Optimal Road Trips

The best possible route through your own list of places

Send me a list of stops, like stadiums, breweries, every county seat in a state or a client's store locations. I'll work out the optimal route through them and send back everything below.

  • A checked stop list

    I put every stop on the map and check each one by hand before the route is built.

    1. 1Acadia National ParkME
      793 mi, 17 h 5 min to the next stop
    2. 2Shenandoah National ParkVA
      212 mi, 4 h 32 min to the next stop
    3. 3New River Gorge National Park and PreserveWV
      340 mi, 6 h 40 min to the next stop

  • The optimal route

    You choose the fastest or the shortest route, as a loop or one way, and get your stops in the best order.

    Stops
    51round trip
    Distance
    15,959miles
    Driving
    328hours

  • A map page

    An interactive page like the ready-made trips on this site, hosted for you or delivered as files to embed on your own site.

    Map page for the 2026 U.S. National Parks tripMap page for the 2026 U.S. National Parks trip
    Example: the 2026 U.S. National Parks trip covers 51 stops and 15,959 mi. See the full map page.

  • Route files

    GPX, KML and GeoJSON, plus Google Maps and Apple Maps links split into drivable parts.

    GPX 1.8 MB KML 905 KB GeoJSON 884 KB
    Google MapsApple Maps

  • A poster if you want one

    A print-ready file at 300 dpi in a standard size.

    Poster of the 2026 U.S. National Parks routePoster of the 2026 U.S. National Parks route

Past clients

I've made custom routes for:

Pricing

Send me your list of places and I'll reply with a free quote.

For you or as a gift

Route
$750
Up to 50 stops. The checked stop list, the optimal route, GPX, KML and GeoJSON files, and Google Maps and Apple Maps links.
Route and map page
$1,250
Everything in Route, plus the interactive map page, hosted for you or ready to embed, and 1 round of changes.

For publications, brands and businesses

Published route
From $2,500
Per route. Everything in Route and map page, plus a map image for your article and social posts, and a non-exclusive license to publish it on the web and social media with a credit and link.
Campaign
From $5,000
Several routes, paid ads, print runs, exclusivity, tight deadlines or more than 100 stops. Quoted for each project.

Anything published or used to promote a business counts as commercial.

Add-ons

More stops
$150 per 10, up to 100
Poster file
$350, 300 dpi in 1 standard size, for personal printing
Stop research
$500. Send a theme and I pick the stops
Rush, within 7 days
+50%
No credit line
+50%
Wider licensing
Ads, print runs, merchandise or exclusivity, quoted

Terms

Payment
By invoice. 50% to start and the rest on delivery. The deposit is non-refundable
Turnaround
2 weeks for a route, 3 weeks with a map page, 3 to 4 weeks for commercial work, counted from the confirmed stop list
Changes after delivery
$150 per round, beyond any included round
Email me your list

Or write to hello@optimalroadtrips.com. I reply within a few days.