Hidden Roads Study – July, 6 2026
Both ATS and ETS2 1.60 are here and all secret roads are found in both games (I hope I haven’t missed any). Final guides for Europe with 114 roads and 281 in America are available on my channel and next stop I guess is South Dakota this Summer-Fall.
If I find any new roads or you suggest one I will not update it instantly since I skip mid-tier guide videos because of low views on YouTube. The same issue affects 100% discovery guides and map combo content. I know there’s interest from my audience, but without YouTube helping push this type of content, it quickly gets buried.
You can always check the complete list of cities with hidden paths here: https://trucksim.top/y9t6. It probably won’t reveal the exact secret road locations, but it can help you figure out if you missed any areas.
ETS2 (updated 06.01.2026, actual on 1.60 with all map DLCs, 114 roads so far)
ATS (updated 06.28.2026, actual on 1.60 with Illinois DLC, 281 roads so far)
Collection of 18 found roads in Illinois with locations footages.
100% discovered study 07.05.2026
At the moment, we’re at almost 100% in both games (a few small pieces in ETS2 1.60 haven’t been documented yet). The short lifecycle of each game version makes this more challenging, because map exploration — especially pixel hunting at the end — takes a lot of time. And 1.61 is right around the corner for both games, so we still don’t know whether the map will be affected by the new version.
Below you can find 100% for ATS, and about 99% for Europe on 1.60. It’s a similar story with the vanilla + ProMods setup — it’s not 100% on ProMods 2.83, but very close, and I’ll finish it later this month before the new ProMods release comes out.
I’m not sharing my RoExtended profile, but on it I’ve also reached 99.96%, after discovering new roads.
Good news on the 100% front: I finally figured out how to extract map sectors and convert them into discovered items. It feels a bit like cheating, but it’s the only way to discover some mods with glitchy sectors. I won’t be sharing the process, since it’s fairly complicated and requires coding knowledge — I’ll just use it occasionally to create “dream profiles” with fully discovered maps.
Since this kind of content isn’t very popular, I don’t think it’s worth making videos about it — the evidence is right there: even the merging guide doesn’t get much traction, and I suspect content about decoding files would just bring a storm of negative feedback.
ATS 1.60 – 100% Explored map with all DLC (July 2026, all map DLCs)
[Guide] ETS2 1.59 – 100% Explored map with all DLC (with Benelux Rework) (May 2026, all map DLCs including Nordic Horizons) (not fully covers ETS2 1.60)
[Podcast] ETS2 1.59 – 100% Explored Promods map (June 2026, including Vanilla)
I do these discovery since 2017 and I discover whole map almost on every game versions including all expansions and reworks.
Big Map Combo for ATS 1.60 with X Maps – June, 29 – 2026
The big map combo for ATS 1.60. It includes Coast to Coast, Promods Canada, Reforma, Grand Utopia of America, Radiator Springs, More American Cities, Sierra Nevada and other mods. Links below consist 12 maps and additions. Only Free mods.
Links:
📌Coast to Coast Map 2.23.60.0 https://trucksim.top/mck5
📌Coast to Coast FIX 1.60 – 1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/77rf
📌Reforma 2.9.9.160 https://trucksim.top/j8q9
📌Reforma Mega Resources 2.9.9.160 https://trucksim.top/et5v
📌Reforma Sierra Nevada 1.16.160 https://trucksim.top/0vxg
📌Reforma Other Maps Patch 37.160 https://trucksim.top/pnhz
📌Promods Canada 1.6.3 https://trucksim.top/38bg
📌Grand Utopia of America 1.5 https://trucksim.top/n1yv
📌Grand Utopia of America – Base Map Connection 1.3 https://trucksim.top/1nzq
📌More American Cities 1.0b https://trucksim.top/3gzl
📌More American Cities Fix 1.60-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/98mf
📌More American Cities – Reforma Sierra Nevada FIX 1.60-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/s37m
📌American Open Spaces 1.2 https://trucksim.top/805p
📌EMMN Expansion 1.60-1 https://trucksim.top/bt97
📌Ontario-Quebec V13-160 https://trucksim.top/wi8b
📌EMMN – Ontario-Quebec RC 1.60-2 https://trucksim.top/o5pr
📌EMMN – Promods Canada RC 1.60-1 https://trucksim.top/e4dy
📌Radiator Springs 1.3 https://trucksim.top/58w2
📌Radiator Springs Fix 1.60-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/r2yv
📌Project Better Arizona 0.5.2 https://trucksim.top/rf0s
📌Project Better Arizona Reforma Connection 1.15 https://trucksim.top/aeg7
📌West Coast Ferry Terminals 1.1.2 https://trucksim.top/feih
📌Trucksmap USA 1.7.1.60 https://trucksim.top/34dk
📌Ultimate Combo FIX – ATS 1.60-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/ubvp
📌North America Map (Dark) (Steam Workshop) https://trucksim.top/e943
Hidden Roads Study – June, 20 2026
Both ATS and ETS2 1.60 are here and all secret roads are found in both games (I hope I haven’t missed any). Final guide for Europe with 114 roads is available on my channel but for ATS it would be bigger guide since the total count of hidden roads now about 281 and you can grab separately all roads in December 2025 guide + Route 66 paths + Illinois DLC. So I need to combine all of them and it will take time. I hope to finish it in June, early July but no rush here because other hot content expected first. You don’t like to wait for Map Combos and fast game version change stress us to update mods again.
