New Zealand
DifficultOld Ghost Road — Lyell to Seddonville via the Victorian Range Spine
A 19th-century goldfield ghost route across the West Coast spine.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
Alaska
DifficultNabesna Road — Slana to Nabesna via the Wrangell Mountains Volcanic Foothills
Dead-end road into volcano country, Alaska.
Namibia
DifficultSkeleton Coast Ugab River Mouth to Brandberg — Damaraland Volcanic Desert Track
Skeleton Coast fog to Africa's granite giant.
Marrakech-Safi
DifficultOurika Valley to Oukaimeden — High Atlas Ski Station Desert Climb via Tizi n’Ait Imguer
Berber villages to Africa's highest ski run.
Colorado
DifficultSlumgullion Pass to Silverton — Alpine Loop High Spine via Cinnamon and Engineer Passes
Two 12,000-foot passes. Ghost towns. Real exposure.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Adcock Gorge to Barnett River Gorge via Kimberley Plateau Interior
Corrugations, gorges, and Kimberley grit.
Argentina
DifficultRuta del Libertador — San Juan to Uspallata via Barreal and the Calingasta Valley
Pre-Andean canyon country. Rivers, red rock, zero traffic.
England
DifficultHardknott and Wrynose Passes — Eskdale to Little Langdale via the Lake District’s Hardest Road
England's steepest road — no room for mistakes.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Lennard River to Adcock Gorge via the Kimberley Ranges Spine
Bulldust, crossings, and gorge-country solitude.
Idaho
DifficultGrave Creek to Magruder Corridor — Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Divide via Paradise Guard Station
100 miles of wilderness road. No way out but through.