Fantasy Road Name Generator

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Generate fantasy road names for your world map: king's highways and old imperial roads, trade routes like the Salt Road and the Amber Road, corpse ways and pilgrim paths, dwarven deep roads, elven walks, desert caravan routes and grimly named crossings. Built for D&D campaigns, worldbuilding, novels and game maps.

About fantasy road names

Roads on a fantasy map carry history the way rivers carry water. Pre-modern roads were named in a handful of ways, and the same patterns make an invented one feel old. Some were named for who built or owned them (the King's Road, the Emperor's Highway, Via Aurelia), some for what travelled on them (the Salt Road, the Amber Road, the Drovers' Road, the Tin Road), some for where they went (Harrow Road, the Coast Road, the Great North Road) and some for what happened along them (the Corpse Road, the Gallows Road, the Road of Sighs). Old roads acquire 'Old' in front once a newer one is built beside them.

The word after the name matters too. A highway or causeway suggests engineering and a state that maintains it; a track, trace, drove or ride suggests hooves and mud; a way, path or walk suggests age and pilgrims; a stair, climb or switchback tells you the terrain. Dwarven roads run deep and underground, elven roads are barely roads at all, desert routes are measured in wells, and city roads in medieval worlds are named for the trades practised on them.

This list mixes all of those registers, from imperial roads to grim little lanes, so your road network explains your kingdom's trade, wars and religion by its labels alone.

How to choose fantasy road names

  • Name the main roads for what moves on them (salt, wool, tin, pilgrims, armies); the names then tell players where the money and the danger are.
  • Put 'Old' in front of a road that has been bypassed (the Old North Road beside the King's Highway) and you have implied centuries of history in one word.
  • Vary the suffix to match terrain and upkeep: Highway and Causeway for engineered routes, Track and Drove for rural ones, Stair and Climb in mountains, Portage beside rivers.
  • Give a few roads sinister or local names (the Corpse Road, Widowmaker's Climb, Gibbet Cross Road). Real medieval maps are full of them and they seed adventure hooks.
  • Match cultures: Latin Via names for an empire, -gate streets for a Norse-flavoured city, Karak or Deep Road for dwarves, Road of Forty Wells for a desert caravan route.

Frequently asked questions

What is a corpse road or lych way?

In medieval England a corpse road or lych way was the route along which the dead were carried from an outlying village to the parish church with burial rights. They were often long, crossed wild country and gathered ghost stories, which makes them perfect for fantasy maps. Several entries in the list use this tradition.

What is the difference between a road, a way, a track and a causeway?

A road is the general term; a way or path is older and often unpaved; a track, drove or trace is a route worn by animals and carts; a causeway is a raised, built road across wet or low ground; a highway is a major route maintained by a ruler. Choosing the right word instantly tells readers how important and how well-kept the route is.

Why do fantasy cities have streets named for trades?

Because real medieval cities did. Guilds clustered in one street, so you got Tanners' Street, Fletchers' Lane, Goldsmiths' Row and so on. Norse-influenced towns like York used -gate (from gata, street), giving names like Coppergate and Fishergate. Both patterns appear in the list for use in fantasy towns.

Can I use these road names in a published book or game?

Yes. Road names are not copyrighted and these are free to use in novels, tabletop campaigns, video games and maps. A few, like the King's Road or the Great East Road, are common enough to appear in well-known works, so pick more distinctive entries if you want something unmistakably your own.

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A: 11 names

  • Abbot's Way
  • Aelindra Road
  • Alchemists' Lane
  • Aldric's Causeway
  • Almshouse Road
  • Amberholt Road
  • Ashford Road
  • Ashvale Pass Road
  • Aurelion's Highway
  • Avenue of the Ancestors
  • Avenue of the Drowned Kings

B: 14 names

  • Baron's Way
  • Barrowdown Road
  • Bartholomew's Cut
  • Beggar's Climb
  • Beggar's Road
  • Bellfounders' Row
  • Birchbark Trail
  • Bishop's Road
  • Blackfen Road
  • Blackthorn Trace
  • Blackwater Ride
  • Bloodtooth Trail
  • Bowyers' Row
  • Brightway

