New Zealand
EasyMolesworth Road — Hanmer Springs to Blenheim via Jollies Pass and the Acheron
NZ's longest backcountry road through a working station
Difficulty: Easy
Level 1
USA
EasyMoki Dugway and Valley of the Gods Road
Red-rock monuments and a cliff-edge uranium road
Iceland
EasyKaldidalur — Þingvellir to Húsafell via the Highland Pass between Langjökull and Ok
Cold wind, black lava and two glaciers.
Alaska
EasyTop of the World Highway — Dawson City to Chicken via the Poker Creek Border
Ridge-top gold-rush road to the Alaska border
Alaska
EasyMcCarthy Road — Chitina to the Kennicott River
Old railbed to a ghost town at the end of the road
Alberta
EasyIcefields Parkway South — Lake Louise to Saskatchewan Crossing via Bow Lake and Crowfoot Glacier
Glaciers, turquoise lakes, and zero bad views.
Namibia
EasyNamib Desert Welwitschia Drive — Swakopmund to Welwitschia Washplain via Moon Landscape and Swakop River Gorge
Alien terrain, ancient plants, zero crowds.
Australia
EasyPinnacles Desert Track — Cervantes to Pinnacles Loop via Nambung National Park
Alien limestone spires. No passport required.
Alberta
EasyIcefields Parkway — Crowfoot Glacier to Columbia Icefield via the Banff–Jasper High Spine
The most scenic 230km of tarmac on the continent.
Colorado
EasyPawnee National Grassland Backcountry — Crow Valley to Pawnee Buttes via the High Plains Desert Edge
Prairie solitude and sandstone sentinels on the High Plains.