Mongolia
ModerateGobi Desert Trans-Mongolia Route
Ancient caravan route through dinosaur country
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Mae Hong Son
ModerateMae Hong Son Loop
Thailand's epic 1,864-curve mountain loop
India
ModerateSrinagar-Leh Highway
Kashmir to Ladakh via the roof of the world
Pakistan
ModerateKarakoram Highway
World's highest paved international highway
Australia
ModerateGun Barrel Highway
Arrow-straight across the red center
Poland
ModerateTatra Mountains Polish Highland Circuit
Carpathian logging roads through Poland's high country
Alsace
ModerateVosges Mountains Wine Route Military Extension
Maginot Line meets Riesling in fortress wine country
Switzerland
ModerateGrimsel Pass Military Road
Swiss Alpine fortress road through granite giants
Bacău
ModerateRomanian Carpathians Oituz Pass Military Road
Cold War bunkers and WWI battlefields in the Carpathians
Ireland
ModerateWicklow Mountains Military Road
1800s British garrison road through rebel highlands