While planning to do something adventurous, advancing your way to a road trip is always a good idea. A road trip is a perfect opportunity to get away from your worries and make memories on your way to an unknown destination. But have you ever been on a road that seemed straight out of a nightmare? A road that goes through treacherous mountains, goes through cliffs, has sharp drops, or gets lost in a dense jungle.
These scary roads give spine-chilling experiences and excite people who seek thrill and adventure. Roads like these give unimaginable lifelong experiences to people and drive the traveler insane.
Here is a list of the most scary roads in the world to give you a spine-chilling experience
1. Stelvio Pass
Stelvio Pass, located on the northwestern base of Ortles mountain range in northern Italy, is one of the most dangerous roads in the world. This road extends a 15-mile stretch with several hairpin bends, some of which have horrifying 180-degree corner turns which makes it very difficult for drivers as one wrong move and you can fall down the Alps. Although, it is very terrifying, visiting this place can make your trip memorable and give you a lifelong experience
2. Atlantic ocean road
Atlantic ocean road, is a popular cultural site that is preserved as a National tourist route. While traveling on this road, this scenic route can turn into a scary nightmare as sometimes the waves beat down the road along with the vehicles giving an intimidating feeling. This road is filled with breathtaking views, coastal scenery, and unique nature.
3. North Yungas Road
North Yungas Road, also known as ‘Death Road’ is one of the most dangerous roads in the world located in Bolivia. This road is equipped with steep slopes, tapered single track, fog, landslides, lack of guardrails, and cascades which makes driving up or down this road extremely dangerous.
4. Guoliang tunnel road
Guoliang tunnel road, a road carved through a mountain in China links Guoliang village to the outside, through Taihang Mountains. This tunnel provides breathtaking views and is one of the most scenic routes in China. Even though it is one of the very beautiful roads, it is also one of the most dangerous roads in the world as several accidents occur here very frequently because of its steepness and no guardrails.
5. Skippers Canyon
Skippers Canyon, a very scenic and historic road located north of Queenstown, New Zealand is one of the most dangerous roads in the world. It is so dangerous that the driver even requires a special permit to drive this road along with a huge amount of patience and concentration to drive through the huge drop on this road onto the ravine below. It is worth visiting as it caters to several breathtaking panoramic views that will leave you in awe.
6. Zojila Pass
Zojila Pass, a high mountain territory located in the Kargil territory of the Indian Union territory, Ladakh provides an important link between Kashmir and Ladakh and is very beautiful but at the same time one of the most dangerous roads in the world. Driving through this road is dangerous as the road is so narrow that vehicles find it very difficult to get through it because of its inclination and road width. It is very intimidating as well as a delight to get through this road.
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