United Kingdom, Scotland
Loch Lomond is forty minutes out and the whole west coast follows behind it.
First instinct from Glasgow: head north on the A82.
Scored roads in range
12
Nearest great road
33 mi
Best rated nearby
9.9 / 10
Shortest full loop
1 hr 58 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
Under 60 km from the centre
Close enough for an evening run or a Sunday morning before the traffic wakes up.
Roughly 2 hr 8 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
33 mi away · Argyll, Scotland
A dramatic zigzag climb through Glen Croe famous for its recurring landslides.
13 km · 8.1 mi · Atlas rating 8.9 / 10
36 mi away · Ayrshire, Scotland
A coastal optical illusion road where cars appear to roll uphill on their own.
8 km · 5 mi · Atlas rating 8.2 / 10
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 6 hr 21 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
58 mi away · Glen Coe, Scottish Highlands
A sweeping run through Rannoch Moor beneath the brooding Buachaille Etive Mor.
30 km · 18.6 mi · Atlas rating 9.4 / 10
85 mi away · Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland
A hair raising cliff edge single track with views across to the Mull of Kintyre.
13 km · 8.1 mi · Atlas rating 9.1 / 10
89 mi away · Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland
One of the world's great coast roads, hugging cliffs beneath nine dramatic glens.
48 km · 29.8 mi · Atlas rating 9.1 / 10
80 mi away · Cairngorms, Scotland
Britain's highest classified road climbs a bleak ski pass above Glenshee.
16 km · 9.9 mi · Atlas rating 8.8 / 10
93 mi away · Northumberland, England
An arrow straight Roman era road that rolls dramatically beside Hadrian's Wall.
32 km · 19.9 mi · Atlas rating 8.3 / 10
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 9 hr 14 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
122 mi away · Applecross, Scottish Highlands
Britain's highest road climbs via hairpins to a wild moonscape pass above Applecross.
18.5 km · 11.5 mi · Atlas rating 9.9 / 10
109 mi away · Lake District, England
England's steepest road gradient, a brutal one in three climb over Roman ruins.
5 km · 3.1 mi · Atlas rating 9.5 / 10
126 mi away · Wester Ross, Scotland
A lochside single track with views straight across to Skye and the Cuillins.
25 km · 15.5 mi · Atlas rating 9.4 / 10
101 mi away · Lake District, England
A steep slate quarry pass squeezed between towering fells above Buttermere.
6.5 km · 4 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
144 mi away · Isle of Skye, Scotland
A high single track skirting the surreal landslipped pinnacles of the Trotternish ridge.
13 km · 8.1 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
172 mi away · Sutherland, Scotland
A remote NC500 highlight of sea lochs, switchbacks and empty moorland roads.
45 km · 28 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
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