Best driving roads in Oregon.

Routes
13
Curated
1
Miles mapped
1,238
Graded corners
10,827
Quartzville rd.Little Malheur River + ExtrasTraverse Lake East Peak + Mount FannyHorseshoe Bend to McEwen ButteSumpter Valley Dredge TailingsEmigrant RoadMalheur + Canyon MeadowsHistoric Columbia River Highway + ExtrasVrostical’s CircutMcKenzie HighwayDooley Mountain Highway + ExtrasMount Hood WildernessMalheur Loop

13 routes in Oregon, 1 of them curated by Road & Rally, cover 1,238 miles and 10,827 graded corners — 2,146 of them tight enough to grade a 1 or 2. Most of them start around Baker City and Troutdale. The twistiest, Quartzville rd., packs 13.1 corners into every mile for 49 mi.

Corners are graded from each road’s own geometry on the rally 1–6 scale, where 1 is a hairpin. The app calls them out as you drive.

By the numbers

Curated drives

Picked, mapped and graded by Road & Rally.

  1. Malheur LoopNear Vale278 mi1,307 corners4.7 / mi82 tight

Drivers’ routes

Mapped by Road & Rally drivers, ordered by how much they bend.

  1. Quartzville rd.Near Foster49 mi643 corners13.1 / mi101 tight
  2. Little Malheur River + Extras87 mi1,110 corners12.7 / mi201 tight
  3. Traverse Lake East Peak + Mount Fanny77 mi922 corners12 / mi162 tight
  4. Horseshoe Bend to McEwen ButteNear Juntura67 mi808 corners12 / mi104 tight
  5. Sumpter Valley Dredge TailingsNear Baker City110 mi1,294 corners11.8 / mi460 tight
  6. Emigrant RoadNear Pendleton44 mi501 corners11.4 / mi84 tight
  7. Malheur + Canyon MeadowsNear Unity72 mi803 corners11.1 / mi129 tight
  8. Historic Columbia River Highway + ExtrasNear Troutdale47 mi455 corners9.6 / mi99 tight
  9. Vrostical’s CircutNear Sweet Home25 mi212 corners8.4 / mi34 tight
  10. McKenzie HighwayNear McKenzie Bridge37 mi287 corners7.9 / mi57 tight
  11. Dooley Mountain Highway + ExtrasNear Baker City106 mi783 corners7.4 / mi45 tight
  12. Mount Hood WildernessNear Troutdale239 mi1,702 corners7.1 / mi588 tight

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Questions

What is the curviest road in Oregon?
Of the 13 routes on Road & Rally in Oregon, Quartzville rd. bends the most: 13.1 graded corners per mile over 49 mi, 101 of them tight (grade 1 or 2). Corners are measured from the road’s own geometry, not estimated.
Where are the best driving roads in Oregon?
The routes drivers have mapped in Oregon cluster around Baker City and Troutdale. Every one is listed on this page with its distance and how many corners it has.
How do I find twisty roads near me in Oregon?
Road Finder scans any area of the map and scores every road in it on curvature and flow, so the most technical roads near you rise to the top. It is in the Road & Rally app, and on the web with a free account.
Can I drive these routes with turn-by-turn pace notes?
Yes. Open any route in the Road & Rally app and it navigates you there, calling every graded corner before you reach it — the way a rally co-driver would.

Drive them with pace notes.

Every route here opens in the Road & Rally app, navigates you to the start, and calls each corner before you reach it.