If you Want to know some of the world’s most dangerous roads? Then this is the right place to explore them. These roads have high mortality rates and are extremely dangerous. About 1.2 million people worldwide die in road accidents every year. In countries like China, Bolivia, and USA ( Alaska), drivers can encounter narrow and unpaved road passages that are vulnerable to landslides, avalanches, and steep mountain terrain and hence are often branded as the world’s most dangerous roads.
Here are the 10 Dangerous and Most Scariest Roads in the World.
10. The Karakoram Highway
This highway links the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan with China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The highway is very popular tourist attraction and is one of the highest paved roads in the world. The highway opened to the public in 1985, formally known as the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway. It is a 1,300km road which connects Hasan Abdal (located a few kilometers beyond Islamabad with Kashgar, the second most famous city in Xinjiang province, China. Karakorum Highway has attracted travelers from all over the world. The Karakoram Highway is one of the only places in the world where you can witness a mountain 8,000 meters high, like Nanga Parbat, from the window of your car.
Altitude: 4,700m
Length: 1,300-kilometer
Existed: 1966–present.
9. Taroko Gorge Road Taiwan
The Taroko Gorge Road is the world’s deepest and most dangerous road. The road is an impressive 19-km-long canyon, situated near Taiwan’s east coast. The area of the gorge is also identified as Taroko Gorge National Park.
The name, Taroko, means the “magnificent and splendid” in the language of Truku, the aboriginal tribe that resides in the area.
Taroko is 20 kilometers far from Hualien. The way is clearly signposted and it is easy to drive through the gorge. There are innumerable cliff side, hairpin turns, some are so abrupt they’re marked by exclamation-point signs and convex roadside mirrors to prevent accidents. Visiting Taroko Gorge by bus is the slowest and most inconvenient way.
8. Jalalabad to Kabul
This 65-km road from Jalalabad to Kabul snakes through Taliban territory. It’s a combination of the narrow, winding lanes that climb up to 600m through the Kabul gorge. Because of the many accidents, the road between Jalalabad and Kabul is considered to be one of the most terrifying roads in the world. It’s a true test of your vehicle and your stamina because the road abounds in twists and turns with wheels sometimes hanging above the precipice. Inexperienced drivers who are intending to visit Afghanistan should stay away from the Kabul-Jalalabad road. Fatal road accidents occur in this area almost every day. Car crashes are daily occurrences due to rash driving. Moreover, the track is under the control of the Taliban anti-government armed groups in Pakistan & Afghanistan. Kabul-Jalalabad is a challenging highway and is a nightmare in the wet or dark. It is among the most dangerous roads in Afghanistan and the ever-deadliest one on the earth.
Length: 65 km
7. Abano Pass in Georgia
Abano Pass a mountain pass located in Georgia. At 2,826 meters (9,272 ft), it is the highest drivable mountain pass in the Caucasus region (Georgia). It connects two regions of Georgia: Kakheti to the south and Tusheti to the north Georgia. Cause of high altitude and snowy winters The road is closed from mid-October till mid-April. Its one of the most scary and dangerous roads in Georgia as well as considered one of the most dangerous roads in the world. it is relatively unknown outside of the adventure biking community. Omalo village is the center of Tusheti. there are three different directions along with mountain ranges. Chanchakhovani gorge is the entrance to Tusheti. Others are: Diklo-Shenako gorge and Pirikiti and Gometzari gorges. Each road parts after a few kilometers. All directions are vehicle accessible, but further and higher the road goes, more difficult and worse it gets. Alpine pass climate, mist, fog and low visibility, make the road even more hazardous & scary. The road is 43-mile long zigzag and scary curves isn’t for the first time riders and even experienced bikers will need to have the capacity to drive.
6. Sichuan-Tibet Highway
Sichuan-Tibet Highway is 2,200 kilometers long. The highway passes some of the greatest places of western Sichuan and Nyingchi in Tibet. This highway is considered as most beautiful scenic route to Tibet region. Construction of Sichuan-Tibet Highway in the early 1950, the liberation army was ordered to Tibet to repair the road at the same time. The 110,000 liberation army men, engineering technicians and labors constructed the Sichuan-Tibet Highway in more than 4 years. The project was huge and dangerous, more than 3000 people died during the construction of the road due to the steep terrain on the road.
5. Zoji La Pass Ladakh, India
Zoji La Pass located in the Kargil district of Ladakh in Indian union territory. Zoji La is a high mountain pass in the Himalayas. Its Asia’s longest tunnel connects the Kashmir Valley to its west with the Dras and Suru valleys to its northeast and the Indus valley. The Zojila pass is situated at an altitude of 11,578 feet on the Srinagar-Kargil-Leh highway and remains closed during winters due to heavy snowfall, cutting off the Ladakh region from Kashmir valley. The Zoji La Pass is frequently named as the entrance to Ladakh. To drive on this road one needs wits & supreme confidence and good driving skills.
4. Yungas Road “The Death Road” Bolivia
Yungas Road located in Bolivia. The road is also known as “Death Road”. At least 18 cyclists have died on the road since 1998 cause of its steep slopes & narrow single track. The tourist route is a 64 km long road with 3500 metres of descent. Yungas Road is the ultimate extreme sport and activity place. After 20 years of construction on road now it’s claimed to be safer these days. The road is about 60 km long which connects the city of La Paz and the Yungas region of Bolivia. Its very popular tourist attraction in Bolivia. This dangerous road is included in several lists of the worlds most dangerous routes. Half of the long Yungas Road road is only 3.5 meters wide, and some sections are unpaved, without guardrails. There are numerous mudslides and tumbling rocks, and small waterfalls occasionally rain down the cliff sides. Unexpectedly big rocks jut out of the road at seemingly every turn, potentially throwing unsuspecting riders over the handlebars or, God forbid, over the edge of the road cliff. This road has gained certain attention in popular tourism and culture.
3. Svalvogur Road Iceland
Svalvogur Road “Route 622” is located on the coast of the fjord Dýrafjörður in the mountainous peninsula Westfjords of northwestern Iceland. it’s known as the most terrifying road in the Iceland. The road starts and finishes in Pingeyri and takes the narrow exp[osed coastal track around the headland and comes back along the kaldbakur route past the “Westfjords” tallest mountain in the so-called Westfjords. Known as the dream road.Svalvogar is among the most beautiful routes in the country. If you plan to drive the route we advice & recommend travelers buying the Svalvogar trip by professional drivers on suitable 4×4 mountain cars. Be prepared to get out of breath.
2. Skippers Canyon Road New Zealand
The road is about 22 kilometers in length several kilometers north of Queens town, New Zealand. The Skippers Canyon Road label as dangerous roads in New Zealnd. Skippers Canyon road is ranked in the top 10 most dangerous roads on planet, it pales alongside the top two listings. The gravel road is predominantly used by commercial tourism operators and tourist buses and of activities such as jet boating.
1. The Bayburt D915 Road
The Bayburt D915 Road is about 66 miles long with 29 hairpin bends and no railings to prevent vehicles plunging over edges. D.915 is a north-to-south state road in northeastern Turkey. Travelers cannot turn at some of the bends in a single maneuver,” according to Central European News.
According to dangerousroads.org, the twisting, high-up route beats the infamous Death Road in Bolivia for riskiness.
The most dangerous road in the world – a true highway to hell “D915 Road” that has taken a toll of numerous lives in recent years – is in Turkey. The Road was built by Russians in 1916. Snow is apparently the only real problem with the D915 Road, according to Turkish authorities, who close all parts of the road during the winter.
