15 MOST Terrifying Mountain Roads

Nestled among towering peaks and rugged landscapes, these roads are located in perilous locations, along the edges of cliffs and through treacherous mountain terrains. Join us for today’s video, as we explore the top 15 most terrifying mountain roads on Earth.

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Nestled among the Towering Peaks and rugged Landscapes these roads are located in perilous locations along the edges of cliffs and through treacherous Mountain terrains so for today’s video we’re going to explore the 15 most terrifying mountain roads on Earth starting with number 15 the 99 Bend Road

To Heaven located in central China at tianan Mountain National Park the 99 Bend Road to Heaven is exactly what it sounds like a road with 99 super sharp bends these hair pin turns bring you up 11 km until you reach heaven gate which is a natural rock Arch that’s believed

To be the link between the gods and the mortal world and while the Steep drop means one wrong move could end in disaster it still is a beautiful roadway number 14 Los carac pass so if you’re looking to drive through one of the coolest border crossings on the

Planet none are quite like Los kac’s pass now it’s nicknamed the snails pass as it connects a remote section of the and mountain range between Chile and Argentina climbing to an elevation of about 3.2 km its hair pin turns in total lack of safety barriers make it

Dangerous in the best of conditions as such it’s usually closed thanks to snow in the wintertime number 13 the stelvio pass built between 1820 and 1825 by the Austrian Empire and now located in what is modern-day Italy the stelvio pass is one of the highest mountain passes in

The Eastern Alps while beautifully paved it does consist of 75 hair pin turns and is extremely steep at Parts making it great places for experienced drivers but more than a bit dangerous for newbies however if you decide to visit go in the summer as it’s often closed due to icy

Conditions and bad weather in the wintertime number 12 the Hana Highway the tropical Hawaiian island of Maui is known for its incredible beaches and beautiful weather although Hana Highway is an often forgotten feature of this beautiful Island consisting of Hawaii routs 36 and 360 it’s a winding narrow

Roadway that passes over 59 bridges of which 46 are only one lane wide worse still Route 36 is relatively easy to drive on 360 is notorious for going through steep mountain passes that are often difficult to navigate and prone to mudslides so while a trip along the highway is pretty beautiful enter at

Your own risk number 11 the Guang tunnel before the Guang tunnels construction China’s Guang Village could only be reached through a rough mountain path this cut the villages off from the outside world and so in 1972 the decision was made to increase access by creating a road in an incredible story

Of teamwork and determination a group of villagers sold their livestock to raise money to buy tools and materials and soon 13 of them got to work using mostly Hammers and chisels they hand carve the road into the side of a mountain sometimes at a rate of just one 1 meter

Every 3 days after 5 years of struggling and the death of one villager they finished the project and while the 1.2 km route measures in at Just 4 M at its widest point and is rather dangerous it still is an impressive feat number 10 State Road d915 turkey is a beautiful place to

Travel to and one of its most iconic Scenic rots is State Road d915 it’s built at the behest of the Russian army in 1916 this order was made after this Army captured the coastal city of trabzon during the first world war you see after capturing the city they

Noticed it was pretty difficult to move into turkey’s interior so they decided that a roadway should be built not wanting to do this work themselves they decided to conscript hundreds of locals who together built 106 km of gravel roads using nothing but hand tools since then the road has been expanded to its

Current length of 179 km and while most of it is pretty safe there’s a stretch between off and baber that’s anything but while just 5.1 km in length this part of the road is built into the imposing Sali Mountain it’s made of gravel and wide enough to fit one and a

Half cars at most points the portion zigzags for 29 hairpin turns at a steep gradient just one wrong move here can cause you to fall right off the edge and unsurprisingly this has caused it to be closed during the winter time for about 6 months in order to prevent icy slips

Mudslides and avalanches now unfortunately this hasn’t been enough to stop tragedy from happening for example in 2019 a journalist fell off a cliff while on duty on the route he was reportedly covering a story on road construction along the road when an avalanche hit carrying them down the

Mountain after a 14-day search that consisted of hundreds of Rescuers and caused two casualties his body was ultimately found about a kilometer away from where he was when the Avalanche hit so while traveling on this road may be a cool experience in the summertime I would stay far away in the winter

