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Mountain passes & alpine roads

Routes over or near famous mountain passes. Most of them are only open from late spring to autumn.

USA · 87 routes

The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.

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North Cascades Highway – body of water and mountainPhoto by Brewing Cats on Unsplash
20
Scenic byways

North Cascades Highway

246 mi4 stops3 days
The Blue Ridge Parkway, end to end – gray rock formation on brown sand during daytimePhoto by The AIRDEEz on Unsplash
BRP
Classic American drives

The Blue Ridge Parkway, end to end

465 mi12 stops4 days
Rainier and St. Helens volcano loop – Mount Rainier with snow-covered peaks under a soft pink and blue skyPhoto by Caleb Riston on Unsplash
706
National park loops

Rainier and St. Helens volcano loop

208 mi5 stops4 days
Going-to-the-Sun Road, west to east – a scenic view of a mountain range with trees in the foregroundPhoto by Michael Kirsh on Unsplash
GTTS
National park loops

Going-to-the-Sun Road, west to east

51 mi3 stops2 days
San Juan Skyway – a long road with a mountain in the backgroundPhoto by Andrew Svk on Unsplash
550
Scenic byways

San Juan Skyway

152 mi6 stops4 days
Top of the Rockies to Aspen – Majestic mountain range under a clear blue skyPhoto by Caleb Jack on Unsplash
82
Scenic byways

Top of the Rockies to Aspen

191 mi6 stops3 days
Colorado Springs to Rocky Mountain National Park – Pikes Peak from Garden of the Gods© Ahodges7 · CC BY-SA 3.0
36
Things to do in…

Colorado Springs to Rocky Mountain National Park

170 mi7 stops3 days
Lassen Volcanic loop: Burney Falls to the mud pots – Burney Falls HDR photograph, McArthur–Burney Falls Memorial State Park, California© JonMallard10 · CC BY 4.0
89
National park loops

Lassen Volcanic loop: Burney Falls to the mud pots

136 mi7 stops3 days
Volcanic Legacy Byway: Mount Shasta to Crater Lake – Mt. Shasta (8815257539)© Prayitno / Thank you for (9 millions +) views from Los Angeles, USA · CC BY 2.0
89
Scenic byways

Volcanic Legacy Byway: Mount Shasta to Crater Lake

239 mi8 stops4 days
Yosemite end to end: sequoias, Glacier Point and Tioga Road – Yosemite National Park (CA, USA), Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias -- 2022 -- 2746© Dietmar Rabich · CC BY-SA 4.0
120
National park loops

Yosemite end to end: sequoias, Glacier Point and Tioga Road

91 mi8 stops3 days
Mammoth Lakes, June Lake Loop and the ghost town of Bodie – Sierra Sunset (25191576992)© Sheila Sund from Salem, United States · CC BY 2.0
395
Scenic byways

Mammoth Lakes, June Lake Loop and the ghost town of Bodie

122 mi8 stops3 days
Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway via Crater Lake – Wild iris - Glide Oregon© Ian Poellet · CC BY-SA 3.0
138
Scenic byways

Rogue-Umpqua Scenic Byway via Crater Lake

170 mi9 stops3 days
Mount Rainier’s east side: Sunrise and Chinook Pass – Sunrise Visitor Center (Yakima Park Stockade Group), Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford, WA - 53797660637© w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0
410
National park loops

Mount Rainier’s east side: Sunrise and Chinook Pass

74 mi7 stops2 days
Mount St. Helens south and east: Ape Cave to Windy Ridge – Ape Cave Lava Tube (4100917201)© Greg Willis from Denver, CO, usa · CC BY-SA 2.0
503
National park loops

Mount St. Helens south and east: Ape Cave to Windy Ridge

98 mi6 stops2 days
Chuckanut Drive and the Mount Baker Highway – Larrabee State Park, gate© Steven Pavlov · CC BY-SA 4.0
542
Scenic byways

Chuckanut Drive and the Mount Baker Highway

92 mi7 stops2 days
Glenn Highway and Hatcher Pass – By ovedc - Thunderbird Falls - 01© Ovedc · CC BY-SA 4.0
1
Scenic byways

Glenn Highway and Hatcher Pass

220 mi7 stops3 days
Southwest Utah: Snow Canyon, Kolob and Cedar Breaks to Bryce – Snow Canyon State Park 2016-09-05 19-43-26© joannapoe · CC BY-SA 2.0
143
National park loops

