United States, Massachusetts
The White Mountains, the Berkshires and the Maine coast all sit inside a morning's drive.
First instinct from Boston: head north to the White Mountains.
Scored roads in range
3
Nearest great road
116 mi
Best rated nearby
9.0 / 10
Shortest full loop
7 hr 6 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 14 March 2026
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 8 hr 11 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
116 mi away · New Hampshire
White Mountain sweepers with no services and the best autumn colour in America.
55 km · 34.2 mi · Atlas rating 9.0 / 10
132 mi away · New Hampshire
Twelve kilometres of climb to the worst weather in America, with no barriers at all.
12 km · 7.5 mi · Atlas rating 8.8 / 10
198 mi away · Maine
Granite coast, Sand Beach and the climb to the first sunrise in the United States.
43 km · 26.7 mi · Atlas rating 8.7 / 10
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