Route 66 - Routing - Westbound in 30 days
| Route Description: | Slow on Route 66 from east to west (with detours) |
| Flight to/from: | Chicago/Los Angeles |
| Best Time to Travel: | year-round - best in early or late summer and fall |
| Time Need: | approx. 4 weeks |
| Total Miles: | approx. 3100 Miles |
| Lodging: | Chain motels are everywhere, on the Route66 but you should sometimes stay in a historic hotel |
| Type of Journey: | Rental Car - Stay in Hotels/Motels |
| Tipps: | Stay once or twice in an old Route 66 motel |
| Highlights: | Willis Tower, Gateway Arch, Cadillac Ranch, Henry's Rabbit Ranch, Gemini Giant, Santa Fe, etc. |
Itinerary:
1. Day – Chicago,IL – Arrival
(Sightseeing)
2. Day – Chicago – Sightseeing
(Cicero, Route 66 Begin Sign, Willis Tower, Millennium Park, etc.)
3. Day – Chicago, IL –Bloomington, IL – ca. 142M / 288km
(Cicero, Romeoville, Joliet, Dwight, Pontiac, Normal)
4. Day – Bloomington, IL – St. Louis, IL – ca. 164M / 264km
(Lincoln, Capitol Springfield, Litchfield, Henry’s Rabbit Ranch, Gateway Arch – St. Louis)
5. Day – St. Louis, MO – Cuba, MO –ca. 84M / 135km
(St Lois Sightseeing, Pacific, Meramec Caves, Sullivan, Cuba)
(Übernachtung im Wagon Wheel Motel – Cuba)
6. Day – Cuna, MO – Lebanon, MO – ca. 81M / 130km
(Sightseeing Cuba, Rolla, Fort Leoanrd Wood, Lake Ozark, Lebanon)
(overnight stop Munger Moss Motel)
7. Day – Lebanon, MO – Claremore, OK – ca. 207M / 333km
(Springfiled, Mt Veron, Carthage, Red Oak II, Joplin, Baxter Springs, Miami, Vinita,)
(overnight stop Claremore Motor Inn)
8. Day – Claremore, OK – Oklahoma City – ca. 134M / 216km
(Tulsa, Sightseeing Oklahoma City)
9. Day – Oklahoma City, OK – Elk City, TX – ca. 112M / 180km
(El Reno, Weatherford, Clinton, Foss State Park)
10. Day – Elk City, OK – Amarillo, TX – ca. 148M / 238km
(Amarillo Sightseeing, Cadilac Ranch)
(overnight stop Big Texan Hotel)
11. Day – Amarillo, TX – Tucumcari, NM – ca. 113M / 182km
(Palo Duro Canyon SP, Vega, Adrian – Midpoint)
(overnight stop Blue Swallow Motel – Tucumcari)
12. Day – Tucumcari, NM – Albuquerque, NM – ca. 173M / 278km
(Santa Rosa- Detour Santa Fe und Las Vegas possible)
13. Day – Albuquerque, NM
(Sightseeing)
14. Day – Albuquerque, NM – Gallup, NM – ca. 139M / 225km
(Red Rock Canyon State Park El Malpias NM),
(overnight stop El Rancho Hotel)
15. Day – Gallup, NM – Holbrook, AZ – ca. 99M / 160km
(Petrified Forest, Wigwam Motel)
16. Day – Holbrook, AZ – Flagstaff – Sedona, AZ – ca. 124M / 200km
(Detour Sedona)
17. Day – Sedona, AZ
(Hiking in Sedona)
18. Day – Sedona, AZ – Monument Valley, UT – ca. 205M / 330km
(Monument Valley)
(overnight stop The View Hotel)
19. Day – Monument Valley, AZ – Grand Canyon, CA – ca. 262M / 422km
( Lake Powell to Grand Canyon)
20. Day – Grand Canyon, AZ
(Grand Canyon Hiking)
21. Day – Grand Canyon, AZ – Kingman, AZ – ca. 190M / 306km
(Williams, Ash Forks, Peach Springs, Seligman)
(overnight stop El Trovatore Motel)
22. Day – Kingman, AZ – Las Vegas, NV – ca. 105M / 168km
(Oatman, Boulder City, Las Vegas)
23. Day – Las Vegas, NV
(Sightseeing)
24. Day – Las Vegas, NV – Barstow, CA – ca. 270M / 433km
(Needles, Essex, Amboy, Ludlow)
(overnight stop Route 66 Motel)
25. Day – Barstow, CA – San Bernadino, CA – ca. 163M / 263km
(Abstecher nach Palm Springs)
(overnight stop – Wigwam Motel)
26. Day – San Bernadino, CA – Santa Monica, CA – ca. 77M / 124km
(Route 66 End Sign)
27. Day – Los Angeles, CA
(Sightseeing)
28. Day – Los Angeles, CA
(Venice Beach, Hollywood)
29. Day – Los Angeles, CA
(Downtown, China Town)
30. Day – Departure