Southwest Utah: Snow Canyon, Kolob and Cedar Breaks to Bryce

135 mi8 stops3 days
Wasatch and Uintas: Alpine Loop to the Mirror Lake Highway – American Fork Canyon from Timpanogos Cave entrance© Ken Lund from Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Edited slightly prior to uploac by Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 2.0
92
Scenic byways

Wasatch and Uintas: Alpine Loop to the Mirror Lake Highway

157 mi8 stops3 days
Jemez Mountain Trail: Bandelier, Valles Caldera and Jemez Springs – Bandelier National Monument (31665624044)© Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA · CC BY 2.0
4
Scenic byways

Jemez Mountain Trail: Bandelier, Valles Caldera and Jemez Springs

127 mi8 stops2 days
The Enchanted Circle: Taos, Red River and Eagle Nest – USA - New Mexico - Angel Fire - 52980011675© Alexander Hatley · CC BY 2.0
38
Scenic byways

The Enchanted Circle: Taos, Red River and Eagle Nest

70 mi8 stops2 days
Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek and the Royal Gorge – Pikes Peak Cog Railway car 25 at summit of Pikes Peak© Dough4872 · CC BY-SA 4.0
24
Scenic byways

Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek and the Royal Gorge

78 mi7 stops3 days
Mount Blue Sky, Georgetown and Loveland Pass to Breckenridge – Echo Lake, United States (Unsplash)© Evan Clark evanrclark · CC0
70
Scenic byways

Mount Blue Sky, Georgetown and Loveland Pass to Breckenridge

89 mi7 stops2 days
Rocky Mountain’s west side to Steamboat Springs – Standing On The Curve Of The World (237322427)© Van Peltekian · CC BY 3.0
40
National park loops

Rocky Mountain’s west side to Steamboat Springs

122 mi9 stops3 days
Chief Joseph Byway and Yellowstone’s northern range – Dead Indian Summit Overlook (2460 m) 10-9-2014© Paul Hermans · CC BY-SA 4.0
296
National park loops

Chief Joseph Byway and Yellowstone’s northern range

173 mi9 stops4 days
Mesa Falls to Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon, Hayden Valley and Cody – Upper Mesa Falls - Idaho (12145650713)© Brenton Cooper from North Ogden, USA · CC BY 2.0
20
National park loops

Mesa Falls to Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon, Hayden Valley and Cody

274 mi9 stops5 days
Grand Teton loop: Mormon Row, Signal Mountain and Jenny Lake – John Moulton Barn© Hardy008 · CC BY-SA 4.0
191
National park loops

Grand Teton loop: Mormon Row, Signal Mountain and Jenny Lake

61 mi8 stops2 days
Bighorn Mountains: Medicine Wheel and Bighorn Canyon – Bighorn Medicine Wheel - Flickr - brewbooks (1)© brewbooks from near Seattle, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
14A
Scenic byways

Bighorn Mountains: Medicine Wheel and Bighorn Canyon

281 mi9 stops3 days
Montana’s gold rush trail: Virginia City, Bannack and Big Hole – Stipa comata (Hesperostipa comata) (17348382932)© Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
287
Themed road trips

Montana’s gold rush trail: Virginia City, Bannack and Big Hole

269 mi8 stops4 days
Grand Teton, Yellowstone and the Beartooth Highway – gray mountain under white cloudy skyPhoto by Nate Foong on Unsplash
212
National park loops

Grand Teton, Yellowstone and the Beartooth Highway

210 mi8 stops5 days
Southern Black Hills: Crazy Horse, the Needles and Wind Cave – Large specimen of cave bacon at Jewel Cave National Monument, South Dakota, US© Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0
385
National park loops

Southern Black Hills: Crazy Horse, the Needles and Wind Cave

108 mi9 stops3 days
Arkansas River Valley: Petit Jean, Mount Nebo and Mount Magazine – Helianthus angustifolius 2© Eric Hunt · CC BY-SA 4.0
40
Scenic byways

Arkansas River Valley: Petit Jean, Mount Nebo and Mount Magazine

162 mi7 stops3 days
The quiet side of the Smokies: Foothills Parkway and Cades Cove – 2017-05-17 19 41 30 Panoramic view east and south from the Look Rock Observation Tower at Look Rock along Foothills Parkway in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, within Blount County, Tennessee© Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
321
National park loops

The quiet side of the Smokies: Foothills Parkway and Cades Cove

74 mi6 stops3 days
Cumberland Gap and the moonbow at Cumberland Falls – Cumberland Gap Visitor Center 2025a© Antony-22 · CC BY-SA 4.0
25E
Themed road trips

