Top 10 Most Beautiful Roads In The World To Ride A Bike

At GCN we're really fortunate to be able to ride our bikes in some of the most beautiful places on this earth, from sunny Spanish climbs to some gorgeous gravel routes in Iceland. But there are so many other incredible places to go cycling, so Conor put together his list of the 10 most beautiful roads to cycle in the world.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:57 Lacets de Montvernier
1:35 Bealach Na Bà
2:43 Port de Valldemossa
3:42 Mulholland Drive
4:41 Girona Coast Road
5:32 Trollstigen
6:40 Elan Valley
7:38 Copper Coast Road
8:47 Shimanami Kaido
9:46 Snæfellsnes Peninsula

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[alexk]

Great list! For what it's worth my top rides:
1. Rhy-Ddu to Blaenau FFestiniog in Snowdonia National Park Wales, beautiful river and mountain route
2. Itea to Arachova, Greece - from the sea, through olive groves, up the mountain with a road that coils on itself and passes Ancient Delphi as it climbs to the ski resort
3. Gotthard Pass, Switzerland - taking the Tremola road, amazing switchbacks
4. Col de la Machine, Vercors, France -beautiful gorge and amazingly engineered balcony road

[Gakuyuu]

Nice to see Shimanami Kaido on the list! I did it two times on a simple rental bike, it's what got me into cycling.

[reginaldrigney]

Wait until you come into Tasmania Australia, beautiful roads and scenic routes are everywhere

[TomFrauenfelder]

The Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia. Magnificent!!

[LUCYDIAMONDBOXER]

I found a beautiful 20 meter stretch of newly council tarmaced road just outside Newcastle. The pot holes continued for another 60 miles 😂... apologies for the sarcasm

[scottlawson]

Cabot trail, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. 300k, coastline, mountians, what more could you ask for. Being in New Scotland, Mark and Si would love it. Biking next year I hope. I'll send along some shots.

[haidelber]

You missed the dolomites. This place is just packed with magnificent roads

[Ystadcop]

In my humble (nah) opinion, one of the finest episodes from GCN. No mention of power meters, weirdo nutrition and training plans, no ludicrous haircuts, no has-beens and neverwozzers spouting off (I don't mean the presenters), just a celebration of what riding a bike can be all about. That is, getting out there to appreciate how amazing and inspiring so many parts of the planet are.
Perfect presentation, even without Nigel.
Well done, GCN.

[kateshephard]

Just rode from Elan Valley to Aberystwyth on your recommendation Connor. Thank you so much, I had one of the best days of my life. The route was amazing and a great way to try out my new gravel bike. I’m never going to be able to afford to travel abroad to ride, so it’s brilliant that you highlighted a route which is accessible from Birmingham UK. The furthest place from the sea. I have got to do the whole route 81 from Wolverhampton to Aberystwyth one day.

[rubaiyatu]

I'm positively tickled to see My Favorite, the Shimanami Kaido Cycling Road, included on the list. Done it twice (once each way), COVID thwarted my plans for a 3rd trip this year. While not "epic" in and of itself (only 2 real climbs, about 1½ to 2 km @ 5% each), what the Shimanami Kaido DOES offer is smooth roads with light traffic, restful views with seacoast on one side and citrus groves on the other, and an ever-increasing number of cycling-specific services along the route.

[oisinforde]

I was just on the Waterford-Dunmore greenway on sunday. It was the second half of my first ever century.

[xescoespar]

Grosse Scheidegg in Switzerland, looped with the lake of Brienz. Unbeatable.

[amyl]

The shimanami kaido is great on a beautiful day- i rode from shikoku back to the mainland (this is the direction most cyclists go in). I did it on my fully laden brompton :)

[MggW]

Experiencing the beauty of our planet is one of the great things about cycling!

[tkbuz]

Skyline Drive, a 105 mile scenic road along the spine of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, USA. 10, 000 ft of climbing!

[mehrangivehchi]

Sea-to-Sky highway from Vancouver to Whistler, CA BC

[NeilBolton]

Chapman's Peak Drive, Cape Town is truly spectacular.

[songfta]

Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Parkway along the Appalachian Mountain range in the eastern United States is extremely beautiful, hilly, and with reasonable traffic. The views are drop-dead lovely, there's plenty of wildlife, and it's ideal for either bikepacking or staying overnight in local towns. It's a long route, best done over a week or so, but... awesome.

[liamtraest]

What about Chapmans Peak in Cape Town, South Africa

[richardaltieri]

Mt Tamalpais in Northern California (S Francisco), and the Blue Ridge mountains in North Carolina