Netherlands, North Holland
Flat and orderly, but the dyke roads and the Ardennes weekend run both reward the effort.
First instinct from Amsterdam: head south east towards the Ardennes.
Scored roads in range
12
Nearest great road
52 mi
Best rated nearby
7.8 / 10
Shortest full loop
4 hr 14 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Every road in the library carries a driving and scenery score set by the same method. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 29 March 2026
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 4 hr 25 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
69 mi away · Zeeland, Netherlands
A long flowing dyke top route crosses the storm barrier between islands and open sea.
45 km · 28 mi · Atlas rating 7.7 / 10
52 mi away · Veluwe, Netherlands
A quiet heathland road rolling through the Veluwezoom national park's wooded dunes.
10 km · 6.2 mi · Atlas rating 7.4 / 10
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 14 hr 5 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
164 mi away · Eifel, Germany
The Green Hell loops through Eifel forest with 73 legendary corners open to the public.
21 km · 13 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
190 mi away · Mosel, Germany
The river road twists beneath vineyard slopes past the hairpin loop at Bremm's Calmont.
95 km · 59 mi · Atlas rating 8.9 / 10
179 mi away · Mosel, Germany
Riverside curves trace the Mosel's serpentine loops beneath castle ruins and steep vineyards.
50 km · 31.1 mi · Atlas rating 8.8 / 10
140 mi away · Spa area, Belgium
Following the Spa Francorchamps ridge line, the road mimics the famous Raidillon esses.
15 km · 9.3 mi · Atlas rating 8.6 / 10
245 mi away · Harz, Germany
Dense spruce forest and granite tors frame this rolling route beneath the Brocken summit.
30 km · 18.6 mi · Atlas rating 8.5 / 10
182 mi away · Ardennes, Belgium
The road tracks the looping Semois river through steep wooded meanders and riverside villages.
30 km · 18.6 mi · Atlas rating 8.4 / 10
Plan it