[10bv01]

Where is your favorite place to drive, just for the sake of driving.

Living in Dallas, there isn't anything very exciting, it's a concrete jungle.

I travel to Austin a lot, and just recently drove there for the first time since I got the GLI. I can say with confidence that one of the most fun places to drive in ALL of Texas is the rolling hills of Westlake. The winding, steep hills on the back roads are more fun than anything else I've ever driven on.

Anybody else from Texas have any more suggestions for fun roads?

Everybody else can talk about their favorite roads, maybe give people some suggestions in your area.

I want to travel the country in this car, so I'd love to hear about places all over the country.

 

[kryptonkid07]

I live in Houston and recently went to San Antonio. Houston is flat. San Antonio has some nice hills and curvy roads.

 

[Hcliff]

Southern Oregon has so many great places to drive. Just going from my house to my parents house (5 miles apart) was great. Within 5 minutes you could be on a great drivers road. But a couple of the best individual roads in Oregon are:

HWY 138 near Crater Lake, 10 miles +/- totally straight and smooth - mid-week in the off (before school is out/after school has started) season is best so you avoid cops.

Crown Point Hwy/Historic Columbia River Hwy - Jaw dropping waterfalls and views. Twists, turns, ups, and downs. Again mid-week/off season is best.

In the Seattle area, there are so many potentially good drives, but it seems everyone has the same idea and traffic becomes a bitch. That said, Ben Howard road is quite fun as is Hwy 131 to Mount St. Helens

 

[Dragon]

There are SOOO many great roads in Northern California to list...

One that I haven't done in a few years:

http://www.pashnit.com/roads/cal/Hwy49Dragon.htm

If anybody want's the inside scoop on CA roads- pay the ten bucks and join www.pashnit.com (It's a motorcycle sport-touring site, but they have some really good detailed info and pics of the roads, plus tips of where to eat)

 

[Hcliff]

Another motorcycle site, but there are some great drives.

http://www.motorcycleroads.us/index.html

 

[nayra]

Out in Colorado the best drive is through Estes park on hwy 34 up and over the continental divide, the highest highway in the US!! beautiful and breathtaking (literally harder to breathe). But it is only open during the summer because of the snow.

 

[Dragon]

^^^ Haven't been to Co in years- but I loved Boulder Canyon ;D

 

[Gunny]

Cumberland Gap. It is in the guiness Book of World Records for number of turns / mile.

 

[Clamjellytoast]

I lived in Monterey, CA for about a year and a half, about 3 hours south of San Fran, and the Pacific Coast Highway is AMAZING. I made the drive to San Fran and back a bunch of times, and it never gets old. The cliffs, ocean and curves. The Best though is just south of Monterey, through Pebble Beach and Carmel. Plus if youre in Monterey during the Concours D'Elegance you'll see some of the coolest cars, and tons of celebrities.
Another drive thats fun for a different reason is Ocean drive on South Beach. I lived 15 minutes away, and you cant beat it for sightseeing. Models everywhere.

 

[Dragon]

I lived in Monterey, CA for about a year and a half, about 3 hours south of San Fran, and the Pacific Coast Highway is AMAZING. I made the drive to San Fran and back a bunch of times, and it never gets old. The cliffs, ocean and curves. The Best though is just south of Monterey, through Pebble Beach and Carmel. Plus if youre in Monterey during the Concours D'Elegance you'll see some of the coolest cars, and tons of celebrities.
Another drive thats fun for a different reason is Ocean drive on South Beach. I lived 15 minutes away, and you cant beat it for sightseeing. Models everywhere.

take the back way up to SF next time (hwy 9 and 35) ;D

 

[dsgti]

I lived in Monterey, CA for about a year and a half, about 3 hours south of San Fran, and the Pacific Coast Highway is AMAZING. I made the drive to San Fran and back a bunch of times, and it never gets old. The cliffs, ocean and curves. The Best though is just south of Monterey, through Pebble Beach and Carmel. Plus if youre in Monterey during the Concours D'Elegance you'll see some of the coolest cars, and tons of celebrities.
Another drive thats fun for a different reason is Ocean drive on South Beach. I lived 15 minutes away, and you cant beat it for sightseeing. Models everywhere.

I drove on it once, both north and south of Monterey, in a rental 2006 Pontiac G6. Breathtaking! But I wish I had my GTI instead.

 

[xxxfast]

the 101 freeway from santa barb to oc (great view)


and pacific coast highway san clemente untill you get bored

 

[fastgti]

i like the autobahn between ansbach and frankfurt. it is a strait and windy road. as you all know on some parts of the autobahn there is no speed limit and when you pass the politzi (police) doing over 220 kph it is a good felling they do not stop you

 

[Thalo]

Is that east of Frankfurt or west? I've driven Frankfurt-Austria a couple times, it's pretty fun. Don't eat at any of the rest-stops along that stretch, if you ever go there, I got Salmonella eating Bratwurst at one of them but I don't know which one.

 

[uncle dude]

I thought it could be interesting to post google earth links of great roads - but I can't figure out how to do that. Anyone know?

 

[Dragon]

I thought it could be interesting to post google earth links of great roads - but I can't figure out how to do that. Anyone know?

Not sure if this a good link, but go to google maps and make your own map.

https://www.google.com/accounts/Ser...//maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=2

 

[fastgti]

We are south east ish of frankfurt