Austria, Vienna
The Wachau valley and the Vienna woods give quick escapes, with the Alps a longer run west.
First instinct from Vienna: head west along the Danube.
Scored roads in range
12
Nearest great road
41 mi
Best rated nearby
8.2 / 10
Shortest full loop
2 hr 38 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 8 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 2 hr 38 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 16 hr 49 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
181 mi away · Salzburg and Carinthia, Austria
Austria's grandest high alpine road climbs to Franz Josefs Hohe beneath the country's tallest peak.
48 km · 29.8 mi · Atlas rating 9.8 / 10
235 mi away · Veneto, Italy
Twenty nine hairpins climb to a wide open saddle ringed by the jagged Cinque Torri.
17 km · 10.6 mi · Atlas rating 9.6 / 10
245 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
244 mi away · Trentino and South Tyrol, Italy
Twenty eight numbered hairpins climb to the highest paved point of the Dolomites road network.
13 km · 8.1 mi · Atlas rating 9.5 / 10
179 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
159 mi away · Bavarian Alps, Germany
Germany's highest through road climbs to the border with views over the Watzmann massif.
16 km · 9.9 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
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