Australia
ModerateOodnadatta Track — Marree to Marla via the Old Ghan Railway Corridor and Lake Eyre Basin
Dead railway, live desert, zero apologies.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Argentina
ModerateRuta 40 Sur — Tres Lagos to Puerto Natales via the Patagonian Steppe and Torres del Paine Approach
Patagonia's wind will test everything you've got.
Botswana
ModerateNossob River Valley Track — Nossob Camp to Twee Rivieren via Kgalagadi Fossil Riverbed
Lions in the road. Sand in the diffs. Pure Kalahari.
Arizona
ModerateCoyote Buttes South Access Road — Kanab to Wire Pass Trailhead via House Rock Valley
Lottery permit. Sandstone payoff. Worth it.
Zambia
ModerateTranszimbabwe Track — Harare to Chirundu via the Zambezi Escarpment and Makuti Ridge
Off the plateau and into raw Africa.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Barstow to Needles via Government Holes and Piute Gorge (Full Historic Crossing)
138 miles of Old West history across the Mojave.
Northern Cape
ModerateNamaqualand Spectacle Road — Springbok to Kamieskroon via Skilpad and the Granite Koppies
Eight weeks of fire-orange wildflowers. Don't miss it.
Australia
ModerateLarapinta Drive — Hermannsburg to Glen Helen via Namatjira Drive and the West MacDonnell Gorges
Ancient gorges, red rock, and real desert silence.
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Dawson City to Eagle Plains via the Ogilvie Mountains
Gravel, permafrost, and tundra with no backup plan.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Fort Piute to Needles via Lanfair Valley and the Piute Gorge Wash
Fort Piute to Needles — the Mojave Road's eastern run.