Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Vensterval Pass to Eksteenfontein — Orange River Volcanic Plateau Desert Track
Volcanic desert at its most uncompromising.
Difficulty: Expert
Level 4
Australia
ExpertGibber Plains to Birdsville Track — Sturt’s Stony Desert Crossing via Nappa Merrie Station
Burke and Wills died here. Drive it anyway.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — Kalumburu Road Junction to Mitchell Falls via Drysdale River and King Edward River Crossings
Kimberley's hardest reward: Mitchell Falls.
Himachal Pradesh
ExpertRohtang Pass to Spiti Valley — Kunzum La High Crossing via Chandra River
Two passes, zero mercy, infinite reward.
Kenya
ExpertTurkwel Gorge Road — Lodwar to Lokichar via the Turkwel River Canyon
Lava, sand, and silence in Kenya's forgotten northwest.
Australia
ExpertGibb River Road — Beverley Springs to Drysdale River Station via Mitchell Plateau Spur
The Kimberley at full throttle — no exits.
Northern Cape
ExpertRichtersveld Sendelingsdrift to Kuboes — Orange River Canyon Desert Track
Africa's hardest desert canyon at the river's edge.
Africa
ExpertHuab River Valley Track — Palmwag to Ganias via the Damaraland Desert Spine
Elephant country. No roads. No margin.
Colorado
ExpertConcho Pass to Engineer Pass — Alpine Loop Connector via Animas Forks Ghost Town
13,000 feet, mine ruins, and no guardrails.
Africa
ExpertNaukluft Mountains 4×4 Trail — Büllsport to Tsauchab River Gorge via Naukluft Plateau
Limestone switchbacks in Namibia's hidden highlands.