California
ModerateMojave Road East — Piute Spring to Fort Piute via Lanfair Valley and Fenner Wash
Army ruins, volcanic rock, and no cell signal.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Namibia
ModerateSossusvlei Red Dune Road — Sesriem to Dead Vlei via Elim Dune and Big Daddy
300-metre dunes. No second chances in soft sand.
California
ModerateMojave Road — Afton Canyon to Providence Mountains via Soda Lake Playa and Government Holes
140 miles of Old West desert. No guardrails.
California
ModerateMineral King Road — Three Rivers to Mineral King via Sequoia Backcountry
Marmots, switchbacks, and no guardrails.
Japan
ModerateYanbaru Forest Road – Kunigami Highland Circuit
Okinawa's jungle overland — not a beach in sight.
Hiroshima
ModerateChugoku Mountains Forest Road – Nishi-Chugoku Sanchi Traverse
Honshu's forgotten ridge. Take your time.
Hokkaido
ModerateAsahi-Dake Forest Road – Higashikawa Highland Circuit
Hokkaido's highest peak on dirt.
Ehime
ModerateShikoku Karst Forest Road – Tengu-Kogen to Tsuro Skyline
Karst ridgeline cattle country above the Pacific.
Hokkaido
ModerateShiretoko Pass Forest Road – Rausu to Utoro Highland Route
Bear country and sea fog on Japan's wild edge.
Ishikawa
ModerateNoto Peninsula Backroads – Oku-Noto Forest Circuit
Japan's forgotten peninsula. Real roads, real remote.