Sardinia · Italy
Orientale Sarda
SS125Baunei to Dorgali
Distance27.2 mi44 km
Drive time57 minon the road
DifficultyDemandingtightness 6 of 10
Often called the best driving road in the world, 50 km through the limestone Supramonte above the Gulf of Orosei on near-perfect asphalt, over a succession of named mountain passes.
From Baunei the SS125 climbs into the Supramonte through passes separated by limestone plateaux, topping out at Ghenna 'e Silana (1,002 m) before descending through cork-oak forest toward Dorgali, near Gorropu, Italy’s deepest gorge. Short straights into continuous blind bends on impeccable asphalt, with almost no traffic.
Scenery
MountainGorgeForestCoast
Where it runs
BauneiStart · Sardinia
DorgaliEnd · Sardinia
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Character
Corners98bends
Tightness6of 10
Max gradient17%≈ 1-in-6
Hairpins2tight bends
Climb673 mtotal ascent
Summit1,044 mhighest point of the line · 3,425 ft
Elevation
under 4%4–8%over 8%462 – 1,044 mHazards
- blind bends
- rockfall after rain
- free-roaming livestock
- very limited phone signal and fuel
Sources: Road geometry © OpenStreetMap contributors
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