# Porsche Trails > An independent guide to the world's best driving roads for Porsche owners, from the 911 and 718 to the Taycan, with targa rallies, model guides, owner communities and road trip advice. Porsche Trails is an independent enthusiast site. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG or any Porsche club. Porsche, 911, Carrera, Targa, Boxster, Cayman and Taycan are trademarks of their respective owners. Content may be quoted and summarised with a link back. The full text of the site in one file is at https://porschetrails.com/llms-full.txt. ## Trails: Europe - [Stelvio Pass](https://porschetrails.com/trails/stelvio-pass.md): Italy. Driving the Stelvio Pass in your Porsche: 48 numbered hairpins, a 2,757 m summit, the best time to go and how to avoid the traffic. - [Transfăgărășan](https://porschetrails.com/trails/transfagarasan.md): Romania. The Transfăgărășan (DN7C) in your Porsche: 90 km across Romania's Făgăraș Mountains, when the road opens, surface quality and what a low car needs to know. - [Grossglockner High Alpine Road](https://porschetrails.com/trails/grossglockner-high-alpine-road.md): Austria. Grossglockner High Alpine Road in your Porsche: 48 km, 36 hairpins and a 2,504 m pass on Austria's toll road, long used by Porsche for testing. Season and tips. - [Furka, Grimsel & Susten Loop](https://porschetrails.com/trails/furka-grimsel-susten-loop.md): Switzerland. The Furka, Grimsel and Susten passes as one 120 km loop from Andermatt: the best day's driving in Switzerland for your Porsche. - [Col de Turini](https://porschetrails.com/trails/col-de-turini.md): France. Col de Turini in your Porsche: the Monte Carlo Rally's most famous stage, where the 911 made its rally name, an hour from Nice. Routes, surface and direction. - [Route Napoléon](https://porschetrails.com/trails/route-napoleon.md): France. Route Napoléon in your Porsche: the fast, flowing N85 from the Riviera into the Alps, with Grasse to Castellane among Europe's best roads. - [Route des Grandes Alpes](https://porschetrails.com/trails/route-des-grandes-alpes.md): France. The Route des Grandes Alpes in your Porsche: 720 km from Lake Geneva to Nice over the Iseran, Galibier and more. A multi-day itinerary. - [Nürburgring Nordschleife](https://porschetrails.com/trails/nurburgring-nordschleife.md): Germany. Driving the Nürburgring Nordschleife in your Porsche: how Touristenfahrten public laps work, what to prepare, and the Eifel roads around it. - [Black Forest High Road](https://porschetrails.com/trails/black-forest-high-road.md): Germany. The B500 Black Forest High Road in your Porsche: 60 km of fast, smooth ridge-top sweepers from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt, an hour or so from Stuttgart. - [Great Dolomites Road & Sella Ronda](https://porschetrails.com/trails/great-dolomites-road.md): Italy. The Great Dolomites Road and Sella Ronda in your Porsche: Bolzano to Cortina over the Pordoi and Falzarego, plus the four-pass loop around the Sella massif. - [Targa Florio Circuit](https://porschetrails.com/trails/targa-florio-circuit.md): Italy. The Targa Florio circuit in your Porsche: Sicily's 72 km Madonie loop, where Porsche won 11 times and the 911 Targa got its name. - [Atlantic Ocean Road](https://porschetrails.com/trails/atlantic-ocean-road.md): Norway. The Atlantic Ocean Road in Norway: 8.3 km and eight bridges across open sea, including Storseisundet. How to fit it into a trip in your Porsche with Trollstigen. - [Trollstigen](https://porschetrails.com/trails/trollstigen.md): Norway. Trollstigen in your Porsche: eleven hairpins up a 10% Norwegian mountain wall beside the Stigfossen waterfall. Opening season, closures and route planning. - [North Coast 500](https://porschetrails.com/trails/north-coast-500.md): United Kingdom. The