Nevada
DifficultElkhorn Ridge Road to Crystal Peak — Toquima Range Desert Spine via Monitor Valley (Nevada)
Nevada's forgotten range, earned mile by mile.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
California
DifficultCoyote Flat to Bishop Pass Backdoor — White Mountain High Desert Approach via Coyote Ridge
Sierra's volcanic backdoor above 10,000 feet.
USA
DifficultHatfield McCoy Trails — Logan County Backbone Circuit via Rockhouse Creek
Feud country. Real dirt. No shortcuts.
Idaho
DifficultWagonhammer Road to Salmon River Canyon — Lemhi Range Desert Spine via Tower Creek
Into the River of No Return's deepest cut.
Arizona
DifficultSawmill Road to Superstition Wilderness — Tonto National Forest Apache Trail Backdoor via Fish Creek Hill
A crumbling shelf above a 1,500-foot drop.
USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch to Fortymile Ridge — Grand Staircase-Escalante Desert Bench via Egypt Trailhead
Sand, clay, and canyon views with no easy out.
USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch to Red Well — Grand Staircase-Escalante’s Slot Canyon Approach via Red Well Trailhead
Sand, slickrock, and zero company in Coyote Gulch.
Colorado
DifficultOphir Pass Road — Ouray to Telluride via the San Juan High Crossing
13,114 feet of San Juan air and loose shelf road.
Montana
DifficultGlacier Lake Road to Beartooth Plateau — Clarks Fork Trailhead to Island Lake via Top of the World
High arctic tundra on the Beartooth — earned, not driven.
Kentucky
DifficultLonesome Highway — Centennial Mountains Owens Valley to Saline Valley via Waucoba Mountain
Coal country ridge grit deep in Appalachian hollows.