The phrase "a rugged road" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a difficult or challenging path, either literally (as in a physical road) or metaphorically (as in a challenging situation).
Example: "The hikers prepared for a long journey ahead, knowing they would encounter a rugged road filled with obstacles."
Alternatives: "a rough path" or "a bumpy road".
After climbing a rugged road, we arrived at the top of a small mountain.
In the remote district of Mansehra, at least a dozen militants dressed in military fatigues stopped three buses carrying passengers on a rugged road from Rawalpindi to Astore.
In late September, another truck blocked a rugged road used as an alternative smuggling route, and guards permitted only the chosen to enter.
When you reach the rim, you can't help but think of those brave or foolish souls who opened the first lodge in the summer of 1915: a four-story hotel on the edge of a dormant volcano, at the end of a rugged road, on terrain that gets 40-plus feet of snow a year.
She is a preschool teacher in a small village two hours by jeep from the nearest sizeable town, at the end of a rugged road snaking through rubber and palm oil plantations.
Matt Litton is the author of 'Holy Nomad: The Rugged Road to Joy.' A writer, educator, and speaker, he is also author of 'The Mockingbird Parables: Transforming Lives Through the Power of Story' and has written articles on faith and culture for numerous national publications.
Cans stay snug in the can cage even after a rugged off road tour.
But the lack of a low range means that, even though the all-wheel drive system lets you easily knock about ranch country or ascend a rugged fire road, descending such terrain would excessively work the transmission and brakes.
But they have been steeled by their rugged road to Sydney.
The cart is shaken all to pieces, and the rugged road is very near its end.
In Kau, go caving at Kula Kai Caverns, hike to Green Sands Beach, and follow the rugged Road to the Sea.
