Baja California Sur
DifficultBaja Divide South — San Ignacio to Loreto via Sierra de la Giganta Desert Spine
Old Baja — volcanic spine, missions, zero cell service.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
Italy
DifficultRicchi e Poveri Road — Gennargentu Highlands to Punta La Marmora via Barbagia Plateau
Sardinia's wild rooftop, no crowds, no mercy.
India
DifficultLeh to Tso Moriri — Korzok High Altitude Desert Crossing via Puga Valley
Sacred lake at 4,500 metres. Earn every metre.
Gilgit-Baltistan
DifficultRooftop of the World — Deosai Plains Traverse via Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani
Highest plateau drive on Earth. Earn it.
Canterbury
DifficultMordor Road — Arrowsmith Range to Lake Heron via Mesopotamia Station
Canterbury's volcanic wasteland by another name.
Bolívar State
DifficultRoraima Tepui Approach Road — Santa Elena de Uairén to Paraitepui via the Gran Sabana
Two billion years of rock. Zero maintained road.
British Columbia
DifficultStikine River Road — Dease Lake to Telegraph Creek via the Stikine Grand Canyon Rim
Shelf road, canyon walls, no guardrails.
Australia
DifficultGibb River Road — Fairfield Station to Bell Gorge via the Kimberley Wilderness Heart
The Kimberley's gorge-country proving ground.
Australia
DifficultGunbarrel Highway — Meekatharra to Laverton via the Central Western Desert
Beadell's dead-straight desert crossing.
Iwate
DifficultIwate Hayachine Forest Road – Tōhoku Alpine Traverse
Sacred peaks, beech forest, and zero cell bars.