Short trips: 1 to 3 days
Compact routes for a long weekend or a few days off.
USA · 191 routes
The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
Photo by Eddie Suh on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Redwood Coast
Photo by Brewing Cats on UnsplashScenic byways
North Cascades Highway
© Ian Sane from Oregon, USA · CC BY 2.0Scenic byways
Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood
© Arjun R · CC BY-SA 4.0National park loops
Death Valley loop
Photo by Clayton Cardinalli on UnsplashScenic byways
Lake Tahoe loop
Photo by Nils Huenerfuerst on UnsplashScenic byways
Red rock Arizona
Photo by Michael Kirsh on UnsplashNational park loops
Going-to-the-Sun Road, west to east
Photo by Oleg Chursin on UnsplashScenic byways
Utah Scenic Byway 12
Photo by Caleb Jack on UnsplashScenic byways
Top of the Rockies to Aspen
© Ahodges7 · CC BY-SA 3.0Things to do in…
Colorado Springs to Rocky Mountain National Park
Photo by Richard Hedrick on UnsplashThemed road trips
High Road to Taos
Photo by Joshua J. Cotten on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Texas Gulf Coast
© Eric Guinther, User:Marshman · CC BY-SA 3.0National park loops
Chihuahuan Desert parks
© OakleyOriginals · CC BY 2.0Scenic byways
Arkansas Ozarks
© bobistraveling · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Lowcountry: Charleston to Savannah
Photo by Jeff DeWitt on UnsplashRV & family trips
Lake Michigan's dune coast
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Outer Banks
© Hans Stieglitz · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Florida Gulf Coast and the Everglades
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Florida’s Forgotten Coast
© JonMallard10 · CC BY 4.0National park loops
Lassen Volcanic loop: Burney Falls to the mud pots
© Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0National park loops
Yosemite end to end: sequoias, Glacier Point and Tioga Road
© Marty Aligata · CC BY-SA 4.0National park loops
Kings Canyon Scenic Byway and the Giant Forest
© m01229 · CC BY-SA 2.0Scenic byways
US-395: Alabama Hills, Manzanar and the bristlecones
© Sheila Sund from Salem, United States · CC BY 2.0Scenic byways
Mammoth Lakes, June Lake Loop and the ghost town of Bodie
© Jeedew · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Highway 1 south: San Francisco to Santa Cruz and Monterey
© FrankBrueck · CC BY-SA 3.0Coast & island drives
Sonoma and Mendocino coast on Highway 1
© G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0National park loops
Death Valley in depth: Dante’s View to Ubehebe Crater
© silvereye · CC BY 2.0Things to do in…
Santa Ynez Valley: missions, wine and dunes
© Taken by Scott D. Sullivan This image has been released for use worldwide under the licensing specified below. If you… · CC BY 3.0National park loops
Northern redwoods and the Oregon Caves on US-199
© Kirt Edblom from Kihei, Hi, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Coast & island drives
Oregon’s capes: Three Capes Route to Cape Perpetua
© Sandy Horvath-Dori from Grand Junction, CO, USA · CC BY 2.0Coast & island drives
Southern Oregon coast: Cape Arago to the Boardman corridor
© U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region · Public domainScenic byways
McKenzie Pass–Santiam Pass loop from Eugene
© Jstuby · CC0National park loops
Smith Rock, the Painted Hills and John Day Fossil Beds
© Rick Obst · CC BY 4.0Things to do in…
Willamette Valley: pinot noir hills and Silver Falls
© Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0Scenic byways
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway via Crater Lake
© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0National park loops
Mount Rainier’s east side: Sunrise and Chinook Pass
Europe · 227 routes
The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
Photo by Jean VIVIN on UnsplashClassic European drives
Lake Maggiore and Lake Orta
© Fabio Ingrosso from Italy · CC BY 2.0Villages, wine & culture
Bergamo, Lake Iseo and the Valcamonica rock art
Photo by VJ Von Art on UnsplashThemed road trips
Palladian villas and the Prosecco hills
© Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY-SA 4.0Motorhome-friendly trips
Po Delta: lagoons, abbeys and Ferrara
Photo by Monika Sojčáková on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Montefeltro: Rimini to Urbino and Gradara
© Antonio Castagna from Teramo, Italy · CC BY 2.0Coasts & islands
Conero Riviera and the Frasassi caves
Photo by Harald Munter on UnsplashMountains & lakes
Great Dolomite Road: Bolzano to Cortina
© Bernard Gagnon · CC0Coasts & islands
Gargano: forest, cliffs and sea stacks
© Adbar · CC BY-SA 3.0Themed road trips
Castles and ravines of the Alta Murgia
Photo by Patrick Pahlke on UnsplashMountains & lakes
Lake Garda loop
Photo by Luis van den Bos on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Langhe and Roero: Barolo country
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Italian Riviera: Genoa to Lerici
Photo by Markus Kammermann on UnsplashThemed road trips
Normandy’s D-Day beaches
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Finistère: the capes at the end of Brittany
Photo by Pascal Bernardon on UnsplashMotorhome-friendly trips
South Brittany: menhirs and the Gulf of Morbihan
Photo by Uta Scholl on UnsplashVillages, wine & culture
Italy’s Food Valley: Parma to Ravenna
© Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.0Villages, wine & culture
