City to city
Three hours down I5, or the North Cascades loop and the Columbia River Highway over three days.
Direct route
177.1 mi
Scenic route
332.4 mi
Days to enjoy it
2 days
Great roads on route
1
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 4 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 3 hr 2 min of that is spent on the great roads themselves, which is where the whole difference lies.
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