Botswana
ModerateNossob River Valley 4WD Track — Nossob Camp to Twee Rivieren via the Kgalagadi Fossil Riverbed
Lions in a dry riverbed. Africa's best slow drive.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Galvans Gorge to Imintji via King Leopold Ranges Western Approach (Dry Season Classic)
Corrugations, boabs, and the Kimberley gate.
USA
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Lewisburg to Seneca Rocks via the Allegheny Highland Divide and Pocahontas County Backcountry
Appalachian mud and the fins of Seneca Rocks.
Drâa-Tafilalet
ModeratePiste de Tichka — Marrakech to Ouarzazate via Tizi n’Tichka High Atlas Pass
Morocco's roof road to the edge of the Sahara.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Hachita to Lordsburg via the New Mexico Boot Heel Desert Flats
Emptiest corner of America. No mercy, no crowds.
Japan
ModerateTateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Murodo to Ogizawa via the Northern Japan Alps Snow Corridor
Snow walls 20m high. Japan's alpine impossible.
Oregon
ModerateOregon Backcountry Discovery Route — Burns to Lakeview via the Alvord Desert and Steens Mountain High Desert (Southern Segment)
Oregon's high desert with nothing between you and the sky.
Arkansas
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Murphy to Hector via the Ozark National Forest Interior and Arkansas River Highlands
Honest Ozark backcountry. No postcard required.
Alaska
ModerateKenai Peninsula Resurrection Pass Trail Road — Hope to Cooper Landing via the Chugach High Divide (Full Traverse)
Gold rush ghosts and Alaskan tundra on the Kenai divide.
Australia
ModerateOodnadatta Track — Marree to Oodnadatta via the Old Ghan Railway Corridor and Lake Eyre North (Classic Outback Run)
The old Ghan ghost road through Australia's driest heart.