• Striking sea views on the Atlantic Ocean Road in Norway. Unsplash
    Striking sea views on the Atlantic Ocean Road in Norway. Unsplash
  • Dark contours of the Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps in this lime-lapse night photo. Unsplash
    Dark contours of the Stelvio Pass in the Italian Alps in this lime-lapse night photo. Unsplash
  • Winding through the desert, the King's Highway in Jordan. Getty Images
    Winding through the desert, the King's Highway in Jordan. Getty Images
  • California dreaming on Route 1 of the Pacific Coast Highway in Big Sur. Unsplash
    California dreaming on Route 1 of the Pacific Coast Highway in Big Sur. Unsplash
  • Black and white beauty. The Stark terrain of Jebel Jais road in Ras Al Khaimah. Pawan Singh / The National.
    Black and white beauty. The Stark terrain of Jebel Jais road in Ras Al Khaimah. Pawan Singh / The National.
  • A misty mountain drive on Milford Road in New Zealand. Unsplash
    A misty mountain drive on Milford Road in New Zealand. Unsplash
  • A bridge over turquoise waters, the Seven Mile crossing takes drivers from the US mainland to the Florida Keys. Unsplash
    A bridge over turquoise waters, the Seven Mile crossing takes drivers from the US mainland to the Florida Keys. Unsplash
  • A lake reflects the sky beside the Transfagarasan Highway in Romania. Unsplash
    A lake reflects the sky beside the Transfagarasan Highway in Romania. Unsplash
  • Hairpin bends of the Dades Gorges mountain pass in Morocco. Unsplash
    Hairpin bends of the Dades Gorges mountain pass in Morocco. Unsplash
  • Drive away from it all at Route 1 in Iceland. Unsplash
    Drive away from it all at Route 1 in Iceland. Unsplash
  • A rugged landscape surrounds the Ruta Nacional 40 in Argentina. Unsplash
    A rugged landscape surrounds the Ruta Nacional 40 in Argentina. Unsplash
  • Drive carefully on the 'Death Road' in Bolivia. Unsplash
    Drive carefully on the 'Death Road' in Bolivia. Unsplash
  • The freedom of the open road, on the Leh-Manali Highway in India. Unsplash
    The freedom of the open road, on the Leh-Manali Highway in India. Unsplash
  • American beauty at Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park. Unsplash
    American beauty at Glacier Point Road in Yosemite National Park. Unsplash
  • The New Coastal Road on the French Indian Ocean Island of Reunion, reportedly France's most expensive road project. AFP
    The New Coastal Road on the French Indian Ocean Island of Reunion, reportedly France's most expensive road project. AFP
  • Shadows lengthen on the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan. Unsplash
    Shadows lengthen on the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan. Unsplash
  • Clouds descend over Chapman's Peak Drive in South Africa. Unsplash
    Clouds descend over Chapman's Peak Drive in South Africa. Unsplash

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Get your motor running: the world's greatest roads - in pictures

Pull on your driving gloves and make a note of the ultimate petrol head bucket list

The National

September 23, 2022

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As the working week draws to a close, get inspired for a weekend drive with some of the world's greatest road journeys.

Whether coastal cruises or hairpin mountain passes, epic drives can be found on every corner of the globe, from Iceland's Route 1 to the Death Road in Bolivia.

Check out The National's round-up in the gallery above.

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Updated: September 23, 2022, 1:32 PM
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