One of Japan’s most amazing roads is cut through 15 metres of solid snow as it scales Mount Tateyama.

This classic route across France is a celebration of gallic guts and glory. 

Driving down Lombard Street is a unique and somewhat unnerving driving challenge, even though it has a recommended 5mph speed limit.

Italy's little-known Basilicata region lays claim to two coastlines, one on the Tyrrhenian Sea and one on the Ionian. You can drive between the two directly in around two hours, but the area has a knack for making travellers pause, stop, detour and digress.

Rosedale Chimney Bank is so steep that cyclists call it The Chain Breaker, but what’s it like to drive?

Claustrophobia and vertigo sufferers turn away now. The climb to Col du Chaussy in the Auvergne-Rhône Alpes is a narrow, steep and nerve-wracking ascent.

Ben Barry discovers Oman’s Dhofar region in an adventure-ready, all-electric Audi

Enjoy a rollercoaster ride across Lancashire thanks to our friends at Rush Magazine.

Nevada’s State Highway 318 is the fastest public road in America where drivers regularly top 200 mph.

It’s almost the end of the road for 2023 and time to reflect on the roster of road trips we’ve shared.

It’s good to take your foot off the pedal once in a while. To slow down and take in the surroundings instead of watching them rush by in a blur, and a drive across the New Forest will force you to do just that.

It’s less than two miles long but it took one determined man over a decade to complete Calum’s road.

There’s nothing quite like the prospect of imminent death to make you feel alive. On that basis a drive up (or down) the Sani Pass might be the most life-affirming Detour in Southern Africa.

Craving the best roads and the finest food in Tamil Nadu, Paranjay Dutt sets off for Madurai.

A half-million-pound Jaguar and some delicious diner food make this road trip on the edge of the Chilterns even more charming.

As the first snows of winter arrive, many of the world’s most marvellous mountain roads are closed until the thaw. However, these five perfect passes in the Swiss Alps remain open all hours and ready for an Alpine adventure.

Between Romania and Moldova lies one of the most stunning drives in Eastern Europe, cutting a narrow and winding path through the Bicaz Gorge.

The A616 Stocksbridge Bypass in south Yorkshire is widely believed to be the most haunted road in the UK.

New England’s forests explode into a riot of colour as the days grow shorter. For leaf peepers there’s no better time to take to the road and enjoy the rich reds, abundant oranges and yellows of the canopy.

Scotland possesses some of the finest drives in the UK, and Skye dares to ratchet that up further.