Routes
Roads worth the drive, within a weekend of Detroit. Mileage and times are approximate and assume you don't stop — which, on most of these, you will.
6 routes
M-119Northern Lower Peninsula
Tunnel of Trees
Narrow and blind — a road to savor, not attack
- Distance
- 20mi
- Drive time
- 45 minutes
OH-555Southeast Ohio hill country
The Triple Nickel
Relentless — curves and crests with almost no straight
- Distance
- 65mi
- Drive time
- 2 hours
OH-374 and OH-664Hocking Hills
Hocking Hills Loop
Tight and wooded, with real reasons to park
- Distance
- 30mi
- Drive time
- 1 hour without stops
WI-33 and WI-108Driftless Area
Driftless Coulees
Ridge and valley — climbing, dropping, repeating
- Distance
- 55mi
- Drive time
- 1 hour 30 minutes
IN-135 and IN-46Brown County
Brown County Hills
Rolling and wooded, tighter than Indiana has any right to be
- Distance
- 35mi
- Drive time
- 1 hour
Stagecoach Trail RoadNorthwest Illinois
Stagecoach Trail
Open ridge road with long sightlines
- Distance
- 25mi
- Drive time
- 40 minutes