USA
ModerateGunsight Pass Road — Wind River Range Wilderness Backdoor via Big Sandy Desert and Lander Cutoff
Oregon Trail grit meets Wind River granite.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Botswana
ModerateNossob to Twee Rivieren — Kgalagadi Transfrontier Fossil Riverbed Drive
Lions in the sand, no guardrails, no excuses.
California
ModerateCrowley Lake to Benton Crossing — Owens Valley Volcanic Tableland Desert Loop via Long Valley Caldera
Hot springs and obsidian in the volcanic east Sierra.
South Dakota
ModerateRowdy Ridge to Thunder Basin — Black Hills Backcountry High Divide
Shale ridges, ponderosa, and fifty miles of nothing.
Alaska
ModerateTop of the World Highway — Chicken to Boundary via the Taylor Highway
Above treeline, end of the road, Alaska.
China
ModerateTibetan Friendship Highway — Shigatse to Gyantse via Khamba La Pass and Yamdrok Lake
Turquoise lakes and glaciers at the top of the world.
France
ModerateTignes to Val d’Isère — Haute Route des Alpes via Col de l’Iseran High Crossing
Roof of the Alps on tarmac.
North Carolina
ModerateTrans-America Trail — Murphy to Waterville via the Blue Ridge Parkway High Spine
Appalachian clay, rivers, and ridge country.
Australia
ModerateBreakaways to Painted Desert — Coober Pedy Outback Rim Track via Stuart Range
Moon country, opal dust, and a painted desert.
Argentina
ModerateCamino de los Siete Lagos — San Martín de los Andes to Villa La Angostura via the Andean Lake District
Seven lakes, zero crowds before 9am. Move early.