Italy, Piedmont
Colle delle Finestre, the Langhe hills and the French border passes are all short runs from here.
First instinct from Turin: head west into the Susa valley.
Scored roads in range
12
Nearest great road
30 mi
Best rated nearby
9.7 / 10
Shortest full loop
2 hr 5 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 5 June 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 5 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
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 53 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
68 mi away · Alpes-Maritimes, France
A looping summit road above 2800 metres that circles the peak itself for maximum theatre.
24 km · 14.9 mi · Atlas rating 9.7 / 10
40 mi away · Savoie, France
The roof of the Route des Grandes Alpes, a stark granite amphitheatre above 2700 metres.
16 km · 9.9 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
62 mi away · Savoie and Hautes-Alpes, France
The spine of the Route des Grandes Alpes, a relentless climb to one of driving's holiest summits.
18.1 km · 11.2 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
50 mi away · Hautes-Alpes, France
Hairpins through larch forest give way to the lunar Casse Deserte, a surreal high altitude finale.
33 km · 20.5 mi · Atlas rating 9.5 / 10
45 mi away · Hautes-Alpes, France
Remote high altitude pass to the Italian frontier with tight ribbons and stark empty scenery.
22 km · 13.7 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 12 hr 40 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
167 mi away · Lombardy and South Tyrol, Italy
Eighty four hairpins stacked above the treeline make this Europe's most theatrical mountain pass.
49 km · 30.4 mi · Atlas rating 9.9 / 10
113 mi away · Var, France
Cliff hugging ledge road staring straight down into Europe's grandest limestone canyon.
24 km · 14.9 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
162 mi away · Lombardy, Italy
A narrow, unguarded ribbon past Lago Nero that feels wilder than its famous neighbour.
31 km · 19.3 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
201 mi away · Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France
Impossibly narrow ledge road through blood red granite pinnacles above the Gulf of Porto.
12 km · 7.5 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
220 mi away · Trentino and South Tyrol, Italy
Sheer Dolomite towers on both sides make this short link one of the world's great scenic drives.
11 km · 6.8 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
111 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
Longer
187 km · 4h 15m
Four legendary passes strung between limestone cathedrals, the definitive alpine day.
49 km · 1h 30m
Forty-eight numbered hairpins stacked like a staircase into the sky.
142 km · 3h 20m
Gardesana corniche tunnels, then a climb into olive terraces above the water.
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