Ride Collective
Community-built roads worth the detour. Drill down from continent to state and find your next ride.
Pick a continent
Los Angeles County · California · USA
Angeles Crest Highway
Climb straight out of the LA basin to 7,000 ft. Zero services past Red Box and rockfall after storms — eyes up in the corners.
Buncombe County · North Carolina · USA
Blue Ridge Parkway South
Gentle sweepers at 5,000 ft with long-range mountain views. Empty early in the morning; pack a layer even in July.
More Og Romsdal · Norway
Atlantic Ocean Road
Eight bridges hopping between skerries in the open Norwegian Sea. Storseisundet bridge looks like a ski jump from the right angle.
Bali · Indonesia
Bali North Coast Loop
Over the Buleleng ridges to Lovina's black-sand coast and back through Munduk's waterfalls. Scooters outnumber cars up here.
Fukushima · Japan
Bandai-Azuma Skyline
Volcanic terrain above Fukushima city, past the Azuma crater rim. The Tsutsujo parking area has the best ridge line view.
Carbon County · Montana · USA
Beartooth Highway
Switchbacks to a 10,947 ft plateau that stays wintry into July. Charles Kuralt called it the most beautiful drive in America.
Monterey County · California · USA
Big Sur Coast Run
Ocean on your right for 60 straight miles. Fog rolls in after 3pm and cyclists own the shoulders around Bixby Bridge.
Baden Wurttemberg · Germany
Black Forest High Road (B500)
Germany's classic Schwarzwaldhochstrasse: sweepers above the Rhine valley with cake stops at every Schwarzwald village.
Kitsap · Washington · USA
Bremerton run
Easy winding roads
Victoria County · Nova Scotia · Canada
Cabot Trail
A highlands loop around Cape Breton with moose crossings and the steep climb up Cape Smokey. Fuel up in Cheticamp.
Western Cape · South Africa
Cape Peninsula Loop
Chapman's Peak Drive, the point where two oceans meet, and penguins at Boulders Beach. Chapmans closes in high wind.
Aysen · Chile
Carretera Austral North
Patagonia's frontier highway: glacial rivers, single-lane bridges, and ripio that keeps you honest between Cerro Castillo and Coyhaique.
Chihuahua · Mexico
Copper Canyon Loop
High mesa roads above the Urique Canyon system, deeper than the Grand Canyon. Divisadero has the view; Creel has the fuel.
Waikato · New Zealand
Coromandel Peninsula Loop
The 309 road, Driving Creek's endless gravel hairpins, and Cathedral Cove detours. Kauri groves shade the northern half.
Otago · New Zealand
Crown Range Road
New Zealand's highest sealed road between Queenstown and Wanaka. Frost in the shaded switchbacks before 10am.
Dr Tafilalet · Morocco
Dades and Todra Gorges
The Dades hairpins and the 1,300 ft limestone walls of Todra. Watch for donkeys in the shade of the narrows.
Norte · Portugal
Estrada Nacional 2
Portugal's Route 66, an end-to-end run from Chaves to Faro. The northern half is the keeper: terraced vineyards and empty N-roads.
Minas Gerais · Brazil
Estrada Real
Colonial gold-rush route between Ouro Preto and Congonhas. Cobbled colonial sections demand a light front wheel.
South Australia · Australia
Flinders Ranges Loop
Bunyeroo and Brachina gorge gravel through 800 million years of rock. Willy-wagtails and wedge-tails everywhere.
Taranaki · New Zealand
Forgotten World Highway
From Stratford to the Whanganui river mouth: one-lane bridges, the Tangarakau gorge, and a hilltop saddle called Whangamomona.
Valais · Switzerland
Furka Pass
Goldfinger hairpins above Gletsch and a view down the Rhone Glacier. The adjacent Grimsel pass makes a perfect double-header.
Gangwon · South Korea
Gangwon Coast Run
Route 7 hugs the East Sea with fishing towns and tunnel after tunnel. Yangyang surf breaks are the lunch stop.
Eastern Cape · South Africa
Garden Route
Tsitsikamma forest and cliff-top ocean curves between Storms River and George. The Bloukrans bridge bungee is visible from the saddle.
New South Wales · Australia
Grand Pacific Drive
The Sea Cliff Bridge hangs off the Illawarra escarpment over the ocean. Ride it north to south for the sun at your back.
Victoria · Australia
Great Alpine Road
Australia's highest sealed road over Mount Hotham. Dinner Plain and Omeo make a perfect day loop from Bright.
Queensland · Australia
Great Barrier Reef Drive
Captain Cook Highway hugs the rainforest edge between Cairns and Port Douglas. Watch for cassowaries north of Mossman.
Victoria · Australia
Great Ocean Road
The Twelve Apostles from the saddle of a bike. Lorne to Apollo Bay is the ribbon everyone talks about.
Carinthia · Austria
Grossglockner High Alpine Road
36 switchbacks to 8,215 ft under the Pasterze glacier. Toll road, immaculate surface, and cold air off the Hohe Tauern glaciers.
Da Nang · Vietnam
Hai Van Pass
The ocean wall between Da Nang and Lang Co bay. Fog bank at the pass and seller kids at the summit viewpoint.
Kitsap · Washington · USA
High Steel Bridge
Fuel up before you go.
Ladakh · India
Ladakh Pangong Approach
Chang La at 17,590 ft then a barren moonscape down to the brackish Pangong lake. Carry papers; the road is army-controlled.
Mae Hong Son · Thailand
Mae Hong Son Loop
1,864 curves through the Shan hills between Chiang Mai and Mae Hong Son. Do it clockwise over three days.
