millerton
8) Vermont Rt 100 from Stowe to Londonderry
9) New York Rt 44 from Amenia to Millbrook
10) New York Old Montauk Highway
11) Connecticut/New York North St Greenwich into Bedford
12) Utah HWY 12 Between Rubys Inn and Loa/Torrey
13) N. Carolina dragons tail = cant believe you guys forgot this one!! AMAZING road
14) US 101 on the Oregon Coast
15) NY- Tiorati brook road, route 106, arden valley road, parts of 7 lakes drive (bear mountain and harriman state park)
16) NY- Storm King mountain highway

-- Canada -- **updated 2010/01/05**

1) old #1 highway between Lake Louise and Banff very tight and scenic
2) New #1 highway between Takaka Falls and Golden B.C
3) Forks of The Credit Road, hairpin turn
4) Sea to Sky Hwy between Vancouver and Whistler (a scenic section of Highway 99 starting just north of Horseshoe Bay with mountains on one side and ocean on the other) undergoing major improvements at the moment for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Lots of radar traps
5) Hwy99 from Whistler to Lillooet BC: known as Duffy Lake Road.
6) Kootenay Lake road from Crawford Bay to Creston BC
7) The Icefields Parkway stretches 230km (142 miles) between Lake Louise and Jasper - easy access to the "most spectacular mountain landscape on Earth" - right through the Canadian Rockies. The drive has its own website - Icefields Parkway


-- Africa --

1) Atlas Mountains (North - South)
2) Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Town Southern Peninsula, South Africa

-- Asia --

1) The Silk road
2) Kathmandu to Lahsa
3) Rt 469 Japan east side of Mt Fuji. Other side of Mt Fuji drive only in the daytime.
Gotemba to Inako.
4) Rt 1 Japan : Miyaho****a to Shimizu - the lake on the way there is just something very special.
5) Rt 362 Japan : Shizuoka too Lake Hamana.

Asia danger :
South Korea DMZ rd near north korea Rt78 Yeoncheon to Paju.
Afghanistan: Quandhar,Kabul,Baghlan,andkhvoy,Rowzeh back to Quandahar. you get bullet holes or be shot at.


-- Australia --

1) Great Ocean Road, Victoria
2) Black Spur, Victoria
3) Anywhere in rural Tasmania

 

1. the road you own
2. the runway you own/rent
3. a track

I like to keep my cars in SoCal where I trust the roads are clean and safe.

 

-- Europe --

1) Davos - Stelvio (Stelvio Pass)
2) Nürburgring Nordschleife (55 miles SW of Cologne)
3) "Route des Vins from Molsheim-Colmar-Freiburg-Offenburg-Strasbourg
4) Apennines (Close to Modena)
5) Ireland around the Dingle peninsula (Heck, almost anywhere in Ireland not in Dublin or Galway)
6) Cap de Creus in Catalonia (Spain). Close to the French border, bordering the Mediterranean (in general, the overall Costa Brava is wonderful ... remember the Rally Costa Brava in the World Championship for Rallyes), and a much better climate than in France.
7) The romantic road in Germany from Frankfurt to Munich.
8) France Route Napoleon from Grasse to Dignes Les Bains.
9) St. Moritz, Switzerland to Lake Como, Italy (45-60 minutes)
10) Forli, Italy to Florence, Italy on "SS67"
11) Sicily, Italy - the old Targa Florio route: Cerda - Caltavuturo - Collesano - Campofelice di Roccella - Cerda
12) France, Mont Ventoux: Bédoin - Sainte Colombe - Le Chalet Reynard - Mont Ventoux (1912m) - Malaucène – Bédoin
13) Italy the arrival by the highway to Genova (from Milano / Alessandria)
14) France "La Gineste" between Marseilles & Cassis, all the way an incredible view on the sea
15) Spain, the Sierra Nevada mountain road: Granada – Pico Veleta (3,392m)
16) Andorra: Pas de la Casa - Port d'Envalira (2,408m), Soldeu, Encamp, and Andorra La Veilla
17) Romania, Transfagarasan (highest road in Romania, 2,034 m; was featured on Top Gear)
18) Scotland - Dukes pass from Aberfoyle to Calendar and most other country roads in Scotland
19) Monaco - Col de Turini (also featured on Top Gear)
20) Italy, Sestri Levante to Portofino
21) Spain: Marbella - Ronda (great road and not so far (about 180 km) from Nº 15)

