Posted Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 9:36pm
The TransAmerica Trail (TAT) may be the best adventure you can have in the lower 48 states. It will take you coast to coast with nearly half the journey being off pavement. My wife, Mercedes Lilienthal, and I just did the entire 7,100-plus mile crossing testing the limits of a 2025 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness in the process.
What Is The TransAmerica Trail?
Mapped by adventure moto enthusiast, Sam Correro, the TransAmerica Trail was originally intended for adventure motorcycles, but the trip can also be done in four-wheel drive vehicles. The trail officially starts in Nags Head, North Carolina, and runs to Port Orford, Oregon, with optional segments sprouting from the route. Nearly half the cross-country route is off pavement. Paper and digital route maps can be purchased at transamtrail.com. We had both, with the GPX files loaded into our Garmin Tread Overland Edition.
