The first section of the route involved following Outback highways and traversing the top of the Great Sandy Desert before turning into bush roads, tracks and fording rivers.

A section of the Cumberland Trail will, when completed, traverse Crab Orchard from north to south.

The 70-mile section of A-12 between the frontier town of Ventimiglia and the seaport of Savona traverses a mind-boggling 67 tunnels.

Many sections traverse ancient seabed deposits of mudstone, silt, and shale.

The southern half of NY 65 passes through mostly rural areas, while its northern section traverses densely populated portions of Monroe County.

This section of the road, near East Springfield, traverses the edge of the great Mohawk Valley, past farms and trailers, their satellite dishes pointed toward the sky.

The eastern section of the A39 links Barnstaple to Lynton, then traverses the northern coastal hills of Exmoor into Somerset.

Its southern and middle sections traverse mostly rural areas, while the northernmost piece in Henrietta, Brighton, and Rochester passes through significantly more developed areas.

A section of the Great Western Trail traverses the mountain from north to south.

The western section traverses mountainous terrain, and has obstacles limiting track speeds such as the Horseshoe Curve.