-- USA --

California:

1) Death Valley National Park
2) Highway 1 (California Coast)
3) Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2)
La Canada Flintridge to Wrightwood
4) Glendora Mtn Road
5) PCH
6) Mullhuland Drive
7) Mulholland Hwy
8) Hwy 74 Temascal Canyon
9) Angeles Crest HWY 2
10) Hwy 280 north of San Jose
11) Rim Of The World Scenic Byway
12) hwy 46 (James Deans last ride)
13) Interstate 5 near Bakersfiled with no traffic (165 mph)
14) Hwy 101 LA to SF
15) 110 freeway PAsadena to LA (also first LA freeway) early sunday morngin is best.
16) Portuguese Bend (runs through the Palos Verdes penninsula)
17) Saddle Peak Road -> Piuma Road (From Malibu Canyon to Topanga - Views of all LA)
18) Tuna Canyon Road (from PCH in Malibu to Piuma Road - also views of LA)
19) Trinity Hwy SR 299 Arcata to Redding CA
20) Avenue of the Giants, 101 Scenic detour in the Humboldt County Redwoods
21) Southern Cal, Ortega Highway
22) Northern Cal, Highway 25
23) Norther Cal, Woodside Road AKA Highway 84
24) then onto Highway 35 along the mountain tops


OTHER USA :

1) Deals Gap (US 129, NC and TN)
2) Million Dollar Highway (US 550 between Durango and Ouray, CO)
3) Death Valley National Park
3) Great Smokey Mountains (Highway 129), Tennessee
4) Blue Ridge Parkway
5) Glenn Highway/SR1 south of Anchorage
6) Connecticut Rt 7 from Kent to Lime Rock
7) New York Rt 22 from Rt 684 to Millerton
8) Vermont Rt 100 from Stowe to Londonderry
9) New York Rt 44 from Amenia to Millbrook
10) New York Old Montauk Highway
11) Connecticut/New York North St Greenwich into Bedford
12) Utah HWY 12 Between Rubys Inn and Loa/Torrey
13) N. Carolina dragons tail = cant believe you guys forgot this one!! AMAZING road
14) US 101 on the Oregon Coast
15) NY- Tiorati brook road, route 106, arden valley road, parts of 7 lakes drive (bear mountain and harriman state park)
16) NY- Storm King mountain highway

-- Canada -- **updated 2010/01/05**

1) old #1 highway between Lake Louise and Banff very tight and scenic
2) New #1 highway between Takaka Falls and Golden B.C
3) Forks of The Credit Road, hairpin turn
4) Sea to Sky Hwy between Vancouver and Whistler (a scenic section of Highway 99 starting just north of Horseshoe Bay with mountains on one side and ocean on the other) undergoing major improvements at the moment for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Lots of radar traps
5) Hwy99 from Whistler to Lillooet BC: known as Duffy Lake Road.
6) Kootenay Lake road from Crawford Bay to Creston BC
7) The Icefields Parkway stretches 230km (142 miles) between Lake Louise and Jasper - easy access to the "most spectacular mountain landscape on Earth" - right through the Canadian Rockies. The drive has its own website - Icefields Parkway


-- Africa --

1) Atlas Mountains (North - South)
2) Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Town Southern Peninsula, South Africa

-- Asia --

1) The Silk road
2) Kathmandu to Lahsa
3) Rt 469 Japan east side of Mt Fuji. Other side of Mt Fuji drive only in the daytime.
Gotemba to Inako.
4) Rt 1 Japan : Miyaho****a to Shimizu - the lake on the way there is just something very special.
5) Rt 362 Japan : Shizuoka too Lake Hamana.

Asia danger :
South Korea DMZ rd near north korea Rt78 Yeoncheon to Paju.
Afghanistan: Quandhar,Kabul,Baghlan,andkhvoy,Rowzeh back to Quandahar. you get bullet holes or be shot at.


