There is nothing more relaxing than a long drive on a quiet Saturday evening. But would you dare to drive on one of the world’s most dangerous roads? These wild roads around the world will get your adrenaline pumping, or at least give you a view like no other:
1. Caucasus Mountain Road, Russia
2. Gotthard Pass, Switzerland
3. Col de la Bonette, France
This high mountain pass is situated at 8,907 feet in the French Alps, near the border with Italy.
4. Kolyma Highway, Russia
Without a rail link to the city, the “Road of Bones” remains the only major land route into and out of Yakutsk.
5. Hana, Hawaii
This 64.4-mile road connects Kahului with the town of Hāna in Maui.
6. Dakhla Oasis, Egypt
The road to Dakhla Oasis provides amazing views.
7. Tianmen Mountain Road, China
8. Passage du Gois, France
This 2.7-mile-long causeway is passable for only a few hours a day. The rest of the time, it is submerged in the Atlantic by incoming tides.
9. Guoliang Tunnel, China
The road through the Taihang Mountains was built by local villagers.
10. Atlantic Ocean Road, Norway
The Storseisundet Bridge is the longest of eight bridges along this 5.2-mile stretch of Country Road 64.
11. Yungas Road, Bolivia
Considered one of the most dangerous roads in the world, this road claims 200 to 300 lives each year.
12. Khardung La, India
Despite claims that this is the highest motorable road in the world, there are actually a handful of other roads that are higher.
13. Dalton Highway, Alaska
The James. W. Dalton Highway gained its fame from popular television show Ice Road Truckers, and consists of a barren 414-mile road with only three small villages along the way.
14. Transfăgărășan, Romania
This 60-mile road runs between Romania’s two highest peaks.
15. Zoji La, India
This 5.6-mile road connects Ladakh and Kashmir, and is the second highest pass on the Srinagar-Leh highway, at 11,575 ft.
16. Karakoram Highway, Pakistan
The Karakoram Highway is the highest paved international road in the world. It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an elevation of 4,693 metres.