The 10 best Alpine passes by motorcycle, with heights and seasons
Ten Alpine passes worth planning a motorcycle trip around, from the Stelvio to the Col de la Bonette, with elevations and the months they are usually open.
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Lists of the most epic and most beautiful motorcycle roads in Europe, Alpine passes, coast roads and multi-day tours, with photos and a plan for each. How the planner handles this vehicle.
Ten Alpine passes worth planning a motorcycle trip around, from the Stelvio to the Col de la Bonette, with elevations and the months they are usually open.
Eight roads for a motorcycle trip in Iberia: Picos de Europa, the Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, the Algarve and the N2 through Portugal.
Eight motorcycle destinations in Eastern Europe without Russia or Belarus: Romania, Slovakia, Poland, the Baltics and the Balkans, with the roads to ride.
The ten Dolomite passes to ride in one trip: the Sella Ronda four, Giau, Falzarego, Fedaia, Valparola, Rolle and San Pellegrino, with a three-day plan from Bolzano.
Six beginner-friendly multi-day motorcycle routes in Europe: the Black Forest, Slovenia, the Dolomites, the Mosel, Brittany and the Austrian lakes.
Eight coastal roads for a motorcycle, from the Amalfi Coast to the Atlantic Road and the Causeway Coast, with what to expect on the bike.
Ten roads riders travel across Europe for: Stelvio, Transfăgărășan, Grossglockner, Trollstigen and more, with what makes each one worth the trip.
Ten Balkan roads for a motorcycle: the Durmitor ring, the Tara canyon, the Kotor serpentine, Llogara Pass, the Albanian Riviera, Theth and the Neretva canyon.
Ten Italian roads for riders: the Stelvio, Gavia and Dolomite passes, the Amalfi coast, Tuscany's Chianti road, Sardinia and Sicily.
Seven Norwegian scenic routes for a motorcycle, from Trollstigen and Geiranger to the Atlantic Road and Sognefjellet, with the ferries and seasons.
The North Coast 500 and six other Scottish roads for a motorcycle trip: Bealach na Bà, Glencoe, Skye, the Cairngorms and the ferry to Mull.
A ten-day motorcycle trip from Lithuania to the Alps and back, with the stretches worth riding on the way through Poland, Czechia and Austria.
Roads with the most bends per kilometre: Stelvio, Trollstigen, Sa Calobra, Vršič and others, ranked by what the numbers say about their hairpins.