Best Driving Roads in the World

In October 2008, I started two simultaneous threads
on www.ferrarichat.com and www.m3post.com querying
people to list the best driving roads in the world.
The thread saw thousands of lookups, with people
contributing their individual thoughts on what
public roads offered the best driving. Here's the
list (as of Jan 4th, 2009). Enjoy!

- aLV

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-- 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

-- 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 morning is best.
16) Portuguese Bend (runs through the Palos Verdes
penninsula)

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

-- 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)

-- Australia --

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