As always one of the reason I skip mid-tier guide videos comes down to how YouTube ranks and promotes content. Older videos usually appear first, while guide-style videos below them tend to have very poor discoverability and low view counts. I don’t really want to spend dozens of hours making a guide that ends up with 1000 views. (December ATS version guide below currently has around 1.4K views) The same issue affects 100% discovery guides and map combo content. I know there’s interest from my audience, but without YouTube helping push this type of content, it quickly gets buried.
Below you’ll find all hidden roads in ATS in version 1.57 without mentioned above updates and additional vids for Illinois and Route 66. And latest one for ETS2. You can also check the complete list of cities with hidden paths here: https://trucksim.top/y9t6. It probably won’t reveal the exact secret road locations, but it can help you figure out if you missed any areas.
I’ve been covering hidden secret roads in both American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 since 2022, when the feature was first introduced in ETS2 and ATS 1.44.
ETS2 (updated 06.01.2026, actual on 1.59 with Benelux Rework and all map DLCs, 114 roads so far)
ATS (updated 12.26.2025, actual on 1.57 with Louisiana DLC, 245 roads so far)
New hidden roads with footages on Route 66 (collection of videos)
All 18 found roads in Illinois
100% discovered study 06.12.2026
Map exploration takes a lot of time, and unfortunately my free time is quite limited these days. While some dedicated players have already discovered every corner of the latest American Truck Simulator DLC, I’m currently sitting at around 98% completion and still enjoying Illinois, which has quickly become one of my favorite ATS map expansions to date. Because of that, the next ATS 100% Discovery digest will most likely arrive with version 1.60 or later.
On the Euro Truck Simulator 2 side, however, the situation is much better. We have reached 100% map discovery across all of Europe, including the recently reworked Benelux region, which looks absolutely fantastic.
Speaking of map discovery, I should also mention ProMods roads. After a long journey, the entire map has finally been fully explored. I’ve included a video below. It’s more of a podcast-style discussion than a traditional guide, but I know there are plenty of fellow map exploration enthusiasts who will enjoy it.
ATS 1.58 – 100% Explored map with all DLC (March 2026, all map DLCs)
[Guide] ETS2 1.59 – 100% Explored map with all DLC (with Benelux Rework) (May 2026, all map DLCs including Nordic Horizons)
[Podcast] ETS2 1.59 – 100% Explored Promods map (June 2026, including Vanilla)
I do these discovery since 2017 and I discover whole map almost on every game versions including all expansions and reworks.
Hidden Roads Study – June, 2 2026
On new version for both ATS and ETS2 1.59 it was added numerous secret roads. In Europe it is Benelux rework and Volvo Experience Center. for America – new Illinois DLC. I just updated ETS2 guide adding 4 new roads in Luxembourg, Netherlands and Sweden (see below video) but for ATS it would be bigger guide since the total count of hidden roads now more than 267 and the journey in Illinois is in progress so probably the count will be bigger. So American guide will take time and I skipped about 18 Route 66 paths for now to provide more consistent list.
The reason I mostly skip mid-tier guide videos comes down to how YouTube ranks and promotes content. Older videos usually appear first, while guide-style videos below them tend to have very poor discoverability and low view counts. I don’t really want to spend dozens of hours making a guide that ends up with 1000 views. (ATS version guide currently has around 1.4K views) The same issue affects 100% discovery guides and map combo content. I know there’s interest from my audience, but without YouTube helping push this type of content, it quickly gets buried.
Below you’ll find all hidden roads in ATS in version 1.57 without mentioned above updates and fresh one for ETS2. You can also check the complete list of cities with hidden paths here: https://trucksim.top/y9t6. It probably won’t reveal the exact secret road locations, but it can help you figure out if you missed any areas.