-- Australia --

1) Great Ocean Road, Victoria
2) Black Spur, Victoria
3) Anywhere in rural Tasmania

-- New Zealand --

1) The Crown Range Highway from Queenstown to Wanaka.

 

Added 89A from Sedona, AZ to Flagstaff, as 89A from Wickenburg, AZ to Prescott, AZ. Also 191 (formerly 666) from Alpine, AZ to Morenci, AZ.

In CA...... Topanga Canyon is brilliant

 

A really good one is the Bear Tooth Highway into Yellowstone park, Montana side. Rizzi took an F40 there and the driver was hooked up to all kinds of monitoring equipment. The results were interesting.......the lady monitoring at one point explained that the driver was reaching a state of great excitement.

 

I've been fortunate to drive on some amazing roads all over the U.S. and in Italy, but I have to say that the county roads (lettered roads) in Missouri, especially in mid-Missouri and southeast Missouri, are the most exciting, entertaining, scenic, stimulating roads that I have ever driven. And they are well maintained, for the most part.

George.

 

I'm not telling anyone where some of Aussie's best(fast) driving roads are,Moretti knows where they are,from Brisbane to Melbourne over 2 days......unbelievable.

If you're over here,I'd be happy for a (quick) tour,though.

 

-- Europe --

1) Davos - Stelvio (Stelvio Pass)
2) Nürburgring Nordschleife (55 miles SW of Cologne)
3) "Route des Vins from Molsheim-Colmar-Freiburg-Offenburg-Strasbourg
4) Apennines (Close to Modena)
5) Ireland around the Dingle peninsula (Heck, almost anywhere in Ireland not in Dublin or Galway)
6) Cap de Creus in Catalonia (Spain). Close to the French border, bordering the Mediterranean (in general, the overall Costa Brava is wonderful ... remember the Rally Costa Brava in the World Championship for Rallyes), and a much better climate than in France.
7) The romantic road in Germany from Frankfurt to Munich.
8) France Route Napoleon from Grasse to Dignes Les Bains.
9) St. Moritz, Switzerland to Lake Como, Italy (45-60 minutes)
10) Forli, Italy to Florence, Italy on "SS67"
11) Sicily, Italy - the old Targa Florio route: Cerda - Caltavuturo - Collesano - Campofelice di Roccella - Cerda
12) France, Mont Ventoux: Bédoin - Sainte Colombe - Le Chalet Reynard - Mont Ventoux (1912m) - Malaucène – Bédoin
13) Italy the arrival by the highway to Genova (from Milano / Alessandria)
14) France "La Gineste" between Marseilles & Cassis, all the way an incredible view on the sea
15) Spain, the Sierra Nevada mountain road: Granada – Pico Veleta (3,392m)
16) Andorra: Pas de la Casa - Port d'Envalira (2,408m), Soldeu, Encamp, and Andorra La Veilla
17) Romania, Transfagarasan (highest road in Romania, 2,034 m; was featured on Top Gear)
18) Scotland - Dukes pass from Aberfoyle to Calendar and most other country roads in Scotland
19) Monaco - Col de Turini (also featured on Top Gear)
20) Italy, Sestri Levante to Portofino
21) Spain: Marbella - Ronda (great road and not so far (about 180 km) from Nº 15)

-- USA --

California:

1) Death Valley National Park
2) Highway 1 (California Coast)
3) Angeles Crest Highway (California Route 2)
La Canada Flintridge to Wrightwood
4) Glendora Mtn Road
5) PCH
6) Mullhuland Drive
7) Mulholland Hwy
8) Hwy 74 Temascal Canyon
9) Angeles Crest HWY 2
10) Hwy 280 north of San Jose
11) Rim Of The World Scenic Byway
12) hwy 46 (James Deans last ride)
13) Interstate 5 near Bakersfiled with no traffic (165 mph)
14) Hwy 101 LA to SF
15) 110 freeway PAsadena to LA (also first LA freeway) early sunday morngin is best.
16) Portuguese Bend (runs through the Palos Verdes penninsula)
17) Saddle Peak Road -> Piuma Road (From Malibu Canyon to Topanga - Views of all LA)
18) Tuna Canyon Road (from PCH in Malibu to Piuma Road - also views of LA)
19) Trinity Hwy SR 299 Arcata to Redding CA
20) Avenue of the Giants, 101 Scenic detour in the Humboldt County Redwoods
21) Southern Cal, Ortega Highway
22) Northern Cal, Highway 25
23) Norther Cal, Woodside Road AKA Highway 84
24) then onto Highway 35 along the mountain tops


