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16 starting routes, grouped by the driving reality that matters most. Every card shows enough practical context to rule a route in or out before deeper planning.

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01 / 5 primary routes

Coastal Drives

Choose a sea-edge route by direction, stopping rhythm, parking pressure, and exposure to cliffs or wind.

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Highway 1 tracing the cliffs above California's Pacific coast

California / United States

California Highway 1: San Francisco to Los Angeles

A Pacific coast drive where direction, Big Sur access, viewpoint traffic, and unhurried overnight stops matter more than raw mileage.

Time
7-10 days
Distance
Approx. 750 km
Driving
Right
Road
Moderate
Window
April-October
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A road crossing green coastal hills along South Africa's Garden Route

Western Cape / Eastern Cape / South Africa

South Africa's Garden Route: Cape Town to Gqeberha

A varied southern-coast journey that works best with time for the Winelands, forest walks, beaches, and wildlife stops beyond the main road.

Time
7-10 days
Distance
Approx. 760 km
Driving
Left
Road
Easy
Window
September-May
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A winding coastal highway above sea stacks on Australia's Southern Ocean

Victoria / Australia

Great Ocean Road: Torquay to the Shipwreck Coast

Australia's signature coastal drive compresses surf towns, cliff roads, rainforest, wildlife, and the limestone stacks of the Shipwreck Coast into a short route that deserves several days rather than a rushed day trip.

Time
3-5 days
Distance
243 km core road; longer touring itineraries extend to Port Fairy
Driving
Left
Road
Easy
Window
October-April
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A narrow cliff road passing Mediterranean villages above the Amalfi Coast

Campania / Italy

Amalfi Coast Road: SS163 from Vietri sul Mare to Positano

The Amalfi Drive earns Life List status through intensity rather than distance: a short cliff road of villages, blind bends, buses, scarce parking, sea views, and seasonal traffic controls where public transport can be the smarter choice on peak days.

Time
3-5 days
Distance
Approx. 50 km core SS163 coastal road
Driving
Right
Road
Demanding
Window
April-June / September-October
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A winding coastal road crossing green headlands on Ireland's Atlantic coast

Donegal / Sligo / Mayo / Galway / Clare / Kerry / Cork / Ireland

Wild Atlantic Way: Malin Head to Kinsale

Ireland's 2,500 km Atlantic touring route is a long-form coastal achievement where narrow local roads, weather, villages, peninsulas, and frequent scenic detours make 10 days a minimum and two weeks or more a stronger first plan.

Time
14-21 days
Distance
Approx. 2,500 km
Driving
Left
Road
Moderate
Window
May-September
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02 / 2 primary routes

Island & Ring Roads

Compare loops by daily mileage, weather exposure, ferry dependence, fuel spacing, and the cost of changing direction.

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Iceland's Route 1 crossing a broad volcanic plain beneath mountains

Iceland

Iceland Ring Road: The Complete Route 1 Loop

A full-island circuit shaped by fast weather changes, long summer light, winter constraints, and the temptation to add too many side roads.

Time
10-14 days
Distance
Approx. 1,320 km
Driving
Right
Road
Moderate
Window
May-September
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A South Island road running between golden grass and alpine ridges

South Island / New Zealand

New Zealand South Island Grand Loop

A high-reward circuit where ferries, alpine passes, one-lane bridges, weather, and frequent scenic stops make conservative daily distances worthwhile.

Time
14-21 days
Distance
Approx. 2,500 km
Driving
Left
Road
Moderate
Window
November-April
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03 / 3 primary routes

Mountain & Park Roads

Balance high passes and national-park scenery against permits, wildlife, seasonal access, and time on foot.

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A quiet paved road passing through a green birch forest in Hokkaido

Hokkaido / Japan

Hokkaido Scenic Loop: Sapporo, Furano and Eastern Hokkaido

A spacious northern-Japan loop connecting farm country, caldera lakes, coastal wetlands, and mountain passes over genuinely long distances.

