India, a country full of adrenaline-racking sports, hills, and roads, is quite popular among crazy enthusiasts. Yes, you heard it right, adrenaline-racking roads too. Among all the adventurous things like games, rafting, mountain climbing, biking, and many others, traveling on heart-racking roads is the most famous among enthusiasts. Now, we are going to look over some of the dangerous roads in INDIA.
Here are the Top 10 Dangerous Roads in India For That Memorable Road Trip:
1. Gata Loops
Situated somewhere on the Manali Highway, this road has an interesting story to its discovery. It was discovered by a group of four friends exploring the area of Manali. The blind and thin, approximately the width of the pin, will give mountain sickness.
And not only among adventure lovers, but it is also quite popular among people interested in paranormal activities. And the reason for this is that Gata loops, of approximately 21 loops, are haunted by a ghost. And this belief was quite popular when it was not so popular and was visited only by some truck drivers or insane adventurer lovers.
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2. Kolli Hill Road
Road MDR181, famous as Kolli Hills Road, is a dangerous mountain road having 46.7 km. This road is in Kolli Hills. And from here, it gets its name Kolli Hill Road. This is a small mountain range in the central part of Tamil Nadu.
What makes this road famous is the slight bends, not one or two but 70 fine bends and continuous. And the fact of having such a dangerous road gives it the name the ‘Mountain of Death’.
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3. 3-Level Zigzag Road
This Three-Level Zigzag Road is in Sikkim, and giving this road the award of the world’s most dizzying highway, won’t be wrong. And we are not offering this road the title of being the world’s most dizzying road without proper reason.
The reason for such a big claim is 100 hairpin turns in the length of 30 km only. And this road is dangerously beautiful as it gives a beautiful view of the valley.
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4. National Highway 22
There is no doubt that this is the scariest road in India. Moreover, it has been featured in the ‘IRT Deadliest Roads’ series.
Starting from Ambala, covering Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, it is also famous as Hindustan-Tibet Road. National Highway 22 is 459 km without any railings. There are many narrower and sharper blind turns on this road.
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5. Zoji La Pass
It is on National Highway 1 and is on the route of Srinagar-Leh road. This pass is at a great latitude, and it will allow you to see diverse scenery while traveling through it. This road is relatively narrow, and there are many grimes here. Read Also: 10 Places to Visit in Srinagar
6. Sangla Road
You must be very conscious while traveling this road. One moment of absent-mindedness will cost your life. Moreover, the hanging cliff overdrive and narrow lanes will be a heart-racing experience. Sangla road is closed while winter for safety measures.
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7. Kishtwar Road
Located in Jammu, in Kishtwar, this is spread over a length of 114 km. Having a gorge that is unfathomable on one side, this dangerous mountain trail is quite terrifying. One wrong step and you with your vehicle will not be able to move again.
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8. Bum La Pass
One of the deadliest roads ever is at the height of 16,500 feet in the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh. It is crystal clear that you will experience lesser oxygen at such a great height.
The bottlenecked roadways, hairpin sharp, and blind turns make the condition of this road more dreadful.
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9. Rohtang Pass
It won’t be wrong to call it Ground of corpses. And this name is enough to explain how dangerous it is. This pass is in the Pir Panjal range, and other than adventure lovers, it is also popular among tourists.
Landslides and bad climatic conditions are quite common here, making it more dangerous.
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10. Leh-Manali Highway
Despite being dreadful, it provides beautiful views of the valleys of Lahaul and Spiti. This of approximately 479 km in length. It is quite congested here because of the popularity of Leh-Ladakh.
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Conclusion
Of course, most of these are famous for providing breathtaking views, but at the same time, these roads are quite dangerous too. So, armatures shouldn’t try it, and even professionals should try with proper safety measures, and precautions, and soft-hearted people shouldn’t go there.
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