Mountain Passes

Austria for riders: Grossglockner and Timmelsjoch, Nockalm, Gerlos and Silvretta, with opening hours, toll rules and the Tyrolean noise ordinance.

Switzerland for riders: Furka, Grimsel, Susten, Splugen, San Bernardino and Umbrail, the Grand Tour circuit, pass seasons and vignette rules.

Silvretta, Nockalm and Gerlos for riders: bends, opening hours, the Silvretta closure, the Nockalm motorcycle curfew and the Tyrolean noise rule.

The official 1,643 km Grand Tour of Switzerland for riders: eight stages, Furka, Grimsel and Susten, pass seasons, vignette rules and how...

Riding Australia's high country: the 121 km Alpine Way over Dead Horse Gap, Kosciuszko Road to Charlotte Pass, park fees, chain rules...

Australia's highest year-round sealed road for riders: 304 km of B500, the 1,840 m Hotham crossing, snow chain rules, fuel gaps and...

The best motorcycle roads in France, from the 720 km Route des Grandes Alpes and its high cols to Provence, Alsace, the...

The best motorcycle roads in Italy, from the Stelvio and the Dolomite passes to the Amalfi Coast, Tuscany and Sardinia, plus tolls,...

Spain's best riding regions compared: the Pyrenees, the Picos de Europa, Andalusia and Sierra Nevada, with road numbers, seasons, tolls and access...

The 520 km N-260 Eje Pirenaico, Bonaigua at 2,072 m, Somport and Benasque, plus the Ordesa shuttle rule that keeps motorcycles out...

Ride the Picos loop: San Glorio at 1,604 m, the Hermida and Beyos gorges, Fuente De, plus the Covadonga access rules that...

The Passo del Rombo toll road at 2,474 m: opening season, daily hours, toll covering both sides, Italian side vehicle limits and...

Two quiet Graubunden crossings into Italy: the Splugen gorge descent to Chiavenna, San Bernardino above its tunnel, seasons, borders and vignette rules.

Two Swiss passes that close the three pass loop: Grimsel reservoirs and hairpins, Susten sweeping curves and glacier views, seasons and route...

Furka Pass at 2,429 m: the Realp and Gletsch ramps, Hotel Belvedere, the James Bond curve, seasonal opening dates and the classic...

Austria highest pass road for riders: 48 km and 36 bends, Hochtor at 2,504 m, Edelweissspitze, biker points, opening season and the...

The two Cortina passes for riders: Giau at 2,236 m with 29 hairpins, Falzarego on the SS48, the Valparola spur and the...

Ride the 53 km Sella Ronda loop: Campolongo, Pordoi, Sella and Gardena passes, elevations, direction advice, bike day closures and traffic timing.

Passo di Gavia on two wheels: 2,621 m summit, single-track southern descent, unlit tunnel, official June to October season and vehicle restrictions.

Passo dello Stelvio for riders: 2,757 m summit, 48 numbered hairpins north, 34 bends and six tunnels south, season, Umbrail detour and...