City to city
I15 does it in six hours. Zion, Byway 12 and the Utah canyon country turn it into the best week in the Southwest.
Direct route
441.2 mi
Scenic route
804.7 mi
Days to enjoy it
4 days
Great roads on route
3
Checked by the Drivers Atlas desk
Scored and written by the Drivers Atlas editorial desk, drawing on driven routes across the UK and Europe, mapping data and member road reports. Distances are planning estimates. The road list is drawn from the scored Atlas library inside this corridor. How we score roads.
Last reviewed 31 May 2026
The detour
The fast way
Motorway and trunk road for most of it, one fuel stop, nothing you will remember. Useful when the drive is a means to an end.
The good way
About 7 hr 54 min of that is spent on the great roads themselves, which is where the whole difference lies.
On the way
01 · United States
Slickrock, the Hogback ridge with drops both sides, and red canyon after red canyon.
123 mi · Rating 9.6 / 10
02 · United States
Switchbacks out of Zion Canyon into a mile long tunnel with windows cut in the rock.
24.2 mi · Rating 9.3 / 10
03 · United States
Bright red sandstone waves either side of a smooth, almost empty two lane.
18 mi · Rating 8.9 / 10
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