Section of the twisting road between Pollachi and Valparai in Tamil Nadu, India, known as highway 78.

---

As they wind their way drivers have to negotiate 46 switchbacks, or hairpin bends, over the course of just a few kilometres

---

Size: 5119px × 3413px
Location: Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Photo credit: © pjhpix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: ascent, bend, bends, caution, challenge, challenging, climb, construction, curves, danger, demanding, descent, difficult, dramatic, drive, drivers, driving, engineering, hairpin, high, highway, hill, hillside, india, indian, landscape, mountain, mountainside, nadu, nature, pollachi, road, route, scenic, slow, spectacular, steep, switchback, switchbacks, tamil, travel, turning, twisting, valparai, vehicle, vehicles, vehicular, viewpoint, winding