Colorado
DifficultRims Road — Dinosaur National Monument Echo Park Desert Circuit
Two rivers. One brutal clay descent.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
USA
DifficultCoyote Gulch Loop — Grand Staircase-Escalante Slickrock and Arch Circuit
Utah canyon country at its most raw.
Idaho
DifficultNellie Lake Road to Lick Creek Summit — Salmon River Mountains High Divide (Idaho)
Frank Church backcountry with creek crossings and no backup plan.
California
DifficultMineral King Road — Sequoia’s Switchback Gauntlet to the High Sierra Subalpine
Marmots eat brake lines. Bring spares.
USA
DifficultNebo Loop to Salt Creek Canyon — Fishlake Plateau Desert Bench via Yuba River Divide
Wasatch summit to canyon desert floor.
Tennessee
DifficultWilderness Road to Breaks of the Sandy — Big South Fork Rim Circuit via Station Camp Creek
Sandstone gorges and forgotten homesteads.
Idaho
DifficultMagruder Road Connector — Nez Perce to Bitterroot via Elk Summit and the Selway Divide
100 miles of wilderness road. No services. No excuses.
California
DifficultKellys Grade to Font’s Point — Anza-Borrego Badlands Overlook Road
Sand, badlands, and a view worth every stuck wheel.
USA
DifficultPoison Strip Road — Book Cliffs Desert Floor to Westwater Canyon Rim via Rabbit Valley
Book Cliffs base to Westwater's edge.
Idaho
DifficultPhantom Lake Road to Hancock Summit — Owyhee Plateau Desert Spine via Jordan Creek
Owyhee plateau — big, silent, unforgiving.