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Don't forget the west coast of scotland, mid Wales for gloriously beautiful countryside and great riding roads
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To ask for a list of the best roads in the whole wide world is a big ask!

Somewhere else in here, the website shown below (and the route therefore) has been flagged up.
It is a route that I have covered on a motorbike and it is certainly a contender for "best in the world" as far as Europe is concerned.

La Route des Grandes Alpes - The trail - Association Grande Traversée des Alpes
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Don't forget the west coast of scotland, mid Wales for gloriously beautiful countryside and great riding roads
Just did a 1000 mile loop on a rented 1200GS through Scotland (Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, Portpatrick, Portree, Applecross (my favorite), Nairn, Ballater, Edinburgh). It was a fantastic long weekend, and the team at BMW Motorrad Central in Edinburgh was terrific (ask for Tony).
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Just did a 1000 mile loop on a rented 1200GS through Scotland (Edinburgh, Scottish Borders, Portpatrick, Portree, Applecross (my favorite), Nairn, Ballater, Edinburgh). It was a fantastic long weekend, and the team at BMW Motorrad Central in Edinburgh was terrific (ask for Tony).
+1 for Applecross! Just spent the last few days touring around the West Coast of Scotland and the road from Fort William to Applecross via Bealach na Bà was simply breath taking.
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Adding to the U.S. list: Route 66, Deal's Gap (318 curves in 11 miles), the Badlands of South Dakota, and the Beartooth Hwy.
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Deal's Gap is a great road on a motorcycle. Plus they have photographer's along the road taking your photograph. Watch for police speed traps. I did it on my Triumph Bonneville 4 times back-to-back, which equalled 1272 bends in about an hour and a half approx. A whole bunch of fun.

The Croatian coastline from Optaja to Dubrovnik is over 1000 miles (I think) of stunning scenery and an amazing road to drive down. Motorcycling heaven. I drove it in a car and I'm dying to go back on a bike.

National Geographic has a book out that I am finding very useful: "Drives of a Lifetime - 500 of the World's Most Spectacular Roads". There's a road for every taste in that book.
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Don't forget the west coast of scotland, mid Wales for gloriously beautiful countryside and great riding roads
I have driven these two areas. True they are great roads and scenic.

I recommend the drive from Fort William to Mallaig via A830 is a must do. @ Mallaig take the ferry and go to Armadale and visit the curious photo gallery and art shop and of course the Armadale fort.
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Transfergarruson highway in Romania is vgood and nothing on it.
Icefields Parkway and Going to The Sun Road N America.
Not forgetting the road to Sort in Spain
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Id say NZ both islands while your there but south island if you have to make one choice, road cambers are a real hoot.

Watch out for the car drivers (nutjobs) also having fun in the cambers coming the other way.

Lived in Kiwi for five years but from the UK originally.

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something I learned from world travel
If there's a few things I learned recently this is one.

The amount of times I heard someone say ..... "Thats a good road"

I've learned that their interpretation of a good road is well ... variable.

A good road can be:
Smooth tarmac and easy on suspension following 100kms of potholes.
Gravel and potholes following 100kms of smooth.
Twisty and winding after 3 days of motorway.
Motorway after 3 days of twisty .....
Scenic, regardless of the road ... etc you get the idea.


Personally I like sports bikes so enjoy fast winding roads with good surfaces and no speed cops. Therefore my recommendations are:

Scotland - most of it north of Glasgow.
France, most of it south of Paris.
Tasmania australia - yes australia! the Hobart to Strahan road is 200kms of winding excellence, the best in oz.

Scenic .... then
Scotland (see a theme here)
New Zealand
Himalayas India to Nepal
Alps in Europe lovely!


There will be plenty others but these spring to mind for me.

oh here look here Best Biking roads
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One year of the World's Best Roads
It has been a bit more than a year since I first started this thread, and I am very grateful for all the responses. The proposed RTW trip is now only two years away! Meanwhile, Manali-Leh trip planned this summer with son riding pillion on an Enfield. Keep the ideas coming. Thanks.
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stelvio over rated in my opinion, and very hard work on a bike, the turns are too twisty. There are much better roads in the Alps.

my two choices would be Tiz n test in Morocco and Transfagarassan (sorry, can't spell it!) in Romania










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Scotland - most of it north of Glasgow.
France, most of it south of Paris.
Tasmania australia - yes australia! the Hobart to Strahan road is 200kms of winding excellence, the best in oz.

Scenic .... then
Scotland (see a theme here)
New Zealand
Himalayas India to Nepal
Alps in Europe lovely!
Guess I don't know how lucky I am, live in Tasmania out of the city on a good bike road, and luckily spend three months a year touring Europe, anywhere non-flat, so Alps.

A bike in each port as they say, do they say that

The Hobart to Strahan road is technically good, especially near the Strahan end near Queenstown. Another pleasant road is the east coast road of Tasmania. Ok, most roads here are quite good, just not down the middle, it's like riding from Lyon to Marseille, just a wide valley great for those travelling by mobile lounge room
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