Upper Loire: canal bridges and Sancerre wine
© rob Stoeltje from loenen, netherlands · CC BY 2.0Mountains & lakes
Jura: yellow wine, blind valleys and waterfalls
Photo by Adrien Stachowiak on UnsplashMountains & lakes
Route des Crêtes through the Vosges
Photo by Tomás Robertson on UnsplashThemed road trips
Lorraine: Metz, Nancy and Verdun
© Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY 2.0Themed road trips
Champagne: Reims to the Côte des Blancs
Photo by Jose Manuel Esp on UnsplashClassic European drives
Pompeii and the Amalfi Coast from Naples
© Stadtgliederung · CC BY 4.0Mountains & lakes
Abruzzo: Gran Sasso and the stone villages
© Yann Forget · CC BY-SA 4.0Mountains & lakes
Vercors: gorges and cliff roads
© Martin Leveneur · CC BY-SA 3.0Motorhome-friendly trips
Savoy lakes and the Chartreuse massif
© Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר · CC BY-SA 4.0Mountains & lakes
Aosta Valley: castles and Gran Paradiso
Photo by James Orr on UnsplashClassic European drives
Luberon perched villages
© Calips · CC BY-SA 3.0Motorhome-friendly trips
Drôme provençale: olives, lavender and Roman Vaison
© Tamaya-ft · CC BY-SA 4.0Motorhome-friendly trips
Ardèche gorges and the Chauvet cave
Photo by Samuele Bertoli on UnsplashMountains & lakes
Stelvio and Bernina: two giants of the Alps
© H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0Villages, wine & culture
Cathar castles of the Corbières
© dynamosquito from France · CC BY-SA 2.0Classic European drives
French Basque Country: coast and hill villages
© Giuseppe Paris · CC BY 3.0Villages, wine & culture
Val d’Orcia slow road
© Ralf Houven · CC BY 3.0Themed road trips
Castles of the Rhine and Moselle
© JYB Devot · CC BY-SA 4.0Mountains & lakes
Red gorges behind Nice
© Thomas Bresson · CC BY 2.0Villages, wine & culture
Alsace Wine Route
Oceania · 50 routes
The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.
Classic American drives
From the Bay of Islands to Cape Reinga and back
Themed road trips
The Kauri Coast and Hokianga from Kaikohe to Matakohe
Things to do in…
Three days in the Bay of Islands: Waitangi to Kerikeri
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Auckland and the wild Waitākere west coast beaches
Photo by RE Walsh on UnsplashRV & family trips
Auckland to Whangārei by the north-east coast
© Daderot · Public domainThemed road trips
Waikato circuit: Hobbiton, Waitomo caves, Kawhia and Raglan
Things to do in…
Two days along the Bay of Plenty from Waihī to Te Kaha
Classic American drives
Rotorua, Taupō and Tongariro: a volcanic plateau road trip
National park loops
Tongariro National Park, Whakapapa and Ōhakune in two days
Things to do in…
Waitomo caves and the SH3 coast road to New Plymouth
National park loops
Around Mt Taranaki on the Surf Highway and mountain roads
RV & family trips
The Forgotten World Highway from Stratford to Taumarunui
Themed road trips
The Whanganui River Road from Whanganui to Ōhakune
Photo by Charlie Charoenwattana on UnsplashThemed road trips
Hawke's Bay: Napier, Hastings, wine and Cape Kidnappers
© Karora · Public domainThemed road trips
Wellington to Wairarapa wine country and Cape Palliser
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Taihape to Wellington through Manawatū and the Kāpiti Coast
Classic American drives
From Picton Through the Marlborough Sounds to Nelson
Photo by Carson Vara on UnsplashClassic American drives
Along SH1 from Picton through Marlborough Wine Country to Kaikōura
© Ulrich Lange, Bochum, Germany · CC BY 3.0Things to do in…
From Nelson to Westport via Nelson Lakes and the Buller Gorge
Photo by Maximilian Brand on UnsplashThings to do in…
Punakaiki to Hokitika: Pancake Rocks, Lake Brunner and Gorge
Classic American drives
Christchurch to Greymouth over Lewis Pass with Hanmer Springs
Photo by Michael Sanchez on UnsplashClassic American drives
Greymouth to Christchurch over Arthur's Pass
© Jens Hilligsøe · CC BY 2.0Themed road trips
Christchurch and Banks Peninsula to Akaroa
Things to do in…
From Franz Josef and Fox Glacier to Haast and Jackson Bay
Classic American drives
Mackenzie Country lakes and Aoraki / Mount Cook
Things to do in…
Oamaru to Dunedin along the North Otago coast
Photo by Sulthan Auliya on UnsplashThings to do in…
Dunedin city and the wildlife of Otago Peninsula
© Mattinbgn (talk · contribs) · CC BY 3.0National park loops
The Catlins coast from Balclutha to Invercargill
Photo by Denise Jans on UnsplashClassic American drives
Queenstown, Glenorchy and Arrowtown on Lake Wakatipu
Photo by Ian Ward on UnsplashThings to do in…
Crown Range and Lake Wānaka to Cromwell
© Mattinbgn (talk · contribs) · CC BY 3.0Themed road trips
Along the Otago Central Rail Trail by road
National park loops
Te Anau to Milford Sound via Homer Tunnel
Themed road trips
Bluff to Stewart Island / Rakiura and Ulva Island
Photo by Paddy Pohlod on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Grand Pacific Drive: Sydney to Kiama
Photo by Jamie Davies on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Great Ocean Road: Torquay to Warrnambool
Photo by Mike Newbry on UnsplashCoast & island drives
Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island
FAQs
How many routes are in this list?
468 routes: USA 191, Europe 227, Oceania 50.
How is this list chosen?
This list is put together automatically from our route data (season estimate, trip length, terrain, passes and size limits), currently 468 trip guides.