Aizhai Highway (China National Highway 319 or G319) is one of the most dangerous roads in China. It was built in 1935 , during the Japanese invasion of China.
Babusar Pass (or Babusar Top), at an elevation of 4173 m. (13,691 ft.) above the sea level is a mountain pass at the north of the 150 km. (93 miles) long Kaghan Valley connecting it via the Thak Nala with Chilas on the Karakoram Highway (KKH). It is the highest point in the Kaghan Valley.
Banihal Pass is a pass across the Pir Panjal Range at 2,832 metres (9,291 ft) maximum elevation. This mountain range separates the Kashmir valley in the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir from the outer Himalaya and plains to the south.
The Deosai National Park is located in the Skardu, Astore Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan province, in northernmost Pakistan. The park is located on the Deosai Plains of the Greater Kashmir geographic region. Deosai means the "Land of Giants".
Bara-lacha la also known as Bara-lacha Pass, or Bārā Lācha La, (el. 4,890 m (16,040 ft)) is a high mountain pass in Zanskar range, connecting Lahaul district in Himachal Pradesh to Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir, situated along the Leh-Manali highway.
Başkale (or Bashkala) is a town and district located in south-eastern Turkey in Van Province. There is one municipality in the Başkale district, the town centre, which was established 1937.
The Belen Geçidi, also known as the Syrian Gates, at an elevation of 660 m (2,165 ft) above the sea level is a mountain pass located in the Belen District of Hatay Province in south-central Turkey.
The Bolan Pass, at an elevation of 1,793.4 m (5,884 ft) above the sea level is a mountain pass through the Toba Kakar Range of Balochistan province in western Pakistan, 120 kilometres from the Afghanistan border.
The Burma Road is a road linking Burma (also called Myanmar) with China. Its terminals are Kunming, Yunnan, and Lashio, Burma. When it was built, Burma was a British colony.
Chalus Road (Road 59) is one of the most beautiful roads (and at some points dangerous because of the mountainous terrain) in Chalus, a suburb of Tehran, the Iranian capital.
The Changla Pass, at 5,425 metres above sea level, is the third highest motiorable mountain pass in the world. Guarded & maintained by the Indian Army (because of its proximity to Chinese border), this heavenly place is covered with snow throughout the year and is part of the 83 mile road between the Pangong Lake and Leh, the former capital of the ancient kingdom of Ladakh.
The Chyirchyk Pass is a high mountain pass, at an elevation of 2.406m above the sea level, located on the Pamir highway, in Kyrgyzstan.
D400 is a major highway in Turkey, more or less following the southern edge of the country. In Mediterranean Region, it closely follows the shoreline, connecting all major coastal towns.
Dead Sea Highway (Highway 90) is the longest Israeli road, at about 480 km.
North Base Camp is in Tibet at an elevation of 5,545 metres (18,192 ft) above the sea level. This is one of the camps which are rudimentary campsites on Mount Everest that are used by mountain climbers during their ascent and descent.
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Situated at the base of Pakistan’s 26,660-foot Nanga Parbat, 9th highest mountain in the world and second in Pakistan after K2, Fairy Meadows is a picturesque destination. Getting to Fairy Meadows, however, is not such an attractive experience. Part of the trip involves surviving a 6-mile, hour-long drive on an unstable gravel road hacked out of the barren hills.
Fotu La is a mountain pass on the Srinagar-Leh highway in the Himalayas Zaskar Range in India. Located at an altitude of 13,478 ft or 4,108 m, the Fotu La Pass at the beginning of a descending road that leads past the Lamayuru Monastery down to the Indus River.
The China-Nepal Highway (also known as the Friendship Highway) is a scenic route on the Tibetan Plateau. It includes the westernmost part of China National Highway 318 from Lhasa west to Lhatse then south to Nepal as well as the southernmost part of China National Highway 219 from Lhatse to Gar in far western Tibet.
Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776.24 m (12,389 ft) above the sea level. An active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707–08, Mount Fuji lies about 100 kilometres (62 mi) south-west of Tokyo, and can be seen from there on a clear day.
The GT Road, often called as the "Gernaili Sadak" (the Generals' Road) and Sadak-e-Azam ('The Grand Road') was built by Sher Shah Suri, a visionary Muslim ruler of the Indian sub continent in the 16th century AD.
The Gülek Pass, at an elevation of 1,050 m (3,445 ft) above the sea level, is a pass through the Taurus Mountains connecting the low plains of Cilicia to the Anatolian Plateau, by way of the narrow gorge of the Gökoluk River. Its highest elevation is about 1000m.
This road is located in the Taihana Mountains in the Hunan Province of China and before its construction in 1972, access to Guoliana village was restricted to a treacherous path carved into the mountain face. Guoliang is also known as Guoliangcun. In Chinese, "cun" means "Village", i.e. Guoliangcun is the Village of Guoliang.
Halsema Highway is considered one of the most dangerous highways in the world. Everyday, commuters, transporters, tourists, and residents coming from Baguio or Mt. Province ply this route, braving steep crags, narrow, unpaved roads and sheer drop offs, some more than 1000 feet, without a safety guard rail.
The following 3-minute video is a compilation of traffic accidents caught on 108 surveillance cameras installed throughout the city of Heze in Shandong province of China.
With everything that’s going on in Afghanistan at the moment, you’d imagine that there’s a fair few dangerous roads over there and you’d more than likely be right! The Kabul-Kandahar Highway part is a 483-kilometer (300-mile) road linking Afghanistan's two largest cities, Kabul and Kandahar.
Highway 1004 starts at the highway 11 intersection in Chiang Mai and runs all the way up to Doi Pui. On the way it passes several viewpoints, waterfalls, mountain temples (Wat Prathat) and a palace. It finishes at the summit of Doi Pui.
The Hsuehshan Tunnel is the longest tunnel in Taiwan, located on the Taipei-Yilan Freeway (Taiwan National Highway No. 5). It opened on June 16, 2006.
Iroha-zaka winding road is a main access to connect central Nikko and Oku-Nikko. You will use the Second Iroha-zaka to go up, and will use the First Iroha-zaka to come down.
Jalori Pass is the nearest mountain pass from Delhi, approximately 600 km away, and features on every adventure tourist’s map.
The Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is one of the greatest driving road in the world. Stretching for 7.3 miles and climbing nearly 4,000 feet, it boasts 60 corners and a surface so smooth that it would flatter a racetrack.
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