Fukushima
ModerateBandai-Azuma Skyline – Fukushima Highland Traverse
Volcanic skyline, five colored lakes, no crowds.
Difficulty: Moderate
Level 2
Japan
ModerateAso-Kuju Highland Forest Roads
Drive inside a living volcano's caldera rim.
Japan
ModerateKunisaki Peninsula Forest Roads (Oita)
Ancient temples, forgotten tracks, zero other overlanders.
Japan
ModerateYatsugatake Highlands Forest Road (Yachiho-Nobeyama Line)
Volcanic highlands, larch forests, Japan's clearest skies.
Japan
ModerateNishi-Izu Skyline Forest Road
Izu ridge dirt with Fuji views if you earn them.
Gifu
ModerateSkyline Drive (Hirugano Highlands to Gujo)
Hida alpine dirt above the Gujo valley.
South Africa
ModerateOuteniqua Pass Road — George to Uniondale via the Outeniqua Mountains High Route
The pass everyone forgot when the tunnel opened.
Australia
ModerateMereenie Loop Road — Alice Springs to Kings Canyon via Hermannsburg and the West MacDonnell Ranges
Red Centre backdoor through ancient desert country.
USA
ModerateCentennial Road to Comb Ridge via Bears Ears Backcountry and Cedar Mesa Rim
Ancestral ruins, sandstone, zero crowds.
Australia
ModerateGibb River Road — El Questro to Wyndham via Pentecost River and Cambridge Gulf Rim
The Gibb's eastern edge meets Cambridge Gulf.