C: 16 names

  • Candlegate
  • Caravanserai Way
  • Catacomb Way
  • Chandlers' Lane
  • Chantry Road
  • Charnel Lane
  • Cloister Walk
  • Coachman's Way
  • Coldharbour Road
  • Coldwater Portage
  • Colonnade Way
  • Coopers' Row
  • Corwen Cut
  • Crowmoor Road
  • Crypt Stair
  • Cutlers' Lane

D: 13 names

  • Darkwater Road
  • Dead Man's Switchback
  • Deeproad
  • Deepwell Road
  • Dragon's Road
  • Dragonmarket Street
  • Dragonspine Road
  • Drover's Way
  • Duke's Road
  • Dunhallow Drove
  • Dunmere Road
  • Durn's Deep Road
  • Dwarfroad

E: 4 names

  • Eastmarch Road
  • Elfpath
  • Embassy Road
  • Envoy's Way

F: 7 names

  • Fairhaven Road
  • Falconer's Road
  • Ferryman's Road
  • Fletchers' Lane
  • Floodgate Lane
  • Foxhollow Road
  • Frostvein Road

G: 19 names

  • Gallowglass Road
  • Garrow's Tollway
  • Ghostwalk
  • Giantstride
  • Gibbet Cross Road
  • Girdlers' Street
  • Glenmoor Road
  • Glovers' Row
  • Goblin Track
  • Goldbeaters' Lane
  • Goldcrest Road
  • Goldway
  • Goose Drove
  • Gor's Warpath
  • Gravedigger's Lane
  • Gravewalk
  • Greenhill Drove
  • Greymoor Road
  • Greyway

H: 22 names

  • Hag's Track
  • Hammerfall Pass Road
  • Hangman's Hill Road
  • Hangman's Road
  • Harrowgate Pike
  • Harrowway
  • Hart's Ride
  • Hartwood Road
  • Headsman's Walk
  • Hedrick's Bane
  • Herald's Road
  • Hermit's Causeway
  • Hermit's Path
  • Highcastle Road
  • Highroad
  • Hollowmere Road
  • Hollowstone Pass Road
  • Hollowway
  • Hornergate
  • Hundred Fords Road
  • Hunter's Trace
  • Huntsman's Ride

I: 5 names

  • Illuminators' Street
  • Ironbridge Road
  • Ironfoot's Causeway
  • Ironholm Road
  • Ironway

J: 1 name

  • Jormun's Track

K: 8 names

  • Karak Undervein
  • Kestrel Ride
  • King's Highway
  • Kingsbane Crossing
  • Kingsmere Road
  • Kingspath
  • Kingswalk
  • Kingsway

L: 9 names

  • Lamplighter's Way
  • Lantern Alley
  • Lanternmoor Road
  • Last Lantern Road
  • Lazar House Lane
  • Lirindel's Walk
  • Loriners' Row
  • Lost Legion Road
  • Lowtown Road

M: 14 names

  • Mad Ulric's Road
  • Marenne's Ride
  • Marrowfell Road
  • Marrowgate
  • Martyr's Road
  • Mausoleum Road
  • Mercergate
  • Merchant's Road
  • Mercy's Reach
  • Miller's Lane
  • Mistvale Road
  • Moonpetal Way
  • Mournwalk
  • Mule Pass Road

N: 4 names

  • Nettlecombe Road
  • Ninety-Nine Bridges Road
  • No Return Road
  • Norhallow Road

O: 18 names

  • Oakenshaw Road
  • Oathbreaker's Path
  • Obelisk Avenue
  • Old Beacon Road
  • Old Cobb's Lane
  • Old Ferry Lane
  • Old Forge Road
  • Old Gallows Lane
  • Old Harrow Road
  • Old Marsh Road
  • Old Mill Road
  • Old Priory Road
  • Old Quarry Road
  • Old Wold Road
  • Oldbury Road
  • Orcwalk
  • Ossuary Road
  • Owlshaw Road

P: 11 names

  • Path of Falling Leaves
  • Pennyford Road
  • Pilgrim's Road
  • Pilgrim's Stair
  • Pinegarth Road
  • Plague Pit Road
  • Poacher's Path
  • Potters' Street
  • Priest's Portage
  • Priestgate
  • Prior's Lane

Q: 6 names

  • Qasr al-Hamr Road
  • Quarrington Road
  • Queen Isolde's Progress
  • Queen's Causeway
  • Queensmercy Road
  • Queensway

