The Furka Pass is 12 hairpins in 31km, Switzerland

The Furka Pass is an ancient road, it was already in use in Roman times linking Gletsch and Andermatt in the Swiss Alps. Furka is one of the highest passes in Switzerland topping out at 2,463 metres. Understandably, it's closed in the winter months, often until as late as June.

If you go, expect steep slopes at 11% gradient, hairpin turns, switchbacks and sharp, blind corners making this a white-knuckle ride to all but the most experienced riders. At least the road is wide and perfectly surfaced - this is Switzerland, after all.

In 1964, James Bond made the hairpin bends of the Furka Pass famous in the film 'Goldfinger'. Remember this?