Germany, Hamburg
Flat country, but the Baltic coast roads and the Harz mountains both make good weekends.
First instinct from Hamburg: head south east towards the Harz.
Scored roads in range
4
Nearest great road
122 mi
Best rated nearby
8.5 / 10
Shortest full loop
6 hr 49 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 5 March 2026
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 7 hr 37 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
122 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
249 mi away · Saxon Switzerland, Germany
The Elbe riverside road runs beneath dramatic sandstone table mountains near the Bastei.
22 km · 13.7 mi · Atlas rating 8.5 / 10
129 mi away · Harz, Germany
A short forested climb linking two Harz resort towns with tight wooded bends.
12 km · 7.5 mi · Atlas rating 8.3 / 10
198 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
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