North Coast 500 in your Porsche: 516 miles around the Scottish Highlands, the Bealach na Bà, the best sections and how to plan fuel. - [Evo Triangle](https://porschetrails.com/trails/evo-triangle.md): United Kingdom. The Evo Triangle in North Wales: a 20-mile loop of the A5, A543 and B4501 across the Denbigh Moors, made famous by road testers and good in your Porsche. - [Black Mountain Pass](https://porschetrails.com/trails/black-mountain-pass.md): United Kingdom. The A4069 Black Mountain Pass in your Porsche: 20 miles across the western Brecon Beacons with open moorland sweepers and the famous Tro Gwcw hairpin. - [Isle of Man TT Mountain Course](https://porschetrails.com/trails/isle-of-man-mountain-course.md): Isle of Man. Drive the 37.73-mile Isle of Man TT Mountain Course in your Porsche: the derestricted A18 mountain road, ferry logistics and when the roads are open. - [Stuttgart Porsche Loop: Zuffenhausen, Solitude & Weissach](https://porschetrails.com/trails/stuttgart-porsche-loop.md): Germany. A pilgrimage loop for your Porsche around Stuttgart: the Zuffenhausen museum and factory, the old Solitude circuit roads and the lanes to Weissach. - [N222 Douro Valley](https://porschetrails.com/trails/n222-douro-valley.md): Portugal. Portugal's N222 from Peso da Régua to Pinhão: 27 km and 93 bends along the Douro river through port wine terraces, and how it drives in your Porsche. - [Sa Calobra](https://porschetrails.com/trails/sa-calobra.md): Spain. Sa Calobra in Mallorca in your Porsche: 13 km of hairpins and the 270-degree Tie Knot descending from Coll dels Reis to the sea. When to drive it. ## Trails: North America - [Tail of the Dragon](https://porschetrails.com/trails/tail-of-the-dragon.md): United States. Tail of the Dragon in your Porsche: 318 curves in 11 miles on US 129 at Deals Gap, with tips on timing, enforcement and nearby roads. - [Pacific Coast Highway: Big Sur](https://porschetrails.com/trails/pacific-coast-highway-big-sur.md): United States. Driving Highway 1 through Big Sur in your Porsche: 90 miles of Pacific cliffs from Carmel to San Simeon, Bixby Bridge, closures and the best time of day. - [Angeles Crest Highway](https://porschetrails.com/trails/angeles-crest-highway.md): United States. Angeles Crest Highway (SR 2) in your Porsche: 66 miles through the San Gabriel Mountains above Los Angeles, climbing to 7,903 ft at Dawson Saddle. - [Blue Ridge Parkway](https://porschetrails.com/trails/blue-ridge-parkway.md): United States. The Blue Ridge Parkway in your Porsche: 469 miles of unbroken ridge-top curves through Virginia and North Carolina, the Linn Cove Viaduct and trip planning. - [Million Dollar Highway](https://porschetrails.com/trails/million-dollar-highway.md): United States. Colorado's Million Dollar Highway in your Porsche: 25 miles of US 550 from Ouray to Silverton over 11,018 ft Red Mountain Pass, with no guardrails. - [Beartooth Highway](https://porschetrails.com/trails/beartooth-highway.md): United States. The Beartooth Highway in your Porsche: 68 miles of US 212 from Red Lodge to Yellowstone over a 10,947 ft pass. Season, switchbacks and what to expect. - [Sea to Sky Highway & Duffey Lake Road](https://porschetrails.com/trails/sea-to-sky-highway.md): Canada. BC's Sea to Sky Highway and Duffey Lake Road in your Porsche: Highway 99 from Vancouver past Whistler to Lillooet, where the real driving begins. - [Cabot Trail](https://porschetrails.com/trails/cabot-trail.md): Canada. The Cabot Trail in your Porsche: a 298 km loop around Cape Breton Island with ocean cliffs, highland climbs and the best direction to drive it. ## Trails: Asia & Middle East - [Hakone Turnpike](https://porschetrails.com/trails/hakone-turnpike.md): Japan. Hakone Turnpike in your Porsche: Japan's best-known driving toll road, climbing from