Cumberland Gap and the moonbow at Cumberland Falls

143 mi7 stops3 days
Northwest Georgia: Kennesaw to Cloudland Canyon and Chickamauga – Lichen, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kennesaw, GA - panoramio© olekinderhook · CC BY 3.0
75
Things to do in…

Northwest Georgia: Kennesaw to Cloudland Canyon and Chickamauga

141 mi7 stops3 days
The Waterfall Byway: Brevard to Highlands and Franklin – North Carolina - Upper Whitewater Falls 01© P. Hughes · CC BY-SA 4.0
64
Scenic byways

The Waterfall Byway: Brevard to Highlands and Franklin

59 mi8 stops3 days
Blue Ridge Parkway high peaks: Mount Mitchell to Blowing Rock – Craggy Gardens NC1© Acroterion · CC BY-SA 4.0
BRP
Scenic byways

Blue Ridge Parkway high peaks: Mount Mitchell to Blowing Rock

85 mi9 stops3 days

Europe · 146 routes

The newest 36 are shown here; all routes are in the trip guide catalogue.

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Brenta Dolomites and the Val di Non – Nardis Waterfalls in a rainy day, Val Genova© Marco Ober · CC BY-SA 4.0
SS239
Mountains & lakes

Brenta Dolomites and the Val di Non

129 km8 stops4 days
Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera – a bridge that is on top of a snowy mountainPhoto by Hongbin on Unsplash
D902
Classic European drives

Route des Grandes Alpes: Lake Geneva to the Riviera

444 km7 stops5 days
Monti Sibillini: Ascoli to the flowering plain – Piano Grande da Castelluccio fioritura 1© Dino Michelini · CC BY 3.0
SS4
Mountains & lakes

Monti Sibillini: Ascoli to the flowering plain

110 km7 stops4 days
Great Dolomite Road: Bolzano to Cortina – a lake with a mountain in the backgroundPhoto by Harald Munter on Unsplash
SS241
Mountains & lakes

Great Dolomite Road: Bolzano to Cortina

93 km6 stops3 days
Inland Sicily: mosaics, majolica and the Madonie – empty stairsPhoto by Sotiris Kastanas on Unsplash
E932
Villages, wine & culture

Inland Sicily: mosaics, majolica and the Madonie

221 km8 stops4 days
A loop through the Dolomites© Luca Bravo lucabravo · CC0
SS48
Mountains & lakes

A loop through the Dolomites

220 km8 stops4 days
Piedmont’s western valleys: forts and the source of the Po – gold and white religious figurinePhoto by Łukasz Dańczak on Unsplash
SR23
Mountains & lakes

Piedmont’s western valleys: forts and the source of the Po

223 km8 stops4 days
Route des Crêtes through the Vosges – a small animal standing on a rockPhoto by Adrien Stachowiak on Unsplash
D431
Mountains & lakes

Route des Crêtes through the Vosges

75 km6 stops2 days
Abruzzo: Gran Sasso and the stone villages – D06728 Monte© Stadtgliederung · CC BY 4.0
SS17
Mountains & lakes

Abruzzo: Gran Sasso and the stone villages

108 km5 stops3 days
Vercors: gorges and cliff roads – Chapelle de Saint-Jean le Fromental© Yann Forget · CC BY-SA 4.0
D531
Mountains & lakes

Vercors: gorges and cliff roads

90 km7 stops3 days
Aosta Valley: castles and Gran Paradiso – CastelloDiFénisJuly292023 01© Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר · CC BY-SA 4.0
E25
Mountains & lakes

Aosta Valley: castles and Gran Paradiso

177 km6 stops3 days
Stelvio and Bernina: two giants of the Alps – a road going through a valleyPhoto by Samuele Bertoli on Unsplash
SS38
Mountains & lakes

Stelvio and Bernina: two giants of the Alps

123 km6 stops3 days
Cathar castles of the Corbières – Châteaux du Pays cathare - Château de Peyrepertuse - 09© H. Zell · CC BY-SA 3.0
D117
Villages, wine & culture

Cathar castles of the Corbières

153 km7 stops3 days
Côte Vermeille and the little yellow train – Le clocher de l'église Saint-Étienne d'Ille-sur-Têt© Meria Geoian · CC BY-SA 4.0
N116
Coasts & islands

Côte Vermeille and the little yellow train

163 km8 stops4 days
Auvergne volcanoes: Puy de Dôme to Puy Mary – Panorama Nord - Puy de dome© Thalia Gylonno · CC BY-SA 2.0
D680
Classic European drives