Number nine the zoji LA Pass High up in the Himalayas with the Dr Basin on one side and the Kashmir Basin on the other sits an incredible Indian Road known as the zoji LA pass stretching for 9 km at about 3,500 m above sea level it’s a narrow single Lane route that’s little

More than a dirt track in many parts roughly translating to the mountain pass of blizzards in English it’s known for its awful weather as it’s generally closed for half of the year because of the severity of the local snowfall in fact the snow is so bad here that it

Takes two full months to clear the road which this usually occurring in the late spring if that wasn’t bad enough the pass’s highest point is at such a great altitude that Travelers are encouraged to not linger long so they don’t run out of oxygen yet despite being rather

Remote and inaccessible the zojila pass has a rather storied history during the first Kashmir war zojila was seized by goget rebels in their 1948 campaign to capture L do the pass was recaptured by Indian forces on November 1st of that year in an assault codeen named Operation bison and the battle proved to

Be historic that’s because in a rather surprise move Indian forces brought up tanks to the pass and at the time it was the highest altitude tank battle in world history Beyond this historical footnote the pass has received attention from the Indian government in a bid to make it more accessible year round a

Tunnel was announced in January of 2018 known as the Zoila tunnel the idea is it will be a 14 km long two-lane route located just below the pass that cuts right into the mountain while it will cost just north of a billion dollars to complete it’s expected to cut

The travel time across oila from an excruciating 3 plus hours to just 15 minutes making travel in the region far safer and less dependent on the weather it will also be unlike most roads due to its status as a Smart Tunnel as it will be equipped with CCTV radio control an

Uninterrupted power supply and ventilation as such once this tunnel is complete the old Zoila p pass will likely be more or less abandoned number eight the Freedom Trail throughout World War II the Nazis were combed by a concerted anti-fascist resistant movement and while thousands of tales of Bravery ranging from The

Liberation of Yugoslavia by resistance Fighters or the capture of musolini by communist partisans have received quite a bit of recognition one tale that’s not often talked about is the Freedom Trail in essence during the thick of the war the Royal air force would send Pilots over France in order to bomb military

Targets often times they would get shot down while many of the men were arrested and sent to prisoner of war camps thousands managed to evade capture and it was these Airmen alongside escaping Jews who would be housed in the homes of the resistance generally speaking the penalty for housing Jews or Airmen was

Death and citizens could get massive bounties for spying on and Reporting on their neighbors this put these families at Great risk yet despite the dangers they would often serve as stopping points to get these people out of Continental Europe while several Escape Routes existed across central France and

The Mediterranean many would empty out to the Freedom Trail or shimu liberti in French running through the Pyrenees on the border between Spain and France it was often one of the last routes to take before making it to the Atlantic traveling along this Mountain Road was dangerous after all not only did the

Terrain make movement very difficult but the entire area was routinely patrolled by both the German military and the vichi Run paramilitary Force known as L this made it imperative that escapes avoid German checkpoints and stay hidden yet unfortunately this wasn’t always enough that’s because while a total of

33,000 people managed to escape along the entirety of the pinees chain between 1940 and 1944 more than a 100 didn’t make it being either arrested or shot after being caught in ambushes yet despite these dangers the route proved instrumental in saving the lives of thousands during some of the darkest

Days in European history if you’re interested in experiencing the route for yourself it’s open to the public and can be enjoyed on a guided trick while it generally takes a few days to complete the route it is a beautiful path a rewarding physical challenge and far

Less dangerous than it was in the past making it a great choice if you’re looking for an active getaway moving on to number seven the 52 Tunnel Road when you think of World War One chances are that the trench warfare along the fronts in Belgium or France is

What comes to mind however one of the most forgotten about battlefields in the campaign was in the northeast of Italy high up in the dolomites the Allied country of Italy went toe-to-toe with Austria which was in League with Germany as a member of the Central Powers most

Of the war was fought along mountainous terrain and it stayed that way until the dying days of the war where Austria made great advances to the PVE River coming within a stone’s throw of Venice yet until that point Italy reinforced its mountainous position by creating a

Series of Roads the most famous of which was the 50 2 Tunnel Road the 6 and 1 12 km long donkey path took 600 workers 10 months to build and was completed in November of 197 built on Mount pasubio it was essentially a route for soldiers to be

