Scotland’s North Coast 500 – 830km of summer pleasure
Norway’s twisting and sea-battered Atlantic Ocean Road is the “Ultimate Summer Drive”, with Portugal’s Estoril Ocean Drive close behind, research has found.
In third place was Lake Como, Italy, followed in fourth place by the Peloponnesus in Greece. Fifth ultimate summer drive was a Scottish Highland drive The North Coast 500, as pictured below.
The 8.3km Atlantic Ocean Road was judged to be best according to a statistical formula developed for Tom Tom. The road has a blend of spectacular views, quality pavement and perfect light conditions. It is part of County Road 64 that runs through an archipelago in Eide and Averøy in Møre og Romsdal. It was opened in 1989.
As the video also shows, there can also be at times a certain excitement to driving the Atlantic Ocean Road. Just remember to thoroughly wash your vehicle after passing through one of the salt-water waves that might engulf you.
The European research was conducted by Censuswide with fieldwork conducted in May. Data was secured by an online survey of 14,000 adults over the age of 18 in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands – around 2,000 from each country.
Is your favourite road included? Check the results of3972 TomTom’s 25 Ultimate Summer Drives in Europe that were split into five categories:
Best Coastal Roads
Amalfi Coast – Italy
Ireland's Causeway Coastal Route – Ireland
Costa Brava – Spain
Estoril Coast Drive, Portugal
Dalmatian Coast – Croatia
Best Woodland Roads
Route 500 Schwarzwald Hochstrasse, Black Forest – Germany
A5 Chirk to Bethesda via Snowdonia Park – Wales
Los Alcornocales national park – Spain
New Forest – England
Lake Como – Italy
Best Mountain Roads
Furka Pass – Switzerland
The Stelvio Pass – Italy
Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse – Austria
Col Volteux – France
Trollstigen – Norway
Most Epic Road Trip Drives
The North Coast 500, Scottish Highlands
Atlantic Ocean Road – Norway
Route One – Iceland
Wild Atlantic Way – Ireland
Basque Circuit – Spain, France
Best Historical Drives
Route Napoleon, Alpes-Maritimes – France
Romance Road – Germany
The Marguerite Route – Denmark
The Peloponnesus - Greece
Transfagarasan – Romania
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A formula was used to classify the drives:
((P+T) x (R+SC)) x100/21.3333
SS+AT+W
where:
T = Type of Road
SS = Slope and Skew
AT = Amount of Traffic
P = Stopping Points
R = Remoteness of Road
SC = Surrounding Scenery
W = Weather
The formula outputs a Perfect Drive percentage score that was used to identify the best routes.
In third place was Lake Como, Italy, followed in fourth place by the Peloponnesus in Greece. Fifth ultimate summer drive was a Scottish Highland drive The North Coast 500, as pictured below.
The 8.3km Atlantic Ocean Road was judged to be best according to a statistical formula developed for Tom Tom. The road has a blend of spectacular views, quality pavement and perfect light conditions. It is part of County Road 64 that runs through an archipelago in Eide and Averøy in Møre og Romsdal. It was opened in 1989.
As the video also shows, there can also be at times a certain excitement to driving the Atlantic Ocean Road. Just remember to thoroughly wash your vehicle after passing through one of the salt-water waves that might engulf you.
The European research was conducted by Censuswide with fieldwork conducted in May. Data was secured by an online survey of 14,000 adults over the age of 18 in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and The Netherlands – around 2,000 from each country.
Is your favourite road included? Check the results of
Best Coastal Roads
Amalfi Coast – Italy
Ireland's Causeway Coastal Route – Ireland
Costa Brava – Spain
Estoril Coast Drive, Portugal
Dalmatian Coast – Croatia
Best Woodland Roads
Route 500 Schwarzwald Hochstrasse, Black Forest – Germany
A5 Chirk to Bethesda via Snowdonia Park – Wales
Los Alcornocales national park – Spain
New Forest – England
Lake Como – Italy
Best Mountain Roads
Furka Pass – Switzerland
The Stelvio Pass – Italy
Grossglockner Hochalpenstrasse – Austria
Col Volteux – France
Trollstigen – Norway
Most Epic Road Trip Drives
The North Coast 500, Scottish Highlands
Atlantic Ocean Road – Norway
Route One – Iceland
Wild Atlantic Way – Ireland
Basque Circuit – Spain, France
Best Historical Drives
Route Napoleon, Alpes-Maritimes – France
Romance Road – Germany
The Marguerite Route – Denmark
The Peloponnesus - Greece
Transfagarasan – Romania
Think you have a better road? Send a picture and a brief 200-word description about why your road is best to <%$Linker:
A formula was used to classify the drives:
((P+T) x (R+SC)) x100/21.3333
SS+AT+W
where:
T = Type of Road
SS = Slope and Skew
AT = Amount of Traffic
P = Stopping Points
R = Remoteness of Road
SC = Surrounding Scenery
W = Weather
The formula outputs a Perfect Drive percentage score that was used to identify the best routes.
