Lesser Poland
ModerateTatras Ridge Road — Zakopane to Morskie Oko via the High Tatra Foothills
Limestone karst and glacial lakes, earned not gifted.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Rock Springs via Soda Lake and Government Holes
138 miles of wagon-track desert. Bring water. Lots of it.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — Silent Grove to Bell Gorge via Inglis Gap and King Leopold Ranges
Three-tier falls at the end of corrugation hell.
Canada
ModerateDempster Highway — Eagle Plains to Inuvik via the Richardson Mountains and Peel Plateau
Arctic gravel. Two spares minimum. No excuses.
Marrakech-Safi
ModerateOurika Valley to Oukaimeden — High Atlas Piste via Tizi n’Ait Imguer
Atlas piste most Marrakech tourists never find.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Piute Creek to Rock Springs via Mid Hills and Hole-in-the-Wall
California's oldest road. Still no pavement.
Nevşehir Province
ModerateGöreme to Soğanlı Valley — Cappadocia Volcanic Plateau Track via Keşlik Monastery Canyon
Cappadocia's canyon country before the tour buses find it.
Corsica
ModerateCorsican High Route – Col de Bavella to Zonza via the Aiguilles de Bavella
Granite needles, no guardrails, no margin for error.
South Africa
ModerateSwartberg Pass Road — Prince Albert to Oudtshoorn via the Great Karoo Divide
Bain's masterpiece. No guardrails. No mercy.
Chiapas
ModerateConzatti Road — San Cristóbal de las Casas to Comitán via the Chiapas Highland Plateau
Colonial highlands, cloud forest, and zero guardrails.