Launched out to various Rocky outcrops along the front many to their death unlike on most other World War I Arab battlefields the soldiers here lived like moles borrowing into Mountain caves and crevices they spent much of their days in cold treacherous conditions as they attempted to use long-range guns

And artillery to destroy enemy positions with this road facilitating much of their combat activity wide enough to fit two mules and their baggage many of the tunnels are quite long in order to get through the rock face with one of the most notable being the 19th because in

Addition to being the longest at 320 M it has a helical layout with four hair pin bends inside a gigantic Rock Tower in any case while 52 Tunnel Road was out of the range of Austrian artillery for much of the war travel across it was D dangerous and its steep average slope of

12% and up to 22% at Parts made Journeys on it anything but easy unlike many other routs it was also open year round although winter travel on it certainly carried a fair share of risks however despite proving to be useful for a number of months the Italians ultimately

Abandoned it during the retreat in the face of the Austrian Advance once the war was over Italy regained control of the mountain and while mountain biking on the trail is strictly forbidden due to several fatal accidents it is still open to hikers number six the Burma Road World War II

Was one of the most destructive conflicts in human history and one of the routes that facilitated much of the fighting in Asia was the Burma Road running from what was then the British colony of Burma to Southwest China it was built between 1937 and 1939 in order to transport supplies to China during

The second Sino Japanese war built using a Workforce of over 200,000 Burmese and Chinese laborers creating this 1100 50 km route was an immense challenge cutting through terrain that includes mountains and rainforests traveling the route was grueling however it proved vital in order to circumvent Japan’s blockage of China and soon became even

More important during World War II that’s because after the Chinese lost several important ports to Japan the route became one of the few that Britain could use to support China’s war effort against the axis now generally speaking supplies would be shipped from an American Port like San Francisco land at

The modern-day city of yal and then mov by rail to the start of the trail in order to be driven to China by truck while this process was tedious it proved very much necessary and continued until the Japanese invasion of Burma in 1942 After Japan invaded they closed

Down the road forcing the Allies to resupply China by airlift it was only after the recapture of Burma by the Allies in 1944 that the road reopened and the first truck sent to resupply China arrived in 1945 once again making this road essential however after the war ended the Burma Road fell into

Disuse and while parts of it continue to be visible today it has more or less been forgotten however it’s worth noting that there are several Hollywood movies from the early 1940s that centered around the road with these including A Yank on the Burma Road and Bombs Over Burma and even afterwards a limited

Amount of media continued to be produced so if you want to get a taste for this historic roadway it may be worth watching an old film or two oh yeah it’s also worth noting that there’s some misinformation on line surrounding the road that’s because there’s a rather

Crazy looking Mountain Road known as the 24 Zig Road that’s often attributed as being part of the Burma Road however the reality is is that this Chinese Road was an entirely separate route that would often be used after supplies had been finished crossing the Burma Road yet despite being incorrect the error

Continues to persist to this day number five the Sichuan Tibet Highway for years the tensions between China and Tibet have been sky high as China is time and time again claimed Tibet as part of China and while these disputes have made things icy between the two countries there is nonetheless a

Long albeit extremely dangerous road that links the two known as the Sichuan Tibet Highway it begins in changu which is the capital of the province of Sichuan and continues on to the Tibetan capital of Lassa unlike most highways the Sichuan Tibet Highway actually consists of two different roads a

Northern route and a Southern route of the two the southern route is the most dangerous going more or less in a straight line between changdu and Lassa it covers a distance of nearly 2200 km according to reports it’s the more Scenic and varied of the two and it’s

Known for its winding turns numerous switchbacks hair pin bends and above all beautiful views however to experience this you have to put yourself through quite a lot first and foremost the altitude changes from a relatively manageable 500 m in changdu to over 4200 M at the mount Z Doan pass which is the

Highest part of the road making altitude sickness likely or still much of it is in pretty rough condition that’s because while a recent facelift has turned it from a mostly dirt road into one with a lot of asphalt it can be hard to maintain the road in more remote areas

As such the more serious danger now is the recurrent landslides and mudslides which can happen with little notice and block parts of the road the northern route on the other hand is a little bit Tamer stretching for nearly 2300 km it’s known for its pristine scenery and outstanding Mountain views and reaches

An altitude of more than 4,000 M at various points beyond the location though what sets this road apart is the fact that it’s almost completely covered with black asphalt and due to it being the less direct route between China and Tibet sees a lot less traffic as a