I’ve been covering hidden secret roads in both American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 since 2022, when the feature was first introduced in ETS2 and ATS 1.44. For now, though, I’ll likely slow down these uploads a bit and let others continue expanding the coverage.
ETS2 (updated 06.01.2026, actual on 1.59 with Benelux Rework and all map DLCs, 114 roads so far)
ATS (updated 12.26.2025, actual on 1.57 with Louisiana DLC, 245 roads so far)
Secret Roads of Benelux and Volvo Experience Center on ETS2 1.59
New hidden roads with footages on Route 66 (collection of videos)
Big Map Combo for ATS 1.59 with 15 Maps – May, 24 – 2026
The big map combo for ATS 1.59. It includes Coast to Coast, Promods Canada, Reforma, ATS Expansion, Grand Utopia of America, Radiator Springs, Beyond, Sierra Nevada and other mods. Links below consist 15 maps and additions. Only Free mods.
Links:
📌Coast to Coast Map 2.23.59.0 https://trucksim.top/mck5
📌Reforma 2.9.8.159 https://trucksim.top/j8q9
📌Reforma Mega Resources 2.9.8.159 https://trucksim.top/et5v
📌Reforma Sierra Nevada 1.15.159 https://trucksim.top/0vxg
📌Reforma Other Maps Patch 36.159 https://trucksim.top/pnhz
📌Promods Canada 1.6.2 https://trucksim.top/38bg
📌Grand Utopia of America 1.4 https://trucksim.top/n1yv
📌Grand Utopia of America – Base Map Connection 1.3 https://trucksim.top/1nzq
📌Beyond ATS 9.0 https://trucksim.top/l58f
📌ATS Expansion 21 (Requires Volvo Construction and Heavy Cargo DLCs) https://trucksim.top/2363
📌Western Canada Expansion 1.7.1 https://trucksim.top/cpfp
📌Western Canada Expansion – ATS Expansion + DNA And C2C Connections 1.7.1.1 https://trucksim.top/tbav
📌Western Canada Expansion – Promods Canada Connections 1.7.1 https://trucksim.top/tkpj
📌Iron Stallion Logistics HQ City 3.2 https://trucksim.top/vva9
📌Discover North America 1.7.5 https://trucksim.top/d45p
📌Radiator Springs 1.3 https://trucksim.top/58w2
📌Radiator Springs Fix 1.59-1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/485v
📌Project Better Arizona 0.5.1 https://trucksim.top/rf0s
📌Project Better Arizona Reforma Connection 1.14 https://trucksim.top/aeg7
📌Alaska Expansion 1.0.0 https://trucksim.top/t6tg
📌West Coast Ferry Terminals 1.1.1 https://trucksim.top/feih
📌Trucksmap USA 1.7.1.59 https://trucksim.top/34dk
📌Trucksmap USA Fix 1.58 https://trucksim.top/tkq9
📌Ultimate Combo FIX – ATS 1.59 – 1.0.2 https://trucksim.top/b1w4
📌North America Map (Dark) (Steam Workshop) https://trucksim.top/e943
100% discovered study 05.20.2026
New version 1.59 for both games brought us map content – new roads to discover – Benelux Rework in Europe and Illinois DLC in America. European update is ready today and below you will find 100% video but for American DLC I just started my journey. Since I’m also discovering other map mods like Eurafrica and Promods for ETS2, not sure when Prarie State will be discovered.
ATS 1.58 – 100% Explored map with all DLC (March 2026, all map DLCs)
[Guide] ETS2 1.59 – 100% Explored map with all DLC (with Benelux Rework) (May 2026, all map DLCs including Nordic Horizons)
I do these discovery since 2017 and I discover whole map almost on every game versions including all expansions and reworks.
Hidden Roads Study – May, 16 2026
Since the last update, both ATS and ETS2 1.59 and the Benelux rework for ETS2 have been released, alongside the Illinois DLC for American Truck Simulator. ATS 1.58 already added numerous new secret roads, and I had been considering updating the America guide after finding around 18 additional hidden roads, bringing the total to roughly 263 (though I may remove some older unmarked ones). With Illinois now released, I’m sure there are even more hidden roads waiting to be discovered, so the guide will continue growing as I explore the new map.
The reason I mostly skip mid-tier guide videos comes down to how YouTube ranks and promotes content. Older videos usually appear first, while guide-style videos below them tend to have very poor discoverability and low view counts. I don’t really want to spend dozens of hours making a guide that ends up with 900 views. (The ETS2 guide currently has around 2.3K views, while the ATS version is still about 1.2K.) The same issue affects 100% discovery guides and map combo content. I know there’s interest from my audience, but without YouTube helping push this type of content, it quickly gets buried.
