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Core destination · 18 days

A grand transcontinental loop following the northern frontier on US-2 through the Great Lakes and Rockies to the Oregon Coast, returning via the 'Loneliest Road in America' on US-50 through the Great Basin and Heartland.

18days
45stops
10151km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in St. Ignace · Ironwood · Bemidji · Williston · Havre · Kalispell · Wenatchee · Astoria · Newport · Klamath Falls · Ely · Provo · Canon City · Emporia · St. Louis · Indianapolis · Toledo — start and end in Ada.

DAY01

Ada → St. Ignace

395 km · 4h 15m driving · Overnight in St. Ignace
  1. 09:00
    Ada· start
  2. 388 km · 4h 5m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Mackinac Bridge
  4. 6.8 km · 10m
  5. 15:00
    St. Ignace· overnight
DAY02

Pictured Rocks National Lakes… → Ironwood

528 km · 5h 33m driving · long drive · Overnight in Ironwood
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore· start
  2. 354 km · 3h 43m
  3. 12:00
    Ironwood· overnight
DAY03

Duluth → Bemidji

511 km · 5h 23m driving · long drive · Overnight in Bemidji
  1. 09:00
    Duluth· start
  2. 284 km · 3h
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Itasca
  4. 45 km · 28m
  5. 15:00
    Bemidji· overnight
DAY04

Grand Forks → Williston

795 km · 8h 23m driving · long drive · Overnight in Williston
  1. 09:00
    Grand Forks· start
  2. 270 km · 2h 51m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Rugby
  4. 323 km · 3h 24m
  5. 15:00
    Williston· overnight
DAY05

Fort Peck → Havre

550 km · 5h 47m driving · long drive · Overnight in Havre
  1. 09:00
    Fort Peck Dam· start
  2. 299 km · 3h 9m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Havre· overnight
DAY06

Going-to-the-Sun Road → Kalispell

442 km · 4h 39m driving · Overnight in Kalispell
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Going-to-the-Sun Road· start
  2. 26 km · 16m
  3. 12:00
    Lake McDonald
  4. 60 km · 38m
  5. 15:00
    Kalispell· overnight
DAY07

Sandpoint → Wenatchee

559 km · 5h 53m driving · long drive · Overnight in Wenatchee
  1. 09:00
    Sandpoint· start
  2. 221 km · 2h 19m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Grand Coulee Dam
  4. 139 km · 1h 28m
  5. 15:00
    Wenatchee· overnight
DAY08

Stevens Pass → Astoria

561 km · 5h 55m driving · long drive · Overnight in Astoria
  1. 09:00
    Stevens Pass· start
  2. 164 km · 1h 44m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Deception Pass
  4. 315 km · 3h 19m
  5. 15:00
    Astoria· overnight
DAY09

Cannon Beach → Newport

212 km · 2h 13m driving · Overnight in Newport
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Cannon Beach· start
  2. 55 km · 34m
  3. 12:00
    Tillamook Creamery
  4. 115 km · 1h 12m
  5. 15:00
    Newport· overnight
DAY10

Crater Lake → Klamath Falls

392 km · 4h 7m driving · Overnight in Klamath Falls
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Crater Lake National Park· start
  2. 94 km · 59m
  3. 12:00
    Klamath Falls· overnight
DAY11

Lake Tahoe → Ely

1012 km · 10h 39m driving · long drive · Overnight in Ely
  1. 09:00
    Lake Tahoe· start
  2. 310 km · 3h 15m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Austin
  4. 227 km · 2h 24m
  5. 15:00
    Ely· overnight
DAY12

Great Basin National Park → Provo

547 km · 5h 45m driving · long drive · Overnight in Provo
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Great Basin National Park· start
  2. 240 km · 2h 31m
  3. 12:00
    Bonneville Salt Flats
  4. 237 km · 2h 30m
  5. 15:00
    Provo· overnight
DAY13

Black Canyon of the Gunnison → Canon City

721 km · 7h 37m driving · long drive · Overnight in Canon City
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Black Canyon of the Gunnison· start
  2. 148 km · 1h 34m
  3. 12:00
    Monarch Pass
  4. 113 km · 1h 12m
  5. 15:00
    Canon City· overnight
DAY14

Dodge City → Emporia

968 km · 10h 11m driving · long drive · Overnight in Emporia
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Dodge City· start
  2. 412 km · 4h 20m
  3. 12:00
    Emporia· overnight
DAY15

Kansas City → Gateway Arch

652 km · 6h 52m driving · long drive · Overnight in Gateway Arch
  1. 09:00
    Kansas City· start
  2. 461 km · 4h 51m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Gateway Arch· overnight
DAY16

Vincennes → Indianapolis

480 km · 5h 3m driving · long drive · Overnight in Indianapolis
  1. 09:00
    Vincennes· start
  2. 203 km · 2h 8m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Indianapolis· overnight
DAY17

Cincinnati → Toledo

545 km · 5h 45m driving · long drive · Overnight in Toledo
  1. 09:00
    Cincinnati· start
  2. 354 km · 3h 44m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Toledo· overnight
DAY18

Ann Arbor → Ada

281 km · 2h 57m driving
  1. 09:00
    Ann Arbor· start
  2. 195 km · 2h 3m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Ada
Heads Up
  • Day 2: 5h 33m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 3: 5h 23m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 4: 8h 23m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 5: 5h 47m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 7: 5h 53m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 8: 5h 55m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 11: 10h 39m driving — plan rest stops
  • Day 12: 5h 45m driving — plan rest stops
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