5 back-roads routes start within a 4.5-hour drive of Houston, including 0 day trips and 3 weekend drives; 0 ready-made itineraries begin nearby.
Drive times are estimates to the nearer end of each route (straight-line miles plus a quarter, at 50 mph); the atlas itself never routes you onto an interstate once the drive begins.
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The nearest way in is US 90: Rice & Rails (Lafayette → Orange, TX) — about 2 h 30 min to Orange, TX; ~130 miles over 1 day.
No one-day route starts within 2.5 hours of Houston; the nearest route overall is US 90: Rice & Rails (Lafayette → Orange, TX) — about 2 h 30 min to Orange, TX; ~130 miles over 1 day.
US 90: Rice & Rails (Lafayette → Orange, TX) — about 2 h 30 min to Orange, TX; ~130 miles over 1 day.
Natchez Trace Parkway begins about 6 h 40 min away at Natchez, beyond the 4.5-hour reach of a weekend start.