Below you’ll find all hidden roads in ATS and ETS2 discovered in version 1.57 and later updates. You can also check the complete list of cities with hidden paths here: https://trucksim.top/y9t6. It probably won’t reveal the exact secret road locations, but it can help you figure out if you missed any areas.
I’ve been covering hidden secret roads in both American Truck Simulator and Euro Truck Simulator 2 since 2022, when the feature was first introduced in ETS2 and ATS 1.44. For now, though, I’ll likely slow down these uploads a bit and let others continue expanding the coverage.
ETS2 (updated 01.24.2026, actual on 1.58 with Scandinavia Refresh and Nordic Horizon DLC, 110 roads so far)
ATS (updated 12.26.2025, actual on 1.57 with Louisiana DLC, 245 roads so far)
Secret Roads of Benelux and Volvo Experience Center on ETS2 1.59
New hidden roads with footages on Route 66 (collection of videos)
ATS Upcoming Illinois DLC release on May, 14
American Truck Simulator continues its expansion into the American Midwest, and one of the most anticipated upcoming map expansions is the Illinois DLC. This new state will bring players to the heart of the U.S. transportation network, featuring major cities, iconic highways, and a diverse economy centered around agriculture, industry, and logistics.
SCS Software revealed official date of release – May, 14 – 2026 as well as official video trailer.
Welcome to the Prairie State
The Illinois DLC was officially announced in February 2025. The state is often called the Prairie State, known for its vast farmland, historic towns, and one of the most important transportation hubs in the United States.
In ATS, Illinois will allow players to:
- Drive along historic routes such as Route 66
- Explore the state capital Springfield
- Visit the massive metropolitan area of Chicago
- Travel through agricultural regions and industrial corridors
The state sits in a key geographic position connecting the Midwest with the rest of the country, which makes it an important logistics hub both in real life and in the game.
Cities Expected in the Illinois DLC
According to teasers and previews, Illinois will include a mix of major cities and smaller towns. The currently known or expected cities include:
- Chicago
- Springfield
- Peoria
- Champaign
- Bloomington
- Rockford
- Quincy
- Effingham
- Marion
- East St. Louis
- Moline
These locations will allow players to experience a mix of large metropolitan areas, mid-sized industrial cities, and smaller agricultural communities.
Detailed City Previews
Peoria
One of the cities already showcased by SCS is Peoria, located along the Illinois River.
In ATS, the city will include:
- Industrial depots related to heavy equipment manufacturing
- A custom river port depot
- Scenic riverfront driving routes
- Connections via Interstate 74 and US Route 24
Peoria’s strong manufacturing heritage and river logistics will play an important role in the cargo economy of the region.
Champaign
Another previewed city is Champaign, part of the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area.
Highlights expected in ATS include:
- University-inspired landmarks and buildings
- A recognizable downtown skyline
- Agricultural industries such as corn and soybean farming
- Depots like food processing plants, warehouses, and retail stores
The region will represent the agricultural heart of Illinois, providing a variety of cargo opportunities for players.
Smaller Towns and Settlements
In addition to the main cities, the Illinois DLC will feature at least 11 smaller settlements. These towns help make the map feel more realistic and provide additional road connections and scenery.
One example shown by the developers is Monmouth, a historic agricultural town in western Illinois near the Iowa border.
These settlements will likely include:
- Small agricultural communities
- Scenic rural roads
- Truck stops and service areas
Industries and Cargo
Illinois is one of the most economically diverse states in the U.S., and the DLC will reflect that with a wide range of industries.
Expected cargo sectors include:
- Agriculture (corn, soybeans, farm supplies)
- Food processing
- Manufacturing and heavy equipment
- Logistics and warehousing
- River and rail transportation
The state is also known for its role in national exports and manufacturing, making it a natural fit for ATS freight operations.
Roads and Truck Stops
Developers have already teased several truck stops and highway facilities located across the state, including rest areas near:
- Peoria
- Rockford
- Effingham
- Rend Lake
These locations will provide realistic rest areas for long-distance trucking routes through the Midwest.
Illinois is expected to feature major interstate connections, including corridors linking the state with neighboring DLC regions.
Final Thoughts
The Illinois DLC represents an important step in the eastward expansion of American Truck Simulator. With major logistics hubs like Chicago, historic highways like Route 66, and a mix of industry and agriculture, the Prairie State has the potential to become one of the most interesting regions in the game.
Illinois looks like a promising addition to the growing ATS map.