Botswana
DifficultSavute Channel Road — Mababe Gate to Savute Camp via Gubatsa Hills and Marsh Edge
Predator country, deep sand, no rescue.
Difficulty: Difficult
Level 3
Kenya
DifficultIsiolo to Moyale — Northern Frontier Road via Marsabit and the Chalbi Desert
Kenya's edge — desert, volcano, and nothing between.
Kyrgyzstan
DifficultTian Shan High Route — Kochkor to Kazarman via Kalmak Ashuu Pass and the Suusamyr Valley
Kyrgyz high passes and jailoo silence.
Nevada
DifficultNevada BDR Southern Segment — Tonopah to Las Vegas via the Mojave Desert Fringe and Eldorado Valley
Ghost towns, wild horses, and no casinos in sight.
Eastern Cape
DifficultBaviaanskloof Wilderness Route — Willowmore to Patensie via the Baviaanskloof Mega Reserve
50+ river crossings. One gorge. Zero signal.
Alaska
DifficultDalton Highway — Coldfoot to Deadhorse via Atigun Pass and the North Slope (Full Arctic Run)
240 miles of Arctic gravel. Bring two spares.
Australia
DifficultHard Rock Mining Road — Narooma to Delegate via the Wadbilliga Wilderness and Tuross River Gorge (Southern Tablelands High Run)
NSW's forgotten escarpment — earn it or don't come.
Arequipa Region
DifficultCotahuasi Canyon Road — Arequipa to Cotahuasi via the World’s Deepest Canyon Rim (Classic Desert Descent)
Into the world's deepest canyon by dirt road.
Bagmati Province
DifficultFriendship Highway — Lhasa to Kathmandu via Gyantse, Shigatse, and Tingri (Classic Full Traverse)
Earth's highest international highway.
China
DifficultSichuan–Tibet Highway — Litang to Batang via the Tibetan Plateau High Spine and Haizi Mountain Divide (G318 High Plateau Segment)
Yak country, prayer flags, and 4,700m passes.