Himachal Pradesh · India
Manali to Leh Highway
Five passes above 13,000 ft between Kullu valley and Ladakh. Stream crossings and cold mornings; acclimatize, do not race the altitude.
Southland · New Zealand
Milford Road (Te Anau to Milford Sound)
Fiordland's glacial valley run to Milford Sound. Kea parrots dismantle windshields at the Homer Tunnel queue.
Custer County · South Dakota · USA
Needles Highway Loop
Pigtail bridges and tunnels bored through solid granite in the Black Hills. Bison own the road here — they always have right of way.
Mpumalanga · South Africa
Panorama Route
Blyde River Canyon viewpoints, God's Window, and Bourke's Luck potholes. Mist rolls over the escarpment most afternoons.
Bolzano · South Tyrol · Italy
Passo dello Stelvio
48 numbered switchbacks up the eastern Alps from Prato. Cold at the summit even in August — gear up before you leave Bormio.
Jujuy · Argentina
Quebrada de Humahuaca
A painted canyon of red and ochre hills from Purmamarca to the 14-color hill at Maimara. Altitude creeps up past 9,000 ft.
Cotopaxi · Ecuador
Quilotoa Crater Loop
Volcano rims and paramo above 3,800 meters. Morning mist burns to brilliant light over the emerald crater lake by noon.
Maui · Hawaii · USA
Road to Hana
Sixty-odd one-lane bridges, waterfalls every few miles, and banana bread stands in Ke'anae. Start early; the road is one-lane patience.
Western Cape · South Africa
Route 62 Klein Karoo
South Africa's Route 62 through ostrich country and red rock passes. The Swartberg pass is gravel and glorious.
Provence Alpes Cote D Azur · France
Route des Grandes Alpes
Lake Geneva to the Riviera over six high passes including the Iseran at 9,090 ft. Long days, but every descent is a reward.
Neuquen · Argentina
Route of the Seven Lakes
Villa La Angostura to San Martin de los Andes past seven Andean lakes. Guanacos on the shoulder and gravel patches near the northern end.
Salta · Argentina
Ruta 40 Calchaqui Valleys
Long gravel straightaways between Cafayate's wineries and the red amphitheater rock of Quebrada de las Conchas.
Cusco · Peru
Sacred Valley Loop
Pisac ruins, salt terraces at Maras, and 4,000 meter passes between. Altitude saps more than the switchbacks do.
Kwazulu Natal · South Africa
Sani Pass
Eight kilometers of switchbacks from South Africa up to Lesotho's 9,400 ft border. Highest pub in Africa at the top.
Squamish Lillooet · British Columbia · Canada
Sea-to-Sky Highway
Horseshoe Bay to Pemberton along Howe Sound cliffs. Shaded corners near Porteau Cove stay damp all day.
Santa Catarina · Brazil
Serra do Rio do Rastro
280 numbered curves climbing a wall of Atlantic rainforest. Clouds below the viewpoint by mid-morning are normal.
Ehime · Japan
Shimanami Kaido
Island-hop the Seto Inland Sea on the Kurushima-Kaikyo bridge chain. Ferris-wheel views and salt-water wind the whole run.
Erongo · Namibia
Skeleton Coast C34
Where the Namib dunes meet the Atlantic fog. Shipwreck markers and empty tar all the way up to Torra Bay.
England · United Kingdom
Snake Pass and Peak District
Sheep-dotted moorland crests between Glossop and Ladybower. One of the UK's best riding roads, slippery when damp.
Nantou · Taiwan
Sun Moon Lake Loop
Ride the lake rim at sunrise before the tour buses. Tunnel exits open to the water with perfect timing.
Souss Massa · Morocco
Tafraoute Anti-Atlas Loop
Granite boulder country with smooth tarmac sweepers around the Ameln valley. Cold mornings, warm afternoons, endless sight lines.
Graham County · North Carolina · USA
Tail of the Dragon
318 curves in 11 miles on the NC/TN line. No intersections, no driveways, nowhere to stop — fill up before you drop in.
Marrakech Safi · Morocco
Tizi n'Test Pass
A crumbling, spectacular climb from the Souss plain to the High Atlas. Occasional rockfall; fuel in Asni before the ascent.
Marrakech Safi · Morocco
Tizi n'Tichka Pass
A 7,460 ft classic over the High Atlas with berber villages stacked on the switchbacks. Marrakech heat gives way to mountain air.
Brasov · Romania
Transfagarasan
Seven kilometers of tunnels and a 90 degree hairpin beside Balea Glacier lake at 6,700 ft. Closed by snow most of the year.
More Og Romsdal · Norway
Trollstigen
Eleven switchbacks at 9 percent up a granite wall, past the Stigfossen waterfall. New viewing platforms at the summit.
Coquimbo · Chile
Valle de Elqui Loop
Pisco vineyards and cliff-side cacti up a green desert valley. La Serena fog burns off by ten; the valley stays clear.
Nagano · Japan
Venus Line
A highland skyline road from Utsukushigahara to Suwa. Wildflower meadows at 2,000 meters and glass-smooth tarmac.
West Coast · New Zealand
West Coast Wonders
Hokitika to Haast: rainforest, one-lane bridges, and the Franz Josef glacier turn-off. Refuel at Fox Glacier, services thin out fast.
La Paz · Bolivia
Yungas Road
The famous downhill from La Cumbre to Coroico. Waterfalls across the lane and 600 meter drops. Go with a guide and a light bike.