Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Hellskloof Pass to De Hoop — Orange River Volcanic Rim Track
Africa's most savage desert mountain shelf road.
Difficulty: Expert
Level 4
Botswana
ExpertSavute Channel Road — Kasane to Savute via Chobe Riverfront and Mababe Depression
Deep sand, dense elephants, zero margin for error.
Bolívar State
ExpertRoraima Tepui Summit Road — Paraitepui to Roraima Base Camp via Gran Sabana
Drive to the foot of Conan Doyle's Lost World.
Kunene Region
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Sesfontein via the Uniab River Desert Spine
Desert elephant country. No phone. No backup.
Hardap Region
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Büllsport to Tsauchab River Gorge via Naukluft Plateau Desert Spine
Namibia's hardest designated 4x4 trail. Period.
Kunene Region
ExpertHuab River Conservancy Track — Palmwag to Sesfontein via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Desert elephants, soft sand, zero backup.
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertManali–Leh Highway — Baralacha La to Tanglang La via the High Passes of Lahaul
Three passes over 4,900m. One brutal highway.
India
ExpertKhardung La Road — Leh to Nubra Valley via the World’s High Motorable Pass
One of earth's highest roads. Oxygen not guaranteed.
California
ExpertRubicon Trail — Loon Lake to Tahoe City via the Sierra Nevada Granite Spine
California's ultimate granite proving ground.
Africa
ExpertPiste de l’Acacus — Ghat to Wadi Teshuinat via the Acacus Rock Art Mountains
Saharan rock art and sand in Libya's lost range.