Best winding roads around the world to take out the Z car

[GeelongCats]

Once you’ve got your Z, where would you take it to try out?

Starting with Australia:
https://www.dmarge.com/best-australian-roads

 

[GeelongCats]

Gormanston Road (99 Bends) | Tasmania

Black Spur Drive | Victoria

Adelaide Hills | South Australia

Mount Panorama | New South Wales

 

[Tassie Matt]

Once you’ve got your Z, where would you take it to try out?

Starting with Australia:
https://www.dmarge.com/best-australian-roads

Can confirm Queenstown Tasmania and the West Coast is fantastic

 

[GeelongCats]

Mt Nebo/Mt Glorious/Northbrook Parkway, QLD, Australia
Any Queenslander should be well acquainted with this trio. The Mt Nebo and Glorious pairing is a well-worn route for local enthusiasts. Combining brilliant vistas and well-groomed bends, there is something for everyone. While most will turn around at the bottom for a return trip to the Brisbane CBD, it is well worth continuing on to Northbrook Parkway and revelling in its fast, open, and flowing sweepers.

Gillies Range Road, QLD, Australia
Most people wouldn’t normally associate Far North Queensland with stunning mountain roads, but that is where you’d be wrong. Gillies Range Road is one of the most criminally underrated stretches of driving nirvana in Australia. Running from Gordonvale to Atherton it crams 263 corners, and 800 metres of elevation, into just 19km of road. Being relatively removed from any significant population centres also means it is usually bereft of heavy traffic, though it is a popular route for tourists.

Grand Pacific Drive, NSW, Australia
This is the route down through Royal National Park south of Sydney, ending at Stanwell Tops. If you keep following this gorgeous forest drive, it will continue over the picturesque Sea Cliff Bridge into Wollongong. A favourite with Supercar drive experiences, this route makes for a great day trip if paired with a picnic in the National Park. Make sure to pack the Kodak, as the Grand Pacific Drive is seriously beautiful.

Great Alpine Road, Australia
Say hello to arguably one of the greatest driving experiences in Australia. If you enjoy a good drive, then make sure you put the Great Alpine Road high on your to do list. The 339-kilometre route winds from Wangaratta in the state’s north-east, all the way to Metung and the beautiful Gippsland Lakes. The Great Alpine Road is butter smooth, with fantastic flowing sweepers, combined with ruggedly handsome and typically Australian scenery. Taking about 5 hours to transverse, it is well worth setting aside a weekend for this route.

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Bogong High Plains Road, VIC, Australia
If the Great Alpine Road is too mainstream for you, the Bogong High Plains Road should be right up your alley. Taking in mountainous landscapes, this alpine road is smooth, flowing, relatively traffic free, and lacking the sticks and other green debris that can hamper most mountain passes. This driving road would make a great addition to a weekend venture to the Great Alpine Road.

Falls Creek / Mount Buffalo, VIC, Australia
While two distinct routes that are enjoyable independent of each other, we’ve combined these two roads into one entry due to their proximity. Starting in Bright head for Mount Buffalo for its sharp ascent and decent and brilliant hairpin turns, before travelling onwards to the impressive climb toward Falls Creek. You can play on these roads all day and never tire.

 

[Brickyard]

 

[Donalex]

The Dragon
318 curves in 11 miles, changing elevations
Two lane roads with drop-offs, cliffs, and rock walls.
One to three or so die every year

 

[gymratter]

its pretty flat and straight in Texas. the only place everyone says that might be fun with a little twist and elevation is the hill county part of Austin.

 

[Evolution]

Here in SoCal, we have Glendora Mountain Road. 23 miles of awesomeness. Banked turns, cliffs of death, tons of elevation changes and a great spot to meet right in the middle.

Edit - added picture of center meet spot. It's a Y so you get to choose what path you want to take back to flat ground.

 

[Houston.RZ34]

The Dragon
318 curves in 11 miles, changing elevations
Two lane roads with drop-offs, cliffs, and rock walls.
One to three or so die every year

That is the mecca, that's the best road America has to offer - bar none.

Cherohala Skyway

Moonshiner 28

Blood Mountain in GA is good driving too.

its pretty flat and straight in Texas. the only place everyone says that might be fun with a little twist and elevation is the hill county part of Austin.

Twisted Sisters are the best (and I think only) good roads that Texas has to offer.

I've done all of these roads many times in my 370Z and Z4.

 

[Raven1]

Here in SoCal, we have Glendora Mountain Road. 23 miles of awesomeness. Banked turns, cliffs of death, tons of elevation changes and a great spot to meet right in the middle.

Edit - added picture of center meet spot. It's a Y so you get to choose what path you want to take back to flat ground.

Sweet! Do you take it all the way out to Baldy? So many memories, That was the spot, If I couldn't hit that then I'd hit 'Turnbull Canyon Road' since it was so close to the house off Amar & Azusa . . .

 

[Evolution]

Sweet! Do you take it all the way out to Baldy? So many memories, That was the spot, If I couldn't hit that then I'd hit 'Turnbull Canyon Road' since it was so close to the house off Amar & Azusa . . .

I would be coming in from rancho. So I would take mountain up to the east entrance, take that to the Y and go back down the center route to azusa. The switchbacks going up to baldy are great, just not that long.

 

[trackratZ]

Here in SoCal, we have Glendora Mountain Road. 23 miles of awesomeness. Banked turns, cliffs of death, tons of elevation changes and a great spot to meet right in the middle.

Edit - added picture of center meet spot. It's a Y so you get to choose what path you want to take back to flat ground.

Great local drive, often closed off because of fire danger, etc. I'm sure will be this long 4th July weekend. Check the local authorities. Can take GMR up or option East Fork from Azusa Cyn, both to Baldy Village. Careful of cyclists and motorbikes, some days and weekends heavy use.

 

[Raven1]

I would be coming in from rancho. So I would take mountain up to the east entrance, take that to the Y and go back down the center route to azusa. The switchbacks going up to baldy are great, just not that long.

RC In Da House !!!

 

[trackratZ]

Hwy 1, Pacific Coast, CA, can't beat the scenery!

 

[Donalex]

^^^^ That's in my Bucket List...

Drive from WA down to CA.