Most dangerous roads in the world?

**thehollowmen** · 28th April 2009, 17:26

http://www.dirjournal.com/info/most-...-in-the-world/ lists our own "Skipper's Canyon" as one of the most dangerous roads in the world.

I'd never heard of it. Nice scenery though, but I thought state highway one might have made it on the list.

Any of you adventure bikers been down it?

**Maha** · 28th April 2009, 17:28

It was on TV the other weekend....stock trucks wont use it and rentals are not allowed on it either.

**Switch** · 28th April 2009, 17:36

I'd love to travel on some of those roads, the scenery looks spectacular

**Blatman** · 28th April 2009, 19:46

I get vertigo looking at them, butthole is going 5c.....50c....5c....50c....

**jonbuoy** · 28th April 2009, 19:55

Yeah its stunning mate, I hired a DR in Queenstown. Well worth the effort to go see it.

**Dave Lobster** · 28th April 2009, 20:09

They're not wrong about the Croatia coastal road. From Split to Dubrovnic, it's twisty as fuck.. with big drop offs that you wouldn't wake up from. The only place I had my Land Rover overtaken by a (full) bus. The locals have no brains at all.

**tigertim20** · 28th April 2009, 20:13

not so many years ago the road that goes over from Queenstown to Wanaka (the Crown Range) used to be REALLY bad. Rental cars were not allowed to go on it (said the rental company, but people did anyway) and insurance companies wouldnt insure you if you had a mishap on it. Its better now that its sealed and all. Its a good road, so is the devils staircase!

**Headbanger** · 28th April 2009, 20:18

If I won Lotto I'd ride/drive all those roads. well apart from the Pakistan ones, Fuck Pakistan.

More of them here, Check out the chinks and their army trucks.some crazy NZ shit as well.

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007...ds-part-5.html

**FJRider** · 28th April 2009, 20:38

This is the road in the Skippers Canyon... does it really look that dangerous... ???

**smoky** · 23rd September 2009, 20:40

I've done 2 of the others plus a large chunk of the Pan American, Skippers Canyon is not all that bad, don't know how it got on the list
Grimsel Pass in the Swiss Alps was a piece of piss too, awesome views

**Laxi** · 23rd September 2009, 20:44

don't have a prob with the road at skippers, getting arround the big ass tour busses however

**TOTO** · 24th September 2009, 01:20

**DIN PELENDA** · 24th September 2009, 02:20

Originally Posted by Dave Lobster

They're not wrong about the Croatia coastal road. From Split to Dubrovnic, it's twisty as fuck.. with big drop offs that you wouldn't wake up from. The only place I had my Land Rover overtaken by a (full) bus. The locals have no brains at all.

I have to agree with you on that one, even that I was local

, before moving to NZ . In ex Yugoslavian army I was truck driver and I flip truck with 12 solders on those roads between Split and Dubrovnik. No casualties just scrapes and broken bones.

**LBD** · 24th September 2009, 03:58

Some pretty impressive roads there...The attached does not show the road well but it is part of the old silk road that runs between Barskoon/Volna and Kara Say. While technically a public road, it is maintained by the mining company. It climbs from 1600 m at the lake to 3800 m at the pass. Then to 4000 at the mine. 47 switch backs, 5 000 000L diesel, 160 000l oil, (tonnes of cyanide) per month, and thousands of tonnes of mining equipment per year travel up the road.

Subject to wash outs, snow avalanches, ice, wandereing stock and Kyrgyz drivers, place this road up with the worst. We dont lose many because every driver knows the risks...

I travel up this road one week and down the next....as I have done the last 3 years.

Have some better pics at site I will post...