Result the road tends to be in better condition making for a safer ride however despite being quite beautiful the highway has had its fair share of tragedies it’s believed that over a thousand workers died during construction of the highway between 1950 and 1954 and every year it continues to

Claim lives so so unless you’re a very competent driver you may not want to Brave this route without the help of a guide Number Four The amaly Coast Road of all the roads on this list the one that’s perhaps the most traveled on by tourists is the Amalfi Coast Road

Stretching for 50 km between the Italian city of Sorrento and the town of Amalfi an ancient version of the Road apparently existed during the times of the Romans however a modern rendition of the road first got legs in June of 1807 that’s because in 1806 six Joseph

Bonapart who was the older brother of the far more famous Napoleon bonapart was crowned king of Naples after being crowned he promptly inspected the area and after seeing the situation at hand decided that a road needed to be built from Naples to amaly this road was completed in 1854 under King Ferdinand

II and ever since this small Road has continuously become more and more popular you see while it was originally meant to be used by locals in recent years tourists have inundated the area since it is the only way to drive into the towns of the Amalfi Coast everything

From taxi cabs to large tourist buses can be found along the Route since there’s only one lane each way traffic jams are common and given the hair pin turns and lack of guard rails at many points it takes extremely precise driving when traffic accidents do inevitably happen they cause massive

Delays and it can take many hours for repair Crews to come in and find debris to be cleared from the road as a result many simply opt to drive on a scooter or hire a ride to make the travel easier alternatively you can also come during

The offseason to beat some of the summer traffic and crowds since much of the Amalfi Coast is absolutely rammed at the height of summer yet despite the cliffs side terrain and congestion most people would say a trip here is totally worth it after all Amalfi is easily one of the

Most beautiful towns in southeast Italy as this picturesque Church beautiful buildings and fantastic Beach it makes it a great place to visit for the day if the Amalfi Coast Road ain’t for you a trip to serrento is still worth it as the city is in close proximity to

Historic sites such as Pompei and herculanum beautiful islands such as ishia and Capri and the incredible frankly underrated city of Naples as such a trip to this area of Italy is a must for any traveler number three Skippers Canyon Road like many places New Zealand has

Had its fair share of gold rushes one of which occurred at Skippers Canyon The Story Goes that in November of 1862 Thomas Arthur and Harry Redfern were prospecting in the area when they discovered about 4 ounces of gold in the space of just 3 hours rather than keep

Their discoveries a secret they widely publicized the area and soon miners began to descend on the canyon in droves soon the prospecting became so lucrative that the shotover river that passes through the canyon received the nickname the richest river in the world and eventually a few lucky miners made

Significant fortunes plying their trade in the valley however like many gold rushes the whole thing was short-lived by the 1870s the gold began to dry up and by 1900 the valley was almost completely abandoned yet while the riches didn’t last forever what’s continued to serve the travelers to this

Very day is the local Road known simply as Skippers Canyon Road the route was not around for much of the gold rush you see a number of steep and dangerous routes had existed before the 1860s but these proved to be unsafe and often times those who tried to take pack

Horses lost them in their supplies in order to make access to the Skippers Canyon safer and allow for the transport of heavy machinery to help the gold miners the decision was made to build a proper Road it was surveyed in 1883 and after 7 years of work at the hands of

Four contractors the road was mostly completed in 1890 while the situation has certainly improved with the addition of the new road taking it is still somewhat of a nightmare after all it was meant to be used by pack horses and it’s just barely wide enough to be driven on

With modern vehicles it stretches for about 17 1 12 km this route has a speed limit of just 15 kph however despite the slow speeds it’s not safe for newbies first and formost foremost there are very steep drop offs with no guard rails leaving absolutely no room for error to

Make matters worse there are a lot of twists and turns and nothing but gravel making a ride through the route rather Rocky in fact it’s so dangerous that most rental cars will not ensure Travelers who cross the road meaning that you could be on the hook for

Thousands if you damage the car along the road so as you’d like to experience the skipper Canyon Road for yourself well I’d suggest hiring out a guide and driver so you don’t have to worry as much about safety more and Insurance during your travels number two the karakorum highway

