Germany, Hesse
The Taunus, the Rhine gorge and the Nurburgring are all easy day trips.
First instinct from Frankfurt: head west towards the Rhine.
Scored roads in range
12
Nearest great road
62 mi
Best rated nearby
9.3 / 10
Shortest full loop
4 hr 33 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 6 June 2026
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 8 hr 11 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
79 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
71 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
62 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
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 23 hr 1 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
247 mi away · Ticino, Switzerland
A cobbled historic switchback climb that predates the modern Gotthard highway entirely.
13 km · 8.1 mi · Atlas rating 9.5 / 10
249 mi away · Tyrol and South Tyrol
A high toll road crossing into Italy with a dramatic glass museum perched at the summit.
30 km · 18.6 mi · Atlas rating 9.5 / 10
191 mi away · Bavarian Alps, Germany
The western German Alpine Road weaves past castles beneath jagged limestone peaks.
90 km · 55.9 mi · Atlas rating 9.4 / 10
234 mi away · Bern and Uri, Switzerland
A flowing, beautifully engineered road beneath the Steingletscher ice cliffs.
47 km · 29.2 mi · Atlas rating 9.4 / 10
245 mi away · Valais and Uri, Switzerland
Bond film hairpins skirt the Rhone Glacier on this high, exposed Alpine crossing.
16 km · 9.9 mi · Atlas rating 9.4 / 10
247 mi away · Bavarian Alps, Germany
Sweeping alpine curves link lake resorts on the way to the Austrian border.
150 km · 93.2 mi · Atlas rating 9.4 / 10
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