Italy
ModerateStelvio Pass High Alpine Road — Bormio to Prato allo Stelvio via the Eastern Alps Roof
75 hairpins. 9,045 feet. No excuses.
Surface: Paved
Japan
ModerateTateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Nagano to Toyama via the Northern Japan Alps High Crossing
Japan's 20-meter snow walls in late spring.
California
ModerateOnion Valley Road — Eastern Sierra Crest to Kearsarge Pass Trailhead via Independence
5,000 feet of Eastern Sierra granite in 13 miles.
USA
ModerateVermont’s Notch Road (Route 108)
Granite squeeze play that humbles the overconfident
British Columbia
ModerateDuffey Lake Road (Highway 99)
Coast Mountains high pass with serious winter attitude.
Michigan
EasySleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Pierce Stocking Scenic Drive
Sand dunes meet Lake Michigan in this iconic drive.
Georgia
EasyHighway 180 Spur to Brasstown Bald Summit Road
Georgia's highest point with four-state summit views
Massachusetts
EasyMount Greylock Veterans War Memorial Tower Road
Bay State's highest peak with lighthouse tower summit
New Hampshire
ModerateMount Washington Auto Road
Northeast's highest peak via America's oldest mountain toll road
Norway
ModerateHardangervidda Plateau Crossing
Cross Europe's largest mountain plateau