R: 12 names

  • Ranger's Trace
  • Rat Alley
  • Ravenroad
  • Ravenshollow Road
  • Redwater Road
  • Reevegate
  • Reliquary Road
  • Road of the Nine Gates
  • Road of the Thousand Li
  • Rookwood Road
  • Ropers' Walk
  • Ryder's Drove

S: 25 names

  • Saddlers' Street
  • Saint Amber's Causeway
  • Saint Corvin's Road
  • Saint Elspeth's Climb
  • Saint Ottoline's Way
  • Saint Ysolde's Way
  • Saltmarsh Road
  • Saltwash Ride
  • Saltway
  • Scriveners' Row
  • Serpent's Switchback
  • Shadow Alley
  • Shambles Way
  • Sheepwash Road
  • Shepherd's Road
  • Silversmith Row
  • Silverwood Road
  • Skinners' Lane
  • Skull Road
  • Smuggler's Way
  • Spicers' Row
  • Stonebridge Road
  • Stonefather's March
  • Stonegate
  • Stoneway

T: 251 names

  • Tallowgate
  • Tamsin's Crossing
  • Tanners' Street
  • Temple Walk
  • The Abbey Road
  • The Amber Road
  • The Anvil Road
  • The Aqueduct Road
  • The Ashen Way
  • The Barge Road
  • The Barrow Road
  • The Beacon Road
  • The Bear Wardens' Track
  • The Bleeding Mile
  • The Bone Causeway
  • The Bone Road
  • The Broken Causeway
  • The Brokenback Road
  • The Cairn Road
  • The Caravan Road
  • The Cattle Track
  • The Causeway of the Dead
  • The Chapmen's Road
  • The Charcoal Burners' Track
  • The Charcoal Road
  • The Cistern Road
  • The Cliff Road
  • The Coal Road
  • The Coast Road
  • The Coffin Path
  • The Conqueror's Road
  • The Copper Road
  • The Corduroy Road
  • The Coronation Way
  • The Corpse Road
  • The Courier's Road
  • The Crusader Road
  • The Cursed Mile
  • The Deep Road of Khaz Morun
  • The Deep Stair
  • The Doom Road
  • The Dowager Road
  • The Dragon Line
  • The Dreaming Road
  • The Drovers' Road
  • The Dune Road
  • The Dunmere Turnpike
  • The Dwarrow Road
  • The Ember Road
  • The Emperor's Highway

T, continued

  • The Exile Road
  • The Faerie Road
  • The Fen Causeway
  • The Ferry Road
  • The Fey Path
  • The Fishwives' Road
  • The Flagstone Road
  • The Frankincense Road
  • The Frontier Road
  • The Fur Road
  • The Furlong of Sighs
  • The Gallows Pike
  • The Gallows Road
  • The Ghost Road
  • The Glass Causeway
  • The Glass Road
  • The Goat Track
  • The Gold Vein Road
  • The Golden Road
  • The Great Desert Road
  • The Great East Road
  • The Great North Road
  • The Great Ring Road
  • The Great River Road
  • The Greenway
  • The Griffon Pass Road
  • The Halfway Road
  • The Hanging Mile
  • The Hangman's Lane
  • The Harrowing Way
  • The Harvest Road
  • The Hawkers' Lane
  • The Hide Road
  • The High Road
  • The Hollow Way
  • The Horse Road
  • The Imperial Road
  • The Incense Road
  • The Iron Road
  • The Ivory Road
  • The Jade Emperor's Road
  • The Jade Road
  • The Jugglers' Road
  • The King's Road
  • The Lakeshore Road
  • The Lantern Road
  • The Lantern Stair
  • The Legion Road
  • The Ley Road
  • The Lock Road

