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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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.
Jeremy Clarkson is a Yorkshire lad, so you can trust that he knows the local roads. He’s also pretty well travelled so when he describes the Buttertubs Pass in the Yorkshire Dales as “England’s only truly spectacular road” he’s probably not wrong.
Ben Barry explores Wales’ Gower Peninsula – a sun- and shower-soaked National Landscape of coastal beauty
Off the coast of North Carolina the Outer Banks National Scenic Byway is a drive back in time.
With Ian Fleming’s books and iconic movie locations as his guide, Mike Breslin spies a great road trip in Jamaica.
As he Detours across America James Hearne discovers some of the most memorable off-road routes in Utah.
One of Britain’s least visited national parks nominates itself as a great place for silent stargazing. And driving
Sudhir “Banzai” Matai retraces a route last seen from the back seat of his dad’s old Mercedes-Benz 230E.
Reach the top of the Wrynose Pass and you’ll find yourself at the intersection of three counties of old England.
In search of a four-legged rock climber, Paranjay Dutt finds himself caught between endless tea gardens and hairpin bends.
Pau, one of the oldest racing circuits in the world, may not have much of a future - drive it while you can.
Every year the road to Yongwu vanishes beneath the rising waters of Poyang Lake, yet daring drivers still brave the waves to cross.
Driving through towering ancient forests, Jamie Hearne finds inspiration in the sheer scale of nature.
As the journey that was 2024 nears an end, we look back on the most memorable road trips of the year.
’Tis the season to be driving. For many of us that might mean seasonal gridlock on the way to visit friends and family, but if you’re feeling a little more adventurous then check out these five festive drives.
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.