The trails

39 driving roads across 6 regions, each written up for Lotus owners.

Europe

Alpine passes, rally stages and the British B-roads these cars were developed on.

North America

Appalachian ridges, Pacific cliffs and high passes in the Rockies.

Asia & Middle East

Japanese toll roads, Thai mountain loops and a perfect desert climb.

  • A wide curve on the Hakone Turnpike lined with cherry blossom

    Japan

    Hakone Turnpike

    Anest Iwata Turnpike Hakone

    • 15.8 km / 10 mi
    • 1,011 m
    • Toll road
  • The hairpin bends of Irohazaka climbing the forested mountainside above Nikkō

    Japan

    Irohazaka

    Route 120 · Nikkō

    • 16 km / 10 mi
    • 1,269 m
    • Hairpins
  • A quiet mountain road through forested hills in northern Thailand

    Thailand

    Mae Hong Son Loop

    Routes 1095 and 108 · Northern Thailand

    • 600 km / 373 mi
    • 1,400 m
    • Loop
  • Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road winding up bare desert rock near Al Ain

    United Arab Emirates

    Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road

    Al Ain, Abu Dhabi

    • 11.7 km / 7 mi
    • 1,219 m
    • Smooth surface

Oceania

Targa country: Tasmania, the Victorian Alps and New Zealand's Southern Alps.

  • The Great Ocean Road running beside the surf on the Victorian coast

    Australia

    Great Ocean Road

    B100 · Torquay to Allansford, Victoria

    • 243 km / 151 mi
    • Coastal
  • The Lyell Highway descending bare hills towards Queenstown, Tasmania

    Australia

    Lyell Highway & the 99 Bends

    A10 · Hobart to Queenstown, Tasmania

    • 260 km / 162 mi
    • 850 m
    • Rally stage
  • The Great Alpine Road crossing a snow-dusted ridge near Mount Hotham

    Australia

    Great Alpine Road

    B500 · Wangaratta to Bairnsdale, Victoria

    • 339 km / 211 mi
    • 1,840 m
    • Mountain
  • The Crown Range Road curving across tussock hills above Queenstown

    New Zealand

    Crown Range Road

    Queenstown to Wānaka, Otago

    • 68 km / 42 mi
    • 1,076 m
    • Hairpins

Africa

Cape Peninsula cliffs and the mountain passes of the Winelands.

South America

The stacked hairpins of southern Brazil's Serra Geral.