T, continued

  • The Long Causey
  • The Long Lament
  • The Long Mile
  • The Long Portage
  • The Long Road
  • The Lotus Causeway
  • The Low Road
  • The Lower Drove
  • The Lych Way
  • The Mandarin Road
  • The Marcher Road
  • The Margrave's Road
  • The Midnight Road
  • The Miller's Road
  • The Millrace Road
  • The Minstrels' Way
  • The Moon Road
  • The Moonlit Way
  • The Mountain Road
  • The Mummers' Road
  • The Nine Mile Stair
  • The Ninefold Causeway
  • The Obsidian Way
  • The Old Cart Track
  • The Old Coach Road
  • The Old Corpse Way
  • The Old Drove
  • The Old Imperial Road
  • The Old Kings Highway
  • The Old Legion Road
  • The Old Military Road
  • The Old North Road
  • The Old Post Road
  • The Old Salt Way
  • The Old Toll Road
  • The Oracle Road
  • The Ox Drove
  • The Packhorse Trail
  • The Pagoda Road
  • The Peace Road
  • The Pearl Road
  • The Peat Cutters' Track
  • The Pedlars' Way
  • The Penitent's Crawl
  • The Pepper Road
  • The Pilgrim's Way
  • The Pilgrims' Portage
  • The Plague Road
  • The Plank Road
  • The Players' Road

T, continued

  • The Portage Road
  • The Post Riders' Road
  • The Processional
  • The Pyramid Causeway
  • The Quay Road
  • The Queen's Ride
  • The Red Hand Road
  • The Regent's Turnpike
  • The Regicide Road
  • The Ridgeway
  • The Road Nobody Built
  • The Road of Bones
  • The Road of Forty Wells
  • The Road of Kings
  • The Road of Lanterns
  • The Road of Seven Bridges
  • The Road of Sighs
  • The Road of Silver Birches
  • The Road of Tears
  • The Road of the Drowned
  • The Road of the Faithful
  • The Road That Drinks
  • The Royal Road
  • The Salt Road
  • The Sea Wall Road
  • The Sepulchre Road
  • The Serpent Road
  • The Sevenfold Stair
  • The Sheepwalk
  • The Shrine Road
  • The Silver Path
  • The Singing Road
  • The Skald's Way
  • The Sky Road
  • The Sluice Road
  • The Smugglers' Steps
  • The Sorrowing Mile
  • The Spice Road
  • The Stagecoach Road
  • The Standing Stone Road
  • The Starfall Road
  • The Starlit Corridor
  • The Storm Road
  • The Sultan's Sand Road
  • The Sunken Road
  • The Sunless Road
  • The Swan Road
  • The Tallow Road
  • The Tea Road
  • The Thalas Way

T, continued

  • The Thieves' Highway
  • The Thousand Steps
  • The Timber Road
  • The Tin Road
  • The Tinker's Track
  • The Tithe Barn Road
  • The Toll Road
  • The Tollgate Climb
  • The Towpath
  • The Traitor's Gate Road
  • The Triumphal Way
  • The Trollway
  • The Undercroft Road
  • The Underhalls Road
  • The Undermarch
  • The Unmarked Way
  • The Upper Drove
  • The Usurper's Road
  • The Viaduct Road
  • The Wandering Mile
  • The Warden's Road
  • The Warpath
  • The Wax Road
  • The Way of Ashes
  • The Way of Saints
  • The Way of Stones
  • The Way of the Moth
  • The Way of the Pilgrim
  • The Way of the Wheel
  • The Way of the Wolf
  • The Way of Thorns
  • The Weeping Way
  • The Weir Road
  • The Weirwater Track
  • The Whale Road
  • The White Road
  • The Widow's Walk
  • The Wine Road
  • The Winter Road
  • The Wool Road
  • The Wyrmbone Causeway
  • The Wyvern Road
  • The Ziggurat Stair
  • Thistlecombe Road
  • Thornhaven Road
  • Thornway
  • Tinker's Road
  • Tollgate Road
  • Tomb of Kings Road
  • Treaty Road
  • Trollbridge Road

U: 2 names

  • Underhill Road
  • Underroad

V: 12 names

  • Vanemere Road
  • Varro's Folly
  • Via Argentum
  • Via Coronae
  • Via Draconis
  • Via Ferrata
  • Via Imperia
  • Via Lunaris
  • Via Regis
  • Via Sancta
  • Via Tenebris
  • Vintners' Street

W: 15 names

  • Watchman's Road
  • Watergate Road
  • Weavers' Lane
  • Westmarch Road
  • Whisper Alley
  • Whitehill Road
  • Widow's Road
  • Widowmaker's Climb
  • Witch's Road
  • Wizard's Row
  • Wizard's Way
  • Wolf Trace
  • Wolfsbane Road
  • Wyrmgate
  • Wyrmway

Y: 1 name

  • Yarrowfield Road