The 10 most popular Detours of 2022

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Detour added 52 new Road Trips, dozens of Pit Stops, interviews and stories from the road during 2022, AND these ten have proved to be the most read road trips of the year.
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As if the Futa and Raticosa passes of the Mille Miglia weren’t tough enough, Detour’s Nik Berg braves them in torrential rain. In Maserati’s MC20 supercar.
Tracing both the Pacific and Sea of Cortez coasts and crossing majestic mountains, Mexico 1 runs the length of the Baja peninsula.
Baja is a wild ride. From adrenaline sports to natural wonders, easy highways and serious off-road excursions, Ruksana Hussain experiences it all.
Nothing beats local knowledge as South African Detourist Sudhir “Banzai” Matai reveals his favourite hometown road.
Take a lap of the most famous road race in the world with Odiel Mennink.
The South West 660 is a new and soon-to-be iconic route around the British coastline from Dorset to Somerset. Simon Heptinstall helped plan it so who better to be our tour guide?
If you’re a Detourist and not just a tourist then avoid the crowded coast and head for the hills of Madeira reckons Simon Heptinstall.
Rare are the locations that provide perfectly scenic drives come sun or snow but the Wisconsin peninsula region does just that, says Ruksana Hussain.
A Caterham (00)7 and the road to Skyfall make for a truly cinematic adventure, reckons Nik Berg.
Taking on the three highest mountains on the UK mainland is almost as challenging a drive as it is a hike.
Scotland’s mountains and lochs dwarf those to the south, its beaches rival the best in the world, and the roads that weave between them are among the most spectacular on the planet.
It’s easy to miss amongst Switzerland’s sensational mountain passes, but the Panoramastrasse Oberaar is worth the Detour.
The Cherohala Skyway that runs between Tennessee and North Carolina has been named the 2025 Hagerty Road of the Year.
Madrid is gearing up to host formula 1 with Racers taking to the streets of Spain’s capital from 2026. Here’s how to take a (slower) Lap.
It allegedly cost one million dollars per mile to build and there are many riches to be discovered on Colorado’s Million Dollar Highway.
A drive from Worcester to Wales from a historic hill climb to the hottest cars and coffee spot shows the very best of old and new car culture.
The climb to the ski resort at Breuil-Cervinia is just as exhilarating as the winter sports on offer.
Mel Nichols tackles Tasmania’s Weldborough Pass en route to the superb shores of the Bay of Fires.
Reserve your spot in advance if you want to experience the altitude of Pikes Peak, says Colorado native Ross Robbins.
Scotland’s mountains and lochs dwarf those to the south, its beaches rival the best in the world, and the roads that weave between them are among the most spectacular on the planet.