What are the most spectacular roads in Germany?
Located at the heart of Western Europe, Germany provides hundreds of stunning roads, with scenic views and high mountain passes. When you travel to Germany, you’ll surely find a road that matches your wishes. Don’t forget that due to the location of the country, it’s possible to travel to other countries easily, as it shares borders with 9 countries: Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands.
If you enjoy scenic drives, you can’t miss the German Alpine Road, the oldest holiday route in the country and a wonderful experience all year round; the Bavarian Romantic Road (Romantische Straße), an inspiring route through medieval towns, castles, and wine country; or the Fairy Tale Route, a 600-kilometer (370 mi) long drive connecting different spots related to the Grimm Brothers. It’s one of Germany’s Most Beautiful Scenic Drives.
If you prefer mountain roads, you can’t forget Riedberg Pass, a very steep (19%) mountain road climbing up to 1,407m (4,616ft) above sea level, or the inhumane climb to Nebelhorn, a brutally steep mountain road hitting a maximum gradient of 45%, and climbing up to 2,068m (6,784ft) above sea level, in the Allgäu Alps of Bavaria. It's one of the highest roads in Germany.
Carl-von-Stahl-Haus
Carl-von-Stahl-Haus is an alpine hut at an elevation of 1.758m (5,767ft) above the sea level, located in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria, on the border with Austria.
Schneibsteinhaus
Schneibsteinhaus is an alpine hut at an elevation of 1.679m (5,508ft) above the sea level, located in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria.
Wallberg Road: Driving the 11.92% Service Track in Upper Bavaria
Reaching an elevation of 1,564m (5,131ft) above sea level, Wallberg is a high mountain peak located in the district of Miesbach, in Upper Bavaria, Germany. Situated within the Mangfall Mountains, part of the Bavarian Alps, the summit is a prominent logistical hub for regional communication facilities.
L-88 is the road to Beelitz Heilstatten, the haunted German sanitarium
Located in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district in Brandenburg, Germany, Beelitz Heilstätten is a former sanatorium complex built at the start of the 20th century, originally for tuberculosis patients. While parts of the complex have been restored or repurposed, it still retains a fascinating historic atmosphere and is a popular site for photography and exploration.
Kahler Asten: The Ultimate Road Trip Guide
Kahler Asten is a mountain peak at an elevation of 841m (2,759ft) above the sea level, located in the district of Hochsauerland, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Feldberg: The Ultimate Road Trip Guide
Feldberg is a high mountain peak at an elevation of 1,495m (4,904ft) above sea level, located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
The abandoned A4 Motorway: Germany’s 18km ghost road
The abandoned A4 motorway in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany is one of the most surreal sights in modern European infrastructure. A nearly 18-kilometer stretch of high-capacity road, once a vital 6-lane link west of Cologne, was rendered obsolete and closed to traffic in 2014. The physical reality of this road isn't a construction mistake, but a total surrender to the expansion of the Hambach open-cast mine—a man-made hole so massive that it literally swallowed the ground beneath the original route, forcing the road to be moved to save it from falling into the pit.