Now generally speaking long highways don’t generate much excitement however a very Niche segment of Adventure tourists have only good things to say about karakorum highway it’s also known as the China Pakistan friendship Highway the 1300 km long route is considered to be the highest paved International Road in

The world it runs through the disputed region of Kashmir through to China’s Jena region which for those of you up to date with current current events is the area of China with the very much oppressed weager Muslim minority in centuries past it Formed part of the Silk Road but its modern-day rendition

Broke ground in 1959 and officially it opened to the public in 1978 despite cutting through remote mountainous regions most of it is open yearr round say for the kjera pass located at an elevation of nearly 5,000 m heavy snows and harsh conditions have historically shut it down from months on end and

While the covid-19 shut it down for a 3-year period it was finally re opened to what supposedly would be year- round traffic earlier this year as part of China’s belt and Road initiative in any case the Kera pass is one of just many reasons why this road is extremely

Dangerous the construction itself killed about 800 Pakistani workers and 200 Chinese workers and every year the road sheer Cliffs lack of barriers hair pin turns and risk of rockfalls landslides and avalanches lead to several deaths in fact the approximately 45 years since it’s been open a grand total of a

Thousand people have died yet despite all this danger the road has become a massive tourist attraction it’s often pegged as the eighth wonder of the world a trip down this highway is apparently surreal as its mountain facades and Glaciers are a better than practically any other equivalent on the planet if

You decide that a trip down this road is something in your wheelhouse be ready for quite the trekk first and foremost the road’s altitude has caused many to become sick meaning you should probably take precautions that is to say it may be wise to make frequent stops as you

Get higher up in order to climatize your body it is also not a road meant to be traveled quickly as most people who have done it recommend spending at least 10 days on the route in order to hit some of the villages and natural sites so as

Long as you have the time and money to put this trip together a ride down this rather dangerous road would certainly be worth it number one the North yungas Road located in Bolivia the North jungus Road connects the country’s high altitude capital city of laaz to the country’s low-lying Yus region in the

Amazon it was partially built by the paraguayan prisoners captured during the failed chako war in the 1930s the end result of their efforts was a roadway that’s absolutely immense while the entire thing is over 36 km long the most terrifying part is its Ascent that’s because it climbs from an altitude of

3600 M to 4600 M at lumbre pass and once this stretch is complete it makes a steep descent down to the town of choo dropping steeply for over 3600 M it is one of the world’s longest stretches of continuous downhill road while it’s pretty cool enough in its own right what

Gave North youngest a spot on this list is the extreme danger you see North youngest Road was built onto the side of a cliff face this made building it pretty difficult and as a result for most parts of the path the builders only made it 3 m wide in other words barely

Wide enough to fit one vehicle this makes its twists and turns pretty difficult in the best of conditions but the reality is is that good condition are rare on North Yus Road that’s because it has to contend with the warmth the rain and humid Winds of the

Amazon it’s not uncommon for mud slides tumbling rocks and small waterfalls to spring up on the roadway and due to the lack of guard rails being hit by one of these things can easily lead you in your vehicle tumbling off the face of the mountain even if you manage to avoid

Being whacked the poor visibility and lack of asphalt makes it very difficult to navigate safely Misfortune on the road peaked in the 1990s and 2000s during this time period an average of 26 Vehicles plummeted over the edge each year and estimates place the Danel death toll at somewhere between 2 and 300

People this eventually began to give the road worldwide notoriety and over time tourists began to flock over to it and order to try to drive it themselves well unsurprisingly this didn’t make the death toll any lighter and eventually it became such a big problem that the Bolivian government decided to step in

And build a new road completed in 2009 this newly paved two-lane Highway had has safely diverted most vehicle traffic off the most deadly portion leaving the original curving narrow dirt route to guided bike tours and individual drivers this has made riding on the dangerous part of the road far safer and it’s

Created a thriving tourism industry as several mountain biking and ATV companies now offer organized rides starting at the beginning of the road in laaz the ride usually begins in the morning it takes between 6 to 7 hours to complete depending on the exact starting point while prices may vary depending on

The equipment and guides the experience generally costs anywhere from 100 to 300 bucks and by many accounts riding down the road is not all that hard so long as you don’t try to do any crazy tricks or stunts as such so long as you have a

Decent skill level and go on a day with good weather riding down North youngest road is a pretty cool idea I’ll see you guys next time thank you to our channel members