Japan
ModerateTateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Nagano to Toyama via the Northern Japan Alps High Crossing
Japan's 20-meter snow walls in late spring.
Overlanding Trails in Japan
Trails curated for overlanders in Japan.
23 Trails
Moderate Most common difficulty
Gravel Most common surface
Find places along your trip
Enter where you're driving from and to. We'll trace the route so you can see every trail and place near your path.
Search by
All trails in Japan
Ishikawa
ModerateTatami Pass Road — Noto Peninsula Interior via Oku-Noto Highland Spine
Japan's forgotten peninsula, from the inside out.
Ishikawa
ModerateTatami Pass Road — Wajima to Noto Peninsula Interior via Oku-Noto Highland Spine
Earthquake country ridge run on Japan's forgotten coast.
Iwate
DifficultIwate Hayachine Forest Road – Tōhoku Alpine Traverse
Sacred peaks, beech forest, and zero cell bars.
Japan
ModerateYanbaru Forest Road – Kunigami Highland Circuit
Okinawa's jungle overland — not a beach in sight.
Hiroshima
ModerateChugoku Mountains Forest Road – Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Traverse
Honshu's forgotten ridge. Take your time.
Gunma
DifficultOze Forest Road – Katashina to Oshimizu Highland Track
Oze's wild backside. No boardwalks here.
Hokkaido
ModerateAsahi-Dake Forest Road – Higashikawa Highland Circuit
Hokkaido's highest peak on dirt.
Ehime
ModerateShikoku Karst Forest Road – Tengu-Kogen to Tsuro Skyline
Karst ridgeline cattle country above the Pacific.
Hokkaido
ModerateShiretoko Pass Forest Road – Rausu to Utoro Highland Route
Bear country and sea fog on Japan's wild edge.