Auvergne volcanoes: Puy de Dôme to Puy Mary

135 km7 stops4 days
Inland Catalonia: Montserrat to the Garrotxa volcanoes – concrete building on the side of a mountainPhoto by M I S S S U on Unsplash
C-25
Villages, wine & culture

Inland Catalonia: Montserrat to the Garrotxa volcanoes

262 km9 stops4 days
Tarragona, Priorat wine and the Ebro Delta – Ancient roman amphitheater overlooking the mediterranean seaPhoto by Howard Walsh on Unsplash
C-12
Themed road trips

Tarragona, Priorat wine and the Ebro Delta

166 km7 stops3 days
Southern Aragon: waterfalls, cranes and Mudéjar Teruel – brown wall and red doorPhoto by Marco Montero Pisani on Unsplash
A-23
Villages, wine & culture

Southern Aragon: waterfalls, cranes and Mudéjar Teruel

291 km8 stops4 days
Asturias to León: Somiedo, Las Médulas and the Camino – Santa María del Naranco 2021-502© Fernando, edited by MenkinAlRire · CC BY-SA 4.0
AS-227
Mountains & lakes

Asturias to León: Somiedo, Las Médulas and the Camino

297 km9 stops5 days
Route Napoléon – yellow and black cable car over city during daytimePhoto by Fabe collage on Unsplash
N85
Classic European drives

Route Napoléon

289 km7 stops3 days
Pyrenean cols: Tourmalet and Gavarnie – a mountain range with a valley in the foregroundPhoto by Cédric Le Bars on Unsplash
D918
Mountains & lakes

Pyrenean cols: Tourmalet and Gavarnie

122 km5 stops3 days
Mallorca: the Serra de Tramuntana road – brown concrete building under blue sky during daytimePhoto by David Vives on Unsplash
Ma-10
Coasts & islands

Mallorca: the Serra de Tramuntana road

96 km8 stops4 days
The Douro Valley and the N222 – a building with a tower and a hill in the backgroundPhoto by Matheus Oliveira on Unsplash
N222
Themed road trips

The Douro Valley and the N222

185 km9 stops4 days
Swiss Alpine passes from Lucerne – a bridge over waterPhoto by Flora Hon on Unsplash
CH
Mountains & lakes

Swiss Alpine passes from Lucerne

152 km7 stops3 days
The hidden Algarve: villages and the Serra de Monchique – The Roman ruins of São Cucufate, with the principal elevation of the villa Áulica, Portugal (16613984770)© Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
N124
Motorhome-friendly trips

The hidden Algarve: villages and the Serra de Monchique

134 km8 stops3 days
Lucca, the Garfagnana and the marble of Carrara – Lucca, piazza dell'Anfiteatro (07)© Gianni Careddu · CC BY-SA 4.0
SS12
Mountains & lakes

Lucca, the Garfagnana and the marble of Carrara

111 km9 stops3 days
Historic villages of the Beira – Almeida - Portugal (13483399293)© Vitor Oliveira from Torres Vedras, PORTUGAL · CC BY-SA 2.0
N221
Villages, wine & culture

Historic villages of the Beira

212 km7 stops4 days
Val di Funes, Val Gardena and the Sella passes – Villnöß Johanniskapelle mit Geisler© This Photo was taken by Wolfgang Moroder. Feel free to use my photos, but please mention me as the author and send me… · CC BY-SA 3.0
SS242
Mountains & lakes

Val di Funes, Val Gardena and the Sella passes

104 km9 stops3 days
Val Venosta: Merano to Lake Resia and the Stelvio – Tirol Castle Chapel Entrance relief 2© Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0
SS38
Mountains & lakes

Val Venosta: Merano to Lake Resia and the Stelvio

132 km8 stops3 days
Aosta Valley: the Matterhorn, Fort Bard and Monte Rosa – CastelloDiFénisJuly292023 01© Hagai Agmon-Snir حچاي اچمون-سنير חגי אגמון-שניר · CC BY-SA 4.0
E25
Mountains & lakes

Aosta Valley: the Matterhorn, Fort Bard and Monte Rosa

125 km8 stops3 days
Around Etna: lava castles, the north slope and the Alcantara Gorges – Castillo de Aci, Aci Castello, Sicilia, Italia, 2025-04-08, DD 04© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
SS120
Mountains & lakes