Odawara to the Daikanzan summit lounge. Tolls, hours and nearby roads. - [Irohazaka](https://porschetrails.com/trails/irohazaka.md): Japan. Irohazaka in your Porsche: 48 hairpins on two one-way roads between Nikkō and Lake Chūzenji, each bend named for a character of the old Japanese syllabary. - [Mae Hong Son Loop](https://porschetrails.com/trails/mae-hong-son-loop.md): Thailand. The Mae Hong Son Loop in your Porsche: 600 km and a claimed 1,864 curves through the mountains of northern Thailand from Chiang Mai via Pai. - [Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road](https://porschetrails.com/trails/jebel-hafeet.md): United Arab Emirates. Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road in your Porsche: 11.7 km and 60 corners of perfect three-lane tarmac climbing a desert mountain near Al Ain in the UAE. ## Trails: Oceania - [Great Ocean Road](https://porschetrails.com/trails/great-ocean-road.md): Australia. The Great Ocean Road in your Porsche: 243 km along Victoria's coast from Torquay past Lorne and Apollo Bay to the Twelve Apostles, plus the Otways hinterland. - [Lyell Highway & the 99 Bends](https://porschetrails.com/trails/lyell-highway-tasmania.md): Australia. Tasmania's Lyell Highway in your Porsche: Hobart to Queenstown through World Heritage wilderness, finishing on the 99 Bends used by Targa Tasmania. - [Great Alpine Road](https://porschetrails.com/trails/great-alpine-road.md): Australia. Victoria's Great Alpine Road in your Porsche: 339 km over Mount Hotham, Australia's highest year-round sealed road, with the best side roads in the High Country. - [Crown Range Road](https://porschetrails.com/trails/crown-range-road.md): New Zealand. The Crown Range Road in your Porsche: New Zealand's highest main road, from Queenstown over a 1,076 m summit to Wānaka through the Cardrona Valley. ## Trails: Africa - [Chapman's Peak Drive](https://porschetrails.com/trails/chapmans-peak-drive.md): South Africa. Chapman's Peak Drive in your Porsche: 9 km and 114 curves cut into the cliffs between Hout Bay and Noordhoek, twenty minutes from central Cape Town. - [Franschhoek Pass](https://porschetrails.com/trails/franschhoek-pass.md): South Africa. Franschhoek Pass in your Porsche: the Western Cape's favourite driving road, climbing from the wine town of Franschhoek over the mountains towards Villiersdorp. ## Trails: South America - [Serra do Rio do Rastro](https://porschetrails.com/trails/serra-do-rio-do-rastro.md): Brazil. Serra do Rio do Rastro in your Porsche: the SC-390 in southern Brazil, climbing more than 1,400 m through hundreds of curves and a wall of stacked hairpins. ## Models - [Porsche 356 (1948–1965)](https://porschetrails.com/models/356.md): Porsche 356 guide: the first car to carry the name, built from 1948 to 1965. Pre-A, A, B and C, the Speedster and Carrera, what to check and how it tours. - [Porsche 911 (original and G-series) (1964–1989)](https://porschetrails.com/models/911-classic.md): Classic Porsche 911 guide, 1964 to 1989: the original cars, Carrera RS 2.7, impact-bumper G-series, SC, Carrera 3.2 and 930 Turbo. Variants and checks. - [Porsche 911 (964) (1989–1994)](https://porschetrails.com/models/911-964.md): Porsche 964 guide: the 1989 to 1994 911 with coil springs, ABS, power steering and the first Carrera 4. Carrera RS, Turbo, known faults and touring notes. - [Porsche 911 (993) (1993–1998)](https://porschetrails.com/models/911-993.md): Porsche 993 guide: the last air-cooled 911, built from 1993 to 1998, with multi-link rear suspension. Carrera, Turbo, RS and GT2, faults and touring notes. - [Porsche 911 (996) (1997–2005)](https://porschetrails.com/models/911-996.md): Porsche 996 guide: the first water-cooled 911, 1997 to 2005. Carrera, Turbo, GT3 and GT2, the IMS bearing and bore scoring questions, and