New Hampshire · 5 roads · 144.5 catalog miles
Best Driving Roads in New Hampshire
New Hampshire's selected roads cross notches, mountain valleys and northern backcountry. Many are weather-sensitive; check conditions and seasonal closures before planning around a pass.
These 5 editorial picks come from the RevRoutes Explore catalog. Each orange line is the exact saved itinerary, and its listed mileage follows that route rather than the full length of a named highway or byway. The list is a starting point for choosing a drive, not a live road-conditions report.
Exact catalog lines. Every orange route below is a real RevRoutes itinerary—not a pin, shortcut or newly calculated alternative.
Kancamagus Highway (NH-112)
36.74 miles in the New Hampshire catalog region
- 36.74 mi
- New Hampshire
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
NH-112 across the Kancamagus corridor is the White Mountains byway choice in this guide. Allow time for designated stops and check road conditions, particularly if you are planning around mountain weather.
Official travel information: New Hampshire traffic and road closure resources
Crawford Notch (US-302)
28.83 miles in the New Hampshire catalog region
- 28.83 mi
- New Hampshire
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
US-302 through Crawford Notch gives the selection another White Mountains crossing. Compare its line with the Kancamagus itinerary rather than assuming that two well-known mountain roads form a ready-made loop.
Official travel information: New Hampshire traffic and road closure resources
NH-118 — Warren to North Woodstock
13.97 miles in the New Hampshire catalog region
- 13.97 mi
- New Hampshire
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
The NH-118 selection runs between Warren and North Woodstock. It offers a shorter named-community itinerary when the longer notch routes leave too little time for your approach and return.
Official travel information: New Hampshire traffic and road closure resources
NH-26 — Dixville Notch
20.39 miles in the New Hampshire catalog region
- 20.39 mi
- New Hampshire
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
NH-26 introduces Dixville Notch and a more northerly road setting. Include travel to the route's start in your plans, and verify conditions before committing to a mountain-road outing.
Official travel information: New Hampshire traffic and road closure resources
Route 135
44.6 miles in the New Hampshire catalog region
- 44.6 mi
- New Hampshire
Exact saved Explore itinerary. The displayed distance follows this line; the full named road may continue beyond the selected start or finish.
Route 135 adds a different western-New-Hampshire corridor to the selection. The stored line, rather than the road number alone, specifies which section this guide is recommending you compare.
Official travel information: New Hampshire traffic and road closure resources
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Planning your New Hampshire drive
The shortest saved route in this guide is 13.97 miles; the longest is 44.6 miles. Choose one itinerary first and account for travel to its start and back from its finish. These are separate route picks, not an automatically connected road trip, and some can share road sections.
Check official New Hampshire traffic and road closure resources before leaving. Park entry, timed reservations, vehicle restrictions and visitor-site permissions can be separate from whether the public highway is open. Follow current local instructions over an old map or article.
How we chose these New Hampshire roads
This is a focused selection from the curated RevRoutes Explore catalog, ordered editorially for driving character and reputation, not mileage. We do not pad every state to the same number of picks; more roads remain available in the app. It is not an objective ranking or a claim that the editorial team has personally driven every itinerary. Distances describe the exact saved catalog lines and can differ from official byway lengths. The maps are planning aids—not live navigation or road-condition reports.
Check official New Hampshire traffic and closure resources before traveling. The label-free satellite imagery is supplied by USGS The National Map; map providers receive ordinary browser requests when a map loads.
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