Around Etna: lava castles, the north slope and the Alcantara Gorges

122 km9 stops3 days
Col de l’Iseran and the Maurienne passes – Le lac du Chevril depuis le barrage en hiver (février 2026)© Florian Pépellin · CC BY-SA 4.0
D902
Mountains & lakes

Col de l’Iseran and the Maurienne passes

159 km9 stops3 days
Harz: half-timbered towns and the Brocken – Old industrial buildings with a tall chimneyPhoto by Wolfgang Weiser on Unsplash
B4
Mountains & lakes

Harz: half-timbered towns and the Brocken

80 km8 stops3 days
Izoard, Queyras and the Cime de la Bonette – La Casse Déserte (2025-08-24) 2© Olgierd Rudak · CC BY-SA 4.0
D902
Mountains & lakes

Izoard, Queyras and the Cime de la Bonette

134 km9 stops4 days
Béarn and Bigorre: Aubisque to the Pic du Midi – Col d'Aubisque (16)© Serge Ottaviani · CC BY-SA 3.0
D918
Mountains & lakes

Béarn and Bigorre: Aubisque to the Pic du Midi

146 km8 stops3 days
Corsica’s mountain heart: Ajaccio to Porto – Corsica -mix- 2019 by-RaBoe 111© © Ra Boe / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
T20
Mountains & lakes

Corsica’s mountain heart: Ajaccio to Porto

158 km9 stops4 days

Oceania · 15 routes

SH5
Classic American drives

Rotorua, Taupō and Tongariro: a volcanic plateau road trip

225 km10 stops3 days
SH4
National park loops

Tongariro National Park, Whakapapa and Ōhakune in two days

95 km10 stops2 days
SH45
National park loops

Around Mt Taranaki on the Surf Highway and mountain roads

223 km11 stops3 days
SH7
Classic American drives

Christchurch to Greymouth over Lewis Pass with Hanmer Springs

325 km9 stops2 days
Greymouth to Christchurch over Arthur's Pass – a waterfall with a house on top of itPhoto by Michael Sanchez on Unsplash
SH73
Classic American drives

Greymouth to Christchurch over Arthur's Pass

228 km8 stops2 days
SH6
Things to do in…

From Franz Josef and Fox Glacier to Haast and Jackson Bay

306 km11 stops3 days
SH8
Classic American drives

Mackenzie Country lakes and Aoraki / Mount Cook

176 km11 stops3 days
Crown Range and Lake Wānaka to Cromwell – a car parked outside a buildingPhoto by Ian Ward on Unsplash
SH6
Things to do in…

Crown Range and Lake Wānaka to Cromwell

150 km11 stops2 days
Blue Mountains and the Central West – three rock formations in the middle of a mountain rangePhoto by Dominic Kurniawan Suryaputra on Unsplash
A32
Mountains & lakes

Blue Mountains and the Central West

459 km11 stops5 days
Canberra and the Snowy Mountains – grayscale photo of buildingPhoto by kylie De Guia on Unsplash
SNOW
Mountains & lakes

Canberra and the Snowy Mountains

228 km9 stops4 days
Grampians (Gariwerd) from Melbourne – BallaratBillsHorseTrough4© Mattinbgn · CC BY-SA 3.0
C216
National park loops

Grampians (Gariwerd) from Melbourne

480 km9 stops3 days
Victorian High Country and Yarra Valley – Bright Angel Point© Michael Quinn (National Park Service) · Public domain
HC
Mountains & lakes

Victorian High Country and Yarra Valley

537 km11 stops5 days
Darling Downs and the Granite Belt – A group of people walking on a pierPhoto by Sheila C on Unsplash
GB
Things to do in…

Darling Downs and the Granite Belt

312 km7 stops3 days
Flinders Ranges: Wilpena Pound to Arkaroola – Brachina George Lookout© Gathagirl · CC BY-SA 4.0
FLI
Mountains & lakes

Flinders Ranges: Wilpena Pound to Arkaroola

426 km8 stops4 days
Cradle Mountain, the West Coast and the Lyell Highway – a large body of water surrounded by mountainsPhoto by Athithan Vignakaran on Unsplash
A10
Mountains & lakes

Cradle Mountain, the West Coast and the Lyell Highway

395 km10 stops4 days

Themes

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Family road trips 295Motorhome-friendly routes 57Coastal road trips 298Autumn road trips 537Spring road trips 555Winter road trips in the sun 60Short trips: 1 to 3 days 468Grand tours: 7 days or more 168

FAQs

How many routes are in this list?

248 routes: USA 87, Europe 146, Oceania 15.

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 248 trip guides.