Time
10-14 days
Distance
Approx. 1,600 km
Driving
Left
Road
Moderate
Window
June-October
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The Icefields Parkway leading toward peaks in the Canadian Rockies

Alberta / Canada

Canadian Rockies: Banff to Jasper via the Icefields Parkway

A short mountain corridor that needs several days once trailheads, wildlife, limited services, and the pull of every glacier viewpoint are counted.

Time
5-7 days
Distance
Approx. 290 km
Driving
Right
Road
Moderate
Window
June-September
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Geiranger-Trollstigen hairpin roads descending beside waterfalls toward a deep Norwegian fjord

Møre og Romsdal / Western Norway / Norway

Norwegian Scenic Route Geiranger–Trollstigen

A 104 km official Norwegian Scenic Route combining fjord edges, one ferry crossing, high mountain roads, formal viewpoints and Trollstigen's eleven hairpin bends, with seasonal access as part of the planning challenge.

Time
2-3 days
Distance
104 km official scenic route
Driving
Right
Road
Demanding
Window
June-September
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04 / 2 primary routes

Remote & Rugged Roads

Assess gravel, single-track etiquette, fuel range, ferry timing, signal gaps, and realistic fallback plans.

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A narrow single-track road winding through the Scottish Highlands

Scottish Highlands / United Kingdom

Scotland North Coast 500

A compact Highlands circuit whose single-track roads, passing places, limited parking, and village rhythm reward patience over speed.

Time
7-10 days
Distance
Approx. 830 km
Driving
Left
Road
Demanding
Window
May-September
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The Carretera Austral winding through a green Patagonian mountain valley

Northern Patagonia / Chile

Chile's Carretera Austral: Puerto Montt to Balmaceda

A Patagonian road trip where gravel, ferries, rain, fuel spacing, and limited services make a flexible schedule part of the route itself.

Time
10-14 days
Distance
Approx. 1,050 km
Driving
Right
Road
Demanding
Window
December-March
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05 / 4 primary routes

Historic & Cultural Roads

Collect roads whose identity comes from history, roadside culture, towns, architecture, and the story of the journey as much as scenery.

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A two-lane highway crossing the open desert of the American Southwest

Illinois / Missouri / Kansas / Oklahoma / Texas / New Mexico / Arizona / California / United States

Route 66: Chicago to Santa Monica

The Mother Road is a cultural highway achievement rather than one continuous modern route: travelers stitch together historic alignments, surviving main streets, desert sections, and roadside landmarks across eight states.

Time
14-21 days
Distance
Approx. 3,860 km / 2,400 miles
Driving
Right
Road
Moderate
Window
April-June / September-October
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Portugal's N2 crossing a warm inland landscape of cork trees, olive groves and a whitewashed village

Portugal / Chaves / Central Portugal / Alentejo / Algarve

Portugal N2: Chaves to Faro

Portugal's 739 km N2 gives travelers a clear north-to-south objective: start at kilometre zero in Chaves, finish in Faro, and use the official passport stamps to structure the inland route.

Time
5-8 days
Distance
Approx. 739 km
Driving
Right
Road
Easy
Window
April-June / September-October
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A quiet road approaching a medieval Bavarian town beneath Germany's Alpine foothills

Bavaria / Baden-Württemberg / Germany

Germany's Romantic Road: Würzburg to Füssen

Germany's classic cultural touring route links Franconian wine country, Rothenburg, historic towns, the Ries landscape and the Alpine foothills on an approximately 400 km journey ending near Füssen.

Time
5-7 days
Distance
Approx. 400 km
Driving
Right
Road
Easy
Window
May-October
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A paved road crossing Morocco's ochre Atlas landscape toward an oasis settlement and Sahara dunes

Marrakech / High Atlas / Ouarzazate / Tinghir / Errachidia / Merzouga / Morocco

Morocco Atlas to Sahara: Marrakech to Merzouga

A culture-to-desert road trip that crosses from Marrakech through the High Atlas and Ouarzazate region toward the kasbah, oasis and gorge landscapes of the Great South before reaching Merzouga's Sahara dunes.

Time
6-8 days
Distance
Approx. 500-600 km depending supported Great South alignment
Driving
Right
Road
Moderate
Window
March-May / October-November
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