USA
DifficultComb Wash to Grand Gulch — Cedar Mesa Plateau Rim via Kane Gulch Trailhead
Ruins, slickrock, and a canyon full of ghosts.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch to Muley Twist Canyon — Capitol Reef South Desert Circuit via Strike Valley
Strike Valley walls and Burr Trail switchbacks.
Tennessee
DifficultBreaks of the Cumberland — Big South Fork Rim Road via Station Camp Ford and No Business Creek
Appalachian gorge ford country — remote and unforgiving.
Montana
DifficultGates of the Mountains Road to Meriwether Canyon — Helena National Forest Missouri River Backcountry via Mann Gulch
Lewis and Clark country — above the limestone gate.
California
DifficultCoyote Hills to Trap Spring — Owens Peak Wilderness Desert Bench via Indian Wells Canyon
Sierra desert canyon — no pavement, no mercy.
Texas
DifficultLonesome Highway — Trans-Pecos Desert Floor to Presidio via Pinto Canyon Road
Fifty miles of volcanic solitude in the Trans-Pecos.
USA
DifficultCathedral Valley Road — Capitol Reef’s Remote North District via Hartnet Junction
Desert monoliths and river fords in Capitol Reef's wild north.
Montana
DifficultSheldon Lake Road to Beach Creek Lookout — Hells Canyon Wilderness Edge via Imnaha Rim
Tundra, shale, and sky above 10,000 feet.
Idaho
DifficultSwamp Creek Road to Wilderness Gateway — Clearwater River Canyon Rim via Selway Corridor
Rim of the largest wilderness left in the Lower 48.
Colorado
DifficultPawnee Pass Road — Roosevelt National Forest High Plains to Indian Peaks Wilderness Edge via Left Hand Canyon
Indian Peaks from the dirt side, no crowds.