Ireland
DifficultConor Pass to Brandon Creek Backdoor — Dingle’s Hidden Northern Descents
Ireland's highest sea cliffs, reached by a road with no room for error.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
Great Britain
DifficultBealach na Bà — Applecross Pass Road from Lochcarron to Applecross Peninsula
Scotland's highest road. Hairpins, sheer drops, no room for error.
Europe
DifficultSierra Nevada High Road — Capileira to Veleta Observatory via Mulhacén Approach
Highest road in Western Europe, loose and real.
California
DifficultCougar Buttes to Johnson Valley — High Desert Bench Above the King of the Hammers
Lava bench above King of the Hammers country.
California
DifficultWaucoba-Saline Valley Road — Owens Valley to Saline Valley via Inyo Mountains Crest
Death Valley's back door — hot springs and hard miles.
New Mexico
DifficultGila Cliff Dwellings Back Road — Upper Gila River Canyon and TJ Corral Road
Mogollon ruins and a river that wants your rig.
Alaska
DifficultKellys Stump Road to Flattop Mountain — Wrangell-St. Elias Backcountry Drive
42 miles into the biggest park in America.
Arizona
DifficultLonesome Valley Road — Prescott National Forest Sky Island Connector
Granite shelf roads and a century-old saloon.
California
DifficultKellys Grade to Borrego Palm Canyon — Santa Rosa Mountains Desert Divide
Limestone shelf road into palm canyon country.
Texas
DifficultCorkscrew Road — Big Bend’s River Road East to Ernst Tinaja
Chihuahuan Desert with no mercy.