United States, Washington
Cascade passes and the Olympic Peninsula loop, both green and empty midweek.
First instinct from Seattle: head east over the Cascades.
Scored roads in range
7
Nearest great road
60 mi
Best rated nearby
9.3 / 10
Shortest full loop
3 hr 43 min
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
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Last reviewed 9 March 2026
60 to 150 km from the centre
Far enough to feel like a proper trip, close enough to be home for dinner.
Roughly 3 hr 43 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
150 to 400 km from the centre
Leave early, take the long way back and make a day of it.
Roughly 42 hr 33 min of driving if you string the lot together and come back the way you came.
193 mi away · British Columbia
An empty mountain road of long climbs and glacial lakes beyond Whistler.
99 km · 61.5 mi · Atlas rating 9.4 / 10
107 mi away · Washington
Glacier peaks, turquoise reservoirs and long clean sweepers with almost no traffic.
114 km · 70.8 mi · Atlas rating 9.3 / 10
150 mi away · British Columbia
Fjord walls on one side, coastal peaks on the other, all the way to Whistler.
120 km · 74.6 mi · Atlas rating 9.2 / 10
222 mi away · Oregon
Headlands, sea stacks and empty cliff curves for the whole length of the Oregon shore.
590 km · 366.6 mi · Atlas rating 9.0 / 10
140 mi away · Oregon
America's first scenic highway, hand built curves past Multnomah Falls and gorge viewpoints.
121 km · 75.2 mi · Atlas rating 8.9 / 10
144 mi away · British Columbia
Three mountain passes, canyon walls and long empty straights through the interior.
250 km · 155.3 mi · Atlas rating 8.8 / 10
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