These Are The Most Instagrammed Road Trips Around The World

Hitting the open road with a good group of mates is hard to beat. Road trips give you an ultimate taste of freedom, allow you to create long-lasting memories with pals, and — most importantly — are almost guaranteed to kill your Instagram followers dead with envy.

If you’re planning a trip of your own, listen up: The world’s most-Instagrammed road trips have been revealed.

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A new study from holiday comparison site TravelSupermarket has analysed the amount of times a destination was tagged and the frequency of hashtags on Instagram to bring you a curated list of the most Instagrammable road trips.

#1 Route 66, USA

 

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Starting in Chicago and ending in Santa Monica, Route 66 is easily the most iconic road trip, with stunning views, and more than 1.2 million tags on Instagram.

#2 Great Ocean Road, Australia

 

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Our most beautiful road trip, the Great Ocean Road showcases the best of Australia, including pockets of rainforest, incredible beaches and snoozy coastal towns.

#3 Ruta 40, Argentina

 

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Ruta 40 is Argentina’s longest highway, and passes through 20 national parks, journeys through 28 mountains and crosses 18 major rivers.

#4 Blue Ridge Parkway, USA

 

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This 750km stretch of road weaves through Virginia and North Carolina, with exceptional view’s of eastern United States.

#5 Finger Lakes Highways, USA

 

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Located in central-west New York, the Finger Lakes Highways boast beautiful scenic drives with incredible lake views.

#6 Valley Of Fire Road, USA

 

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Valley of Fire Road in Fire State Park, Nevada is an iconic road trip, famed for its weaved desert roads and stretching landscape.

#7 Ring Road, Iceland

 

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Otherwise known as Route 1, the Ring Road was built in 1974, and encircles the entire island to connect most of the populated areas of Iceland.

#8 Trollstigen, Norway

 

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This beautifully engineered road cuts through mountains, rivers and valleys, and is more than 100 years old. It’s one of Norway‘s most visited attractions.

#9 Icefields Parkway, Canada

 

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Icefields Parkway is the highest road in North America, and offers plenty of incredible vantage points, waterfalls and lakes to check out along the way.

#10 Cabot Trail, Canada

 

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A scenic drive along the Cabot Trail is arguably Nova Scotia’s most famous recreational activity, offering visitors to Canada a trip along winding roads and past serene lakes.

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