how it tours. - [Porsche 911 (997) (2004–2012)](https://porschetrails.com/models/911-997.md): Porsche 997 guide: the 2004 to 2012 911, with first and second generations, PDK, Turbo, GT3, GT3 RS 4.0 and GT2 RS. What to check and how it tours. - [Porsche 911 (991) (2011–2019)](https://porschetrails.com/models/911-991.md): Porsche 991 guide: the 2011 to 2019 911 with a longer wheelbase and electric power steering. Turbocharged Carreras, GT3, 911 R, GT2 RS and what to check. - [Porsche 911 (992) (2019–present)](https://porschetrails.com/models/911-992.md): Porsche 992 guide: the current 911, from Carrera to GT3 RS, Dakar, S/T and the T-Hybrid GTS. Engines, variants, width on mountain roads and touring notes. - [Porsche Boxster and Cayman (986 and 987) (1996–2012)](https://porschetrails.com/models/boxster-cayman-986-987.md): Porsche 986 and 987 guide: the original Boxster and the first Cayman, 1996 to 2012. Engines, variants, IMS and bore scoring checks and touring notes. - [Porsche Boxster and Cayman (981 and 718) (2012–2025)](https://porschetrails.com/models/718-981.md): Porsche 981 and 718 guide: Boxster and Cayman from 2012, the turbo four-cylinder cars, GT4, Spyder, GTS 4.0 and GT4 RS. Variants, checks and touring notes. - [Porsche 914 (1969–1976)](https://porschetrails.com/models/914.md): Porsche 914 guide: the mid-engined Volkswagen and Porsche joint project of 1969 to 1976. 914/4 and 914/6, rust, gear linkage and how it drives on a pass. - [Porsche 924, 944 and 968 (1976–1995)](https://porschetrails.com/models/944-transaxle.md): Porsche 924, 944 and 968 guide: the front-engined transaxle cars of 1976 to 1995. Engines, Turbo and S2, timing belt care and why they tour so well. - [Porsche Carrera GT (2003–2006)](https://porschetrails.com/models/carrera-gt.md): Porsche Carrera GT guide: the 2003 to 2006 V10 supercar with a carbon chassis and manual gearbox. Origins, production numbers and what ownership involves. - [Porsche 918 Spyder (2013–2015)](https://porschetrails.com/models/918-spyder.md): Porsche 918 Spyder guide: the 2013 to 2015 plug-in hybrid hypercar with a 4.6 V8 and two electric motors. Specification, 918 built, and ownership notes. - [Porsche Taycan (2019–present)](https://porschetrails.com/models/taycan.md): Porsche Taycan guide: the electric Porsche from 2019, with 800-volt charging and a two-speed gearbox. Variants, battery recalls and planning a mountain tour. ## Guides - [How to Prepare Your Porsche for a Road Trip](https://porschetrails.com/guides/road-trip-preparation.md): Packing, fuel range, ground clearance, tyres, brakes and paperwork for touring in your Porsche, from a weekend in Wales to two weeks in the Alps. - [Porsche Track Day Modifications: What to Do First](https://porschetrails.com/guides/track-day-modifications.md): Sensible track day preparation for your Porsche: brakes, tyres, geometry, oil control, cooling, seats, data from Porsche Track Precision and AiM, and engine swaps. - [Buying a Used Porsche 911, Cayman or Boxster: What to Check](https://porschetrails.com/guides/buying-a-used-911-or-cayman.md): A buyer's checklist for used Porsche sports cars: which generation suits you, IMS bearing, bore scoring, over-rev data, service history and inspection. - [Porsche Recalls and Known Issues: How to Check Your Car](https://porschetrails.com/guides/recalls-and-known-issues.md): How to check your Porsche for outstanding recalls by VIN, notable campaigns on the 911, 718, Carrera GT, 918 and Taycan, and the faults that were never recalls. - [Porsche Colours: Famous Factory Paints and Paint to Sample](https://porschetrails.com/guides/porsche-colours.md): Well-known Porsche paint colours by era, from Irish Green and Guards Red to Rubystone, Riviera Blue and Shark Blue, plus Paint to Sample and racing