New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Grants to Quemado via the Continental Divide Dirt Corridor
Pavement-free across the Continental Divide.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Italy
ModerateStelvio Pass High Alpine Road — Bormio to Prato allo Stelvio via the Eastern Alps Roof
75 hairpins. 9,045 feet. No excuses.
Georgia
ModerateKavkazion Military Highway — Tbilisi to Kazbegi via the Georgian Military Road and Jvari Pass
Silk Road, Soviet tarmac, Caucasus sky.
Arizona
ModerateCoronado Trail Scenic Byway — Springerville to Clifton via the White Mountains and Blue Range Primitive Area (US-191 Full Run)
89 miles of switchbacks. Zero shortcuts.
Oregon
ModerateOregon BDR Northern Segment — Lakeview to Burns via the Warner Valley and Steens Mountain High Desert
Hart Mountain, Steens, and the Alvord at your feet.
New Mexico
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Pie Town to Quemado via the Continental Divide Grassland Corridor
High desert two-track across the New Mexico Divide.
South Africa
ModerateOuteniqua Pass to Montagu Pass — Western Cape Mountain Traverse via George
1847 convict-built pass. Stone bridges. No crowds.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Piute Spring via Soda Lake and Government Holes (East-to-West Classic Crossing)
The Army's old Mojave crossing. Still dirt.
Japan
ModerateTateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Nagano to Toyama via the Northern Japan Alps High Crossing
Japan's 20-meter snow walls in late spring.
Colorado
ModerateColorado BDR North Segment — Walden to Steamboat Springs via Zirkel Wilderness and Hahns Peak
Elk country above treeline, no crowds.