Road collection
Single track roads ask for patience and give back solitude. Use the passing places, wave your thanks, and pick a car that is not too wide.
22 roads, ranked
1. Italy, Lombardy, Italy
A narrow, unguarded ribbon past Lago Nero that feels wilder than its famous neighbour.
Bormio to Ponte di Legno, 31 km (19.3 miles). Driving 9.5/10, scenery 9.6/10.
2. France, Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France
Impossibly narrow ledge road through blood red granite pinnacles above the Gulf of Porto.
Porto to Piana, 12 km (7.5 miles). Driving 9.3/10, scenery 9.9/10.
3. Croatia, Biokovo, Dalmatia
A single track climb from sea level to 1762 metres above the Makarska Riviera.
Makarska to Sveti Jure summit, 23 km (14.3 miles). Driving 9.4/10, scenery 9.8/10.
4. United Kingdom, Wester Ross, Scotland
A lochside single track with views straight across to Skye and the Cuillins.
Applecross to Shieldaig, 25 km (15.5 miles). Driving 9.1/10, scenery 9.7/10.
5. United Kingdom, Isle of Skye, Scotland
A high single track skirting the surreal landslipped pinnacles of the Trotternish ridge.
Staffin to Uig, 13 km (8.1 miles). Driving 8.7/10, scenery 9.9/10.
6. France, Haute-Corse, Corsica, France
A narrow gorge road blasted into red granite walls, the gateway to Corsica's high interior.
Corte to Calacuccia, 25 km (15.5 miles). Driving 9/10, scenery 9.5/10.
7. United States, Colorado
Narrow shelf tarmac to 3687 metres, tight, exposed and completely absorbing.
Aspen to Twin Lakes, 51 km (31.7 miles). Driving 9.1/10, scenery 9.5/10.
8. United States, California
The steepest Sierra crossing, narrow and demanding with barely a car on it midweek.
Strawberry to US 395, 77 km (47.8 miles). Driving 9.2/10, scenery 9.4/10.
9. Norway, Troms
Single track ledges, tunnels through granite and beaches that face the open Arctic.
Gryllefjord to Botnhamn, 102 km (63.4 miles). Driving 8.6/10, scenery 9.8/10.
10. United Kingdom, Lake District, England
Narrow single track linking Langdale to Duddon Valley over the ancient Three Shire Stone.
Little Langdale to Cockley Beck, 6.5 km (4 miles). Driving 9.2/10, scenery 9.1/10.
11. United Kingdom, Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland
A hair raising cliff edge single track with views across to the Mull of Kintyre.
Cushendun to Ballyvoy, 13 km (8.1 miles). Driving 8.7/10, scenery 9.5/10.
12. Switzerland, Graubunden, Switzerland
Wild, narrow hairpins on the Italian side rank among the Alps' most intense single lane drives.
Splugen to Campodolcino, 19 km (11.8 miles). Driving 9.1/10, scenery 9/10.
13. South Africa, Western Cape
An old mountain shelf road along a boulder river, narrow and beautifully engineered.
Wellington to Ceres, 30 km (18.6 miles). Driving 9/10, scenery 9.2/10.
14. Italy, Trentino
Narrow, savage and empty, a proper hill climb road with no barriers to speak of.
Borgo Valsugana to Molina di Fiemme, 40 km (24.9 miles). Driving 9.2/10, scenery 9/10.
15. Austria, Tyrol
A narrow Tyrolean pass of relentless corners, a local secret for years.
Imst to Elmen, 30 km (18.6 miles). Driving 9.2/10, scenery 9.1/10.
16. Italy, Piedmont, Italy
One of the Alps' highest paved passes, remote and narrow near the French border.
Pontechianale to Chateau-Ville-Vieille, 20 km (12.4 miles). Driving 8.9/10, scenery 9.1/10.
17. France, Alpes-Maritimes, France
A quiet pastoral pass with a gorge finale through the narrow Gorges du Bachelard.
Barcelonnette to Guillaumes, 48 km (29.8 miles). Driving 8.7/10, scenery 9.2/10.
18. Italy, Lombardy
A wild single track crossing between Val Camonica and the Val Sabbia.
Breno to Bagolino, 45 km (28 miles). Driving 8.9/10, scenery 9/10.
19. United Kingdom, Wester Ross, Scotland
A narrow, twisting sea loch road with constant views over to the Applecross hills.
Lochcarron to Shieldaig, 25 km (15.5 miles). Driving 8.5/10, scenery 9.3/10.
20. Switzerland, Uri and Glarus, Switzerland
A historic race road with narrow forested switchbacks opening onto high pastureland.
Altdorf to Linthal, 48 km (29.8 miles). Driving 8.8/10, scenery 9/10.
21. Ireland, Connemara
A narrow loop climbing over headland above the drowned islands of Connemara.
Clifden to Kingstown, 16 km (9.9 miles). Driving 8.4/10, scenery 9.4/10.
22. New Zealand, Coromandel
A narrow shoreline road under pohutukawa trees with the Firth of Thames alongside.
Thames to Coromandel Town, 55 km (34.2 miles). Driving 8.6/10, scenery 9.2/10.
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