liveries. - [Porsche History: Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche, Zuffenhausen and Volkswagen](https://porschetrails.com/guides/porsche-history.md): The story of Porsche from Ferdinand Porsche's design office of 1931 and its wartime work to the 356, the 911, the Piëch years, Volkswagen and the 2022 flotation. - [Famous Porsche Drivers: Herrmann, Siffert, Elford, Ickx, Bell, Bellof, Röhrl](https://porschetrails.com/guides/famous-porsche-drivers.md): The drivers who made Porsche's name: Hans Herrmann, Jo Siffert, Vic Elford, Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell, Hurley Haywood, Stefan Bellof, Walter Röhrl and more. - [Famous Porsche Cars: 550 Spyder, 917, 956, 959 and More](https://porschetrails.com/guides/famous-porsche-cars.md): The Porsche cars everyone should know: the 550 Spyder, 904, Carrera RS 2.7, 917, 935, 936, 956 and 962, 959, 911 GT1, 919 Hybrid and the modern hypercars. ## Events, tracks, garages and communities - [Targa rallies, race series and gatherings](https://porschetrails.com/events.md): tarmac rallies, one-make series, hill climbs and owner events. - [Race tracks and track day organisers](https://porschetrails.com/tracks.md): circuits with public track days, with coordinates. - [Dealers and independent specialists](https://porschetrails.com/garages.md): where to buy, service and repair, with coordinates. - [Clubs, forums and specialists](https://porschetrails.com/communities.md): owner communities worldwide. - [World map](https://porschetrails.com/map/): every road, track, event, dealer and specialist as pins with filters. ## Blog - [Luftgekühlt 12 Comes to Georgia on 10 October](https://porschetrails.com/blog/2026-10-04-luftgekuhlt-12-atlanta.md): The air-cooled Porsche show Luftgekühlt holds its twelfth edition on Saturday 10 October 2026 at the Town at Trilith, south of Atlanta. What to know. - [Ceramic or Iron: Looking After Your Brakes on a Long Descent](https://porschetrails.com/blog/2026-10-03-ceramic-or-iron-brakes-on-long-descents.md): How Porsche's iron and carbon-ceramic PCCB brakes behave on a long alpine descent, why fluid matters more than discs, and how to drive down a pass. - [Le Mans Classic Is Now Annual: Heritage Edition Set for July 2027](https://porschetrails.com/blog/2026-10-02-le-mans-classic-goes-annual.md): Le Mans Classic has moved to an annual, alternating format. The first Legend edition ran in July 2026 and the Heritage edition follows on 1 to 4 July 2027. - [How a Sicilian Road Race Named the 911 Targa](https://porschetrails.com/blog/2026-10-01-how-the-targa-florio-named-the-911-targa.md): Porsche won the Targa Florio eleven times and named its open 911 after it in 1965. The story of the race, the roll hoop and the roads you can still drive. - [Alpine Passes in October: The Last Good Fortnight](https://porschetrails.com/blog/2026-09-30-alpine-passes-october-window.md): Most high alpine passes close by early November. Why the first half of October is a good time to drive them in your Porsche, and what to watch for. - [Why a 911 Is So Good Out of a Hairpin](https://porschetrails.com/blog/2026-09-29-why-a-911-works-out-of-a-hairpin.md): The engine behind the rear axle gives a Porsche 911 exceptional traction out of slow corners. Here is how it works and how to use it on a mountain pass. - [The Grossglockner: Porsche's Home Test Hill](https://porschetrails.com/blog/2026-09-28-grossglockner-porsche-test-hill.md): Why the Grossglockner High Alpine Road matters to Porsche, from the first 356s built at Gmünd to today's prototypes, and how to drive it yourself. ## Optional - [Photo credits](https://porschetrails.com/credits/): attribution and licences for photographs. - [RSS feed](https://porschetrails.com/rss.xml) - [Sitemap](https://porschetrails.com/sitemap-index.xml)