Top 10 Most Beautiful Mountain Roads To Travel In India

Leh-Manali Highway

The Leh–Manali Highway is a 428 km long highway in northernmost India connecting Leh, the capital of the Union Territory of Ladakh, to Manali in the state of Himachal Pradesh.

Kolli Hills Road

The Kolli Hills Road, also known as the Kollimalai Ghat Road, is a 46.7 km (29 mile) long road that climbs through the Kolli Hills. The road is part of the Eastern Ghats and is located in the Namakkal District of Tamil Nadu.

Spiti Valley Road

The Spiti Valley is accessible all year round via a 412 km (256 mi) road from Shimla through Kinnaur. The Spiti Valley Circuit route is a roadway that runs counterclockwise from Chandigarh and passes through Solan, Shimla, Narkanda, Rampur Bushahr, Sarahan, Chitkul, Nako, Tabo, and Kaza.

Mumbai-Pune Expressway

It is a 94 km long, 6-lane cement concrete pavement with 2.5m wide paved shoulders on both sides. The expressway starts at Kalamboli in Raigad districts Navi Mumbai and ends at Kiwale in Pune.

Hindustan-Tibet Highway

National Highway 22 (NH 22) is a 459 km highway in Northern India that runs from Ambala through Chandigarh. NH 22 is also known as the Hindustan-Tibet Road.

Valparai Mountain Road

The Ghat Road is a meandering road that leads to Valparai in the Western Ghats. The route to Valparai from the foothills has 40 hairpin bends. The roads ascent begins about 3 kilometers after Aliyar.

Roghi-Kalpa Highway

Kalpa is about 250 km from Shimla, and can be reached by taking National Highway 22 to Poari. The Kalpa-Roghi road in Himachal Pradesh, India has a selfie point that offers views of the Kinnaur Kailash. The road also has a suicide point.

Almora State Highway

It is one of the most important routes, connecting the entire Kumaon region to the state as well as the country. It is also the major route towards the hill stations such as Nainital, Kausani, Ranikhet, Mukteswar and Almora from Delhi.

Ooty-Coonoor Route

This is also known as the Kallar Ghat, as it follows the valley of the Kallar and Coonoor rivers. It is by far the most traveled of all the Ghat Roads as it is the main access from the home state of Tamil Nadu. It has 14 numbered Hairpin bends.

Old Silk Route

The Old Silk Route in Zuluk is a winding road that connects the village of Zuluk to Nathang. It is an offshoot of an ancient trade route that connected India and China. The route passed through Nathula Pass and reached the port of Tamralipta, which is present-day Tamluk in West Bengal.