The Gatescarth Pass is a proper 4x4 adventure in the heart of the stunning Lake District – just make sure you plan ahead and read the small print first, says Dan Trent.

Claude Lelouch’s dawn dash across Paris has become movie and automotive legend. Gavin Conway attempted the devil-may-care drive himself.

Beyond the honky-tonks of Music City – Nashville, Tennessee – a 444-mile ‘Recreational Road’ traces 10,000 years of American history, and the diverse soundtracks of the South, says Peter Grunert.

A drive through Japan’s frozen north is a journey that’s alternately zen-like in its tranquil beauty and treacherously terrifying.

Breathless tales of supercars flat-out across Europe were a rite of passage for motoring journalists back in the day. Dan Trent enjoys a swift trip to Bologna by Lamborghini for his own take.

Don’t let the giant potholes and self-taught drivers put you off. A road trip across Georgia can be a breathtaking adventure of unspolit scenery and welcoming locals, says Zoe Whittaker.

The NC 500 has been pitched as a Scottish Route 66 – although with fewer diners, giant ketchup bottles and dinosaur museums, says Luke Ponsford.

The history of French sports car brand Alpine traces a fascinating geographical path taking in race tracks and epic mountain passes to create one hell of a road trip says Dan Trent.

You don’t need to own a luxury sports car to drive one on a road trip to remember.

“Do you expect me to walk?” “No Mr Bond, I expect you to drive.”

A road trip around Cuba is a journey back in time, where 1950s Yank tanks still own the roads. Let Charlotte Vowden be your guide on this 600-mile drive around the island.

Living in London and owning a Caterham Seven means that getting to a good road to enjoy it takes some work. But no pain no gain. So in a brief interlude between lockdowns Nik Berg and son Max embraced the effort and sought out seven of the mainland’s most amazing roads in just seven days.

Aston Martin’s Sheffield-born chief designer Marek Reichman lives by a mantra of ‘find the beauty’, so that’s exactly what Dan Trent searched for in his native Yorkshire.

Like Japan’s Irohazka Road, the Kaunertal Glacier road in Austria was once a pilgrimage route. Taking true believers from Kalternbrunn to Melagg in the Southern Tyrol the road was arduous and tested not just faith but endurance.

There can be few more iconic road trips than a run down through California on the Pacific Coast Highway. The PCH or Highway One is one of the best ocean drives in the world and one to be savoured.

New Caledonia is a little slice of France that’s closer to Australia than the motherland. Explore this tropical paradise by car and you’ll encounter lush forests, turtle beaches and, er, boulangeries.

Lapland is a winter wonderland that will thrill kids from one to 92 (as Nat King Cole liked to sing) with reindeer, elves and snowy skids all within easy reach of Rovaniemi.

Endless views to the horizon, the smell of salt spray in the air and asphalt that twists and turns with the coastline. There’s nothing quite like an ocean drive. Here are ten of Detour’s favourite seaside sojourns.

Bolivia’s Salar de Uyuni salt flats dwarf those at Bonneville in Utah. It’s not a place for speed freaks, but rather for adventure lovers seeking to find their place in this wide world.

Every road trips needs a playlist – unless you happen to be driving on one of the world’s musical roads.