OTHER USA :

1) Deals Gap (US 129, NC and TN)
2) Million Dollar Highway (US 550 between Durango and Ouray, CO)
3) Death Valley National Park
3) Great Smokey Mountains (Highway 129), Tennessee
4) Blue Ridge Parkway
5) Glenn Highway/SR1 south of Anchorage
6) Connecticut Rt 7 from Kent to Lime Rock
7) New York Rt 22 from Rt 684 to Millerton
8) Vermont Rt 100 from Stowe to Londonderry
9) New York Rt 44 from Amenia to Millbrook
10) New York Old Montauk Highway
11) Connecticut/New York North St Greenwich into Bedford
12) Utah HWY 12 Between Rubys Inn and Loa/Torrey
13) N. Carolina dragons tail = cant believe you guys forgot this one!! AMAZING road
14) US 101 on the Oregon Coast
15) 89A from Sedona, AZ to Flagstaff
16) 191 (formerly 666) from Alpine, AZ to Morenci, AZ
17) Raphine through Goshen Pass in VA (Take the Raphine exit off of I-81606. Keep on 606 through Raphine, turn left on 252 (Brownsburg Turnpike), then right on 39 (Maury River Rd.) and drive through Goshen Pass along the whitewater of the Maury River. It is the route I take to the Homestead.)

-- Canada -- **updated 2010/01/05**

1) old #1 highway between Lake Louise and Banff very tight and scenic
2) New #1 highway between Takaka Falls and Golden B.C
3) Forks of The Credit Road, hairpin turn
4) Sea to Sky Hwy between Vancouver and Whistler (a scenic section of Highway 99 starting just north of Horseshoe Bay with mountains on one side and ocean on the other) undergoing major improvements at the moment for the 2010 Winter Olympics. Lots of radar traps
5) Hwy99 from Whistler to Lillooet BC: known as Duffy Lake Road.
6) Kootenay Lake road from Crawford Bay to Creston BC
7) The Icefields Parkway stretches 230km (142 miles) between Lake Louise and Jasper - easy access to the "most spectacular mountain landscape on Earth" - right through the Canadian Rockies. The drive has its own website - Icefields Parkway


-- Africa --

1) Atlas Mountains (North - South)
2) Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Town Southern Peninsula, South Africa

-- Asia --

1) The Silk road
2) Kathmandu to Lahsa
3) Rt 469 Japan east side of Mt Fuji. Other side of Mt Fuji drive only in the daytime.
Gotemba to Inako.
4) Rt 1 Japan : Miyaho****a to Shimizu - the lake on the way there is just something very special.
5) Rt 362 Japan : Shizuoka too Lake Hamana.

Asia danger :
South Korea DMZ rd near north korea Rt78 Yeoncheon to Paju.
Afghanistan: Quandhar,Kabul,Baghlan,andkhvoy,Rowzeh back to Quandahar. you get bullet holes or be shot at.


-- Australia --

1) Great Ocean Road, Victoria
2) Black Spur, Victoria
3) Anywhere in rural Tasmania

 

Yo! Yahoo, er, I mean Wahoo! You've omitted these two from a slightly later post:

15) NY- Tiorati brook road, route 106, arden valley road, parts of 7 lakes drive (bear mountain and harriman state park)
16) NY- Storm King mountain highway

I've taken the liberty of inserting them and renumbering above in the shaded quote section. Anyone wishing to add might consider quoting my post, adding an "Other USA" to the above and editing appropriately. I know both of these additions and tghey are worthwhile