long way around

Going down C meant that he'd have to get to Reactor Two the long way around.

He went a long way around, and well-nigh lost himself in the winding, dark lanes of the old town.

"I should be much less inclined to forgive you, if you had taken the long way around," replied Miss Ri.

They still had to drive the long way around, but it wasn't too long before Mrs. Jackson was parking the car.

Would they have to go all the way through the tunnel again and across the fields to the car, and the long way around?