What are the most spectacular roads in Ukraine?

Ukraine is a country located in the eastern part of Europe, offering mountain drives, scenic coastal roads, and spooky drives as well. If you’re traveling to the country, driving to Hoverla Mountain, the highest in Ukraine, is a must. To the east of the summit, a road ascends to 1,270m (4,166ft) above-sea-level. The journey offers sweeping views of the Carpathians.

If you like mountain roads, don’t forget the climb to Pop Iwan, a mountain peak at 2,022m (6,634ft) above sea level. On the peak, the Polish government built an astronomical and meteorological observatory between 1936 and 1938, which is now in ruins. It’s also worth driving along the T2709 road to Baidarsky Pass, a mountain pass at 503m (1,650ft) above sea level in the southwestern region of the Crimean Peninsula along the Black Sea. For those who seek the most challenging experiences, the eerie silence of Lenina Avenue in Pripyat offers a stark reminder of the catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear accident on April 26, 1986.

Bakhchysarai Highway (T0117) is a challenging road located in central Crimea, running from Yalta to Bakhchysarai.

Т1421 is a challenging mountain road located in the Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. It tops out at 629m (2,063ft) above sea level.

Mount Hoverla is a mountain peak located in the Eastern Beskides, in the Chornohora region of Ukraine. It is the highest mountain in the country. East of its summit, a road climbs up to 1,270m (4,166ft) above sea level.

Manyava waterfall is located up the river near Manyava settlement in the Carpathian mountains, in Ukraine. The waterfall is 18 meters high and it’s situated in a deep and narrow rocky canyon, and the road to rech the waterfall is an extreme dirt track.

Volovets Pass is a mountain pass at an elevation of 1.014m (3,327ft) above the sea level, located in the north-eastern Carpathian Mountains of Ukraine.

Veretsky Pass is a mountain pass at an elevation of 843m (2,765ft) above the sea level, located in the Inner Eastern Carpathian Mountains, in Ukraine.

Located in western Ukraine, the Lviv-Ivano-Frankivsk Highway is a very bumpy road full of holes. It can be muddy after rains.

Shaitan-Merdven (Devil stairs) is a mountain pass at an elevation of 623m (2,043ft) above the sea level located in the southwestern region of the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea, in Ukraine.

Baidarsky Pass (Baydar Gate) is a mountain pass at an elevation of 503m (1,650ft) above the sea level located in the southwestern region of the Crimean Peninsula on the Black Sea, in Ukraine.

Pop Iwan is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 2.022m (6,634ft) above the sea level located in Ukraine.

Located in Kiev Oblast, Lenina Avenue was the main thoroughfare of Pripyat city, an abandoned city after the Chernobyl catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986.

Triangulo de la Pantaloneta is an area, located in the La Rioja region of Spain, that has gained notoriety as authorities frequently need to intervene to rescue trucks stuck